Here’s my ballot for the AP Top 25 basketball poll:
1. Michigan State
2. Arizona
3. Kentucky
4. Syracuse
5. Villanova
6. Wisconsin
7. Kansas
8. Ohio State
9. North Carolina
10. Louisville
11. Memphis
12. Oklahoma State
13. Wichita State
14. Oregon
15. Duke
16. UConn
17. Gonzaga
18. Iowa State
19. Michigan
20. Baylor
21. Florida
22. Massachusetts
23. Dayton
24. UCLA
25. Indiana
James Franklin, 11-13 in the SEC last 3 years, 4th place finish in the SEC East last 3 years.
I don’t see USC on that list? Hmm, but their new coach is SO good!