Way-Too-Early Top 25 men's college basketball rankings 2022-23

[Halldan1]

1. North Carolina Tar Heels​

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Will Pete Nance be able to pick up where Brady Manek left off? For the most part, everything else on Hubert Davis' team will look similar to the end of last season. Four starters are back. The reserves who saw time in the NCAA tournament are back. And three ESPN 100 prospects are entering the fold to provide depth. But Nance is the X factor. Manek made as big an impact as any transfer in the country last season, shooting 40% from 3, putting up huge numbers in the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament and bringing tons of energy to the Tar Heels. Nance should certainly be able to replicate Manek's perimeter shooting after making over 45% of his 3-point attempts last season. He also had big games against quality opposition: 20 points vs. Providence, 20 points vs. Ohio State, 21 points vs. Illinois.

Projected starting lineup:

Caleb Love (15.9 PPG)
R.J. Davis (13.5 PPG)
Leaky Black (4.9 PPG)
Pete Nance (14.6 PPG at Northwestern)
Armando Bacot (16.3 PPG)..............

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[Halldan1]

Seton Hall plays seven games against the top 21 teams.

 

[jack 1970]

The Kansas game will be an early benchmark as to where we are as a team.

 

[radecicco]

If SHU can stay within 12 points of KU in Allen Field House, that would be something to build around.