Pre-Season Top 25 +1

[Phantom Warrior]

http://www.cbssports.com/college-bas...op-25-and-one/

Four BE teams in the Top 25, including two in the Top 5!

Had Whitehead returned, it would have been five in the Top 25.

[IrwinFletcher]

Seton Hall could surprise some people. Losing Whitehead really hurts, but they do return 4 other starters and have a transfer PG coming in.

[Nukem2]

Seton Hall could surprise some people. Losing Whitehead really hurts, but they do return 4 other starters and have a transfer PG coming in.

Yep. The transfer is Jevon Thomas from K-State. Also have 4 star recruit Myles Powell from New Jersey who is reputed to be an outstanding 3 point shooter. Shooting has been a thorn in SHU's side at times.

[MU/Panther]

I love the fact that Butler is getting love, but I don't see them as a Top 25 team.

[Goose85]

Seton Hall could surprise some people. Losing Whitehead really hurts, but they do return 4 other starters and have a transfer PG coming in.

I think even without Whitehead, Seton Hall will be a top 3 team in our league. They lose a senior backup guard and Whitehead, but almost all others that saw big minutes for that team were frosh and sophs. Add in a transfer point as Fletch indicated, and I think you are looking at a top 20 team.

[Nukem2]

I love the fact that Butler is getting love, but I don't see them as a Top 25 team.

Butler loses the last of the Brad Stevens guys in Dunham and Jones who have been a big part of the Bulldogs success the past 2 seasons.

[Phantom Warrior]

As a sophomore, Jevon Thomas averaged only 4.5 ppg and 3.3 apg in 25.8 mpg. Plus he shot only 37.8% overall from the field, 52.5% from the line, and 28.6% on treys (made 8 treys in 31 games). I'm not sure how much of an impact he'll have even if he does start at point.

[warriorfan4life]

I think even without Whitehead, Seton Hall will be a top 3 team in our league. They lose a senior backup guard and Whitehead, but almost all others that saw big minutes for that team were frosh and sophs. Add in a transfer point as Fletch indicated, and I think you are looking at a top 20 team.

Got to disagree on this one, as a team that has poor/inconsistent point guard play will struggle against good teams. Also, Derrick Gordon was a steady influence on that team when the young guys went off track. I will likely have Seton Hall seventh in preseason Big East predictions because of their weakness at point guard.

[Nukem2]

Kadeem Carrington could be a scoring PG.

[Goose85]

Got to disagree on this one, as a team that has poor/inconsistent point guard play will struggle against good teams. Also, Derrick Gordon was a steady influence on that team when the young guys went off track. I will likely have Seton Hall seventh in preseason Big East predictions because of their weakness at point guard.

Point taken Warriorfan, but I think if the Hall comes in 7th in the BE that will mean no NCAA and I think Willard would be on the hot seat as there are expectations coming into this season.