Preseason Poll
1. UConn (8)
2. St. John's (2)
3. Villanova
4. Marquette (1)
5. Providence
6. Xavier
7. Creighton
8. DePaul
9. Seton Hall
10. Georgetown
11. Butler

Preseason Player of the Year
Silas Demary Jr, UConn

Preseason Freshman of the Year
Colben Landrew, UConn

Preseason First Team
Braylon Mullins, UConn
Nigel James, Marquette
Tounde Yessoufou, St. John’s
Ian Jackson, St. John’s
Tyler Perkins, Villanova

Preseason Second Team
Na’jai Hines, UConn
Royce Parham, Marquette
Miles Byrd, Providence
Kwame Evans Jr., Villanova
Devin Royal, Villanova

Preseason Third Team
Oswin Erhunmwunse, Creighton
Jackson McAndrew, Creighton
Layden Blocker, DePaul
Sananda Fru, Marquette
Jovan Milicevic, Xavier
Mike Nwoko, Xavier

Wow, no one on preseason 1st or 2nd team and picked 7th. I was not expecting that. Hopefully we will significantly overachieve those preseason predictions

They usually get these things wrong because they can’t account for two things: injuries and the emergence of new players. With so much foster turnover these days, predictions are more speculative than ever.

Glad people are thinking my Musketeers are going to show some life this year. Last year was rough. Hopefully they can make the dance this year!

Early projections are strong. Many are predicting six bids this year. Need to show up for non-con.

(10-07-2026 04:18 PM)GoldenWarrior11 Wrote:  Early projections are strong. Many are predicting six bids this year. Need to show up for non-con.

No doubt. But I think this is the first time in a few years where we all collectively do so. Although I'm a bit worried SJU has only a mediocre run in the non con and then barely loses in conference play again. Especially with so many guys' eligibility still in limbo