The conference's new coaches--Altman, Cronin, May, Musselman, Sprinkle, (Diebler) probably won't win the league so that eliminates Oregon, UCLA, Michigan, USC, Wash, OSU. A lot of teams are all over the map and could be good or meh--Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Northwestern, Rutgers, Oregon, Maryland, Ohio St., Minnesota, USC. Young teams don't win it, so that eliminates Rutgers, Illinois, Iowa. Teams without a notable big man won't win it, so check off UCLA (again), USC (again), Rutgers (again), Oregon (again), Washington (again), Penn St. Teams need an old back court that can also shoot, so more teams eliminated.

Source: New York Times June 20, 2024 18:01 UTC