Defending national champion, Baylor, opens the season No. 8 in the AP Poll.
On KenPom, Baylor is No. 4. Ken Pomeroy’s rankings are considered the best by most folks that follow analytics or adjusted points per possession analysis. He is far lower on the Longhorns than the consensus, ranking Texas No. 14.
My take is that No. 8 is a fair start for the Bears. Other than Texas, every team above Baylor returns significant pieces from teams that were at least good last season.
St. Bonaventure and Texas are overrated. The Bonnies might improve, but like a few years back, I’m going to need to see them beat someone real or be better analytically before I consider them real.