Florida State basketball made another impressive run to culminate the 2018-2019 season, reaching the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet Sixteen for the second straight year (the previous campaign saw the Seminoles get all the way to the Elite Eight). And even though this year’s tourney won’t crown a champion until this evening, one service already likes the sounds of the ’Noles and the number 16 in 2019-2020.
The Sporting News released its way-too-early top 25 for the season to come on Sunday, and FSU is right there at No. 16, following a program best 29-8 record this past year. Here’s the blurb that accompanies the Seminoles’ ranking:
16.