Rothstein's Top 45 (A&M #39)

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Serious Lee
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10:32a, 6/29/26
in case any of you are as desperate for hoops news during the dog days as i am.

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39. Texas A&M
Projected Starting 5:
G Jalen Reece
G PJ Haggerty
G Bryson Warren
F Mackenzie Mgbako
C Cade Phillips
Projected Bench: Neiko Mundey, Jeremiah Green, Josh Irving, Zach Clemence, Lukas Walls, Jamie Vinson, Tyshawn Archie, Jalen Shelley
Key Newcomers: Josh Irving, Neiko Mundley, PJ Haggerty (Kansas State), Lukas Walls (Radford), Cade Phillips (Tennessee), Bryson Warren (G League), Jalen Reece (LSU), Tyshawn Archie (McNeese), Jalen Shelley (Loyola Marymount)
Key Losses: Marcus Hill, Jacari Lane, Rylan Griffen, Rashaun Agee, Federiko Federiko, Josh Holloway, Ruben Dominguez, Pop Isaacs

https://fanduel.com/research/rothstein-45-jon-rothstein-2026-27-preseason-college-basketball-rankings
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Method Man
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2:49p, 6/29/26
We will be top 25.
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3:15p, 6/29/26
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Thanks, good discussion fodder.

Michigan shouldn't be at #4. There is no way after May leaving and having three top 12 draft picks should they be in the top 15.

Kansas has fallen. Wonder if a slow start causes Bill Self's ealth concerns to flare back up so he has to retir?
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Serious Lee
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3:23p, 6/29/26
kansas not in the top 25 is certainly something
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In reply to Serious Lee • 3:26p, 6/29/26
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Grossly under ranked just like in yr 1 of Bucky Ball. We will probably end up top 15 by end of season
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In reply to Method Man • 4:53p, 6/29/26
AG
Method Man said:
We will be top 25.

Yeah I like this team a lot but I get why we're not going to be ranked very highly by a lot of people. Two of our projected starters are coming off of season ending injuries and another one has been playing G-league basketball and is hard to project as a college player.

I think we'll see a lot of "if this clicks together this is an intriguing roster" type takes.
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Serious Lee
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5:08p, 6/29/26
how is warren hard to project? cause they dont play defense in the G league?
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In reply to Serious Lee • 5:50p, 6/29/26
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Yeah and I imagine the officiating is a lot different with what they allow defenders to get away with contact wise. That could make a huge difference for a guard.

I think everyone assumes he'll be pretty good, but just exactly how good is anyone's guess.
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In reply to bobinator • 11:07p, 6/29/26
bobinator said:
Method Man said:
We will be top 25.

Yeah I like this team a lot but I get why we're not going to be ranked very highly by a lot of people. Two of our projected starters are coming off of season ending injuries and another one has been playing G-league basketball and is hard to project as a college player.

I think we'll see a lot of "if this clicks together this is an intriguing roster" type takes.
bucky got us to round of 32 with chicken titties at guard last year.
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In reply to bobinator • 10:09a, 6/30/26
bobinator said:
Method Man said:
We will be top 25.

Yeah I like this team a lot but I get why we're not going to be ranked very highly by a lot of people. Two of our projected starters are coming off of season ending injuries and another one has been playing G-league basketball and is hard to project as a college player.

I think we'll see a lot of "if this clicks together this is an intriguing roster" type takes.

Just give me 13 Sophies.

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In reply to bobinator • 11:25a, 6/30/26
AG
bobinator said:
Method Man said:
We will be top 25.

Yeah I like this team a lot but I get why we're not going to be ranked very highly by a lot of people. Two of our projected starters are coming off of season ending injuries and another one has been playing G-league basketball and is hard to project as a college player.

I think we'll see a lot of "if this clicks together this is an intriguing roster" type takes.

There will be an adjustment period for sure. The only question is how many games is it going to take this year. I don't think we started off too bad, but we really didn't play anyone good in non-conference either.
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In reply to GrayMatter • 12:45p, 6/30/26
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We were (as predicted) terrible when we started last season, I don't expect us to be anywhere close to that bad to start this year.
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In reply to DukeMu • 4:46p, 6/30/26
AG
DukeMu said:
bobinator said:
Method Man said:
We will be top 25.

Yeah I like this team a lot but I get why we're not going to be ranked very highly by a lot of people. Two of our projected starters are coming off of season ending injuries and another one has been playing G-league basketball and is hard to project as a college player.

I think we'll see a lot of "if this clicks together this is an intriguing roster" type takes.

Just give me 13 Sophies.



I'd think any red-blooded male could be happy with 13 Sophies
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11:19p, 7/1/26
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I don't think any of these publications understand how good Clemence js.
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In reply to t - cam • 6:50a, 7/2/26
t - cam said:
I don't think any of these publications understand how good Clemence js.


NBA potential if he can lock in and tighten it up
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In reply to bobinator • 7:39p, 7/2/26
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bobinator said:
We were (as predicted) terrible when we started last season, I don't expect us to be anywhere close to that bad to start this year.



I think we were bad at the start of the season.
BUT, we were much better than i expected considering everything that Bucky had to deal with.
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9:34p, 7/2/26
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BS we're easily a top 36 team
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In reply to bobinator • 1:12p, 7/4/26
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bobinator said:
We were (as predicted) terrible when we started last season, I don't expect us to be anywhere close to that bad to start this year.


Did you do a recap after the season of the preseason prediction thread? Did I miss it?
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2:53p, 7/4/26
Final 8/4 this season we are gonna be very very good!
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In reply to MarcAg • 10:40p, 7/4/26
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No I usually do it when it's time for next year's.
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12:34p, 7/6/26
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Key Losses:
Marcus Hill - Was it though?
Jacari Lane - Key as in we improved
Rylan Griffen - Yes
Rashaun Agee - Huge loss
Federiko Federiko - Wut?
Josh Holloway - Not a loss
Ruben Dominguez - Will miss the good streaks, wont miss the majority of time bad steaks and pitiful defense
Pop Isaacs - Will miss him, though production wise he was replaceable fairly easily

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Method Man
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8:19p, 7/6/26
It all depends on how well they play together
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11:31a, 7/7/26
I will not miss Pop Isaacs handling the ball in the late game situations.
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12:24p, 7/8/26
https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2027-national-championship-teams/

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Why only these 25 college basketball teams can win the 2027 national championship

Alabama | No. 13 recruiting class
Arkansas | No. 1 recruiting class
Duke | No. 2 recruiting class and No. 10 transfer class
Florida | leading scorer back
Houston | No. 16 transfer class
Illinois | No. 6 recruiting class
Kansas | No. 3 recruiting class
Kentucky | No. 3 transfer class
Louisville | No. 1 transfer class and No. 20 recruiting class
Miami (FL) | No. 6 transfer class
Michigan | No. 4 recruiting class and No. 12 transfer class
Michigan State | leading scorer back and No. 5 recruiting c lass
Missouri | No. 14 recruiting class and No. 14 transfer class
Nebraska | leading scorer back
North Carolina | No. 15 recruiting class and No. 7 transfer class
Ohio State | No. 19 recruiting class
Purdue | No. 8 recruiting class
St. John's | No. 8 transfer class
Tennessee | No. 2 transfer class and No. 17 recruiting class
Texas | No. 4 transfer class and No. 16 recruiting class
Texas A&M | No. 11 transfer class
UConn | No. 17 transfer class
Vanderbilt | leading scorer back
Villanova | leading scorer back and No. 19 transfer class
Virginia | leading scorer back
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In reply to El Mero Mero 14 • 2:00p, 7/8/26
El Mero Mero 14 said:
I will not miss Pop Isaacs handling the ball in the late game situations.

Amazingly unclutch. Most of our guys were.
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In reply to Method Man • 2:03p, 7/8/26
Method Man said:
El Mero Mero 14 said:
I will not miss Pop Isaacs handling the ball in the late game situations.

Amazingly unclutch. Most of our guys were.


Whether it be him missing key free throws or turning over the ball at absolutely terrible times. Just mind numbingly dumb.
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In reply to Luigi Vampa • 3:05p, 7/8/26
Luigi Vampa said:
DukeMu said:
bobinator said:
Method Man said:
We will be top 25.

Yeah I like this team a lot but I get why we're not going to be ranked very highly by a lot of people. Two of our projected starters are coming off of season ending injuries and another one has been playing G-league basketball and is hard to project as a college player.

I think we'll see a lot of "if this clicks together this is an intriguing roster" type takes.

Just give me 13 Sophies.



I'd think any red-blooded male could be happy with 13 Sophies

I just need one
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In reply to DukeMu • 6:18p, 7/8/26
DukeMu said:
bobinator said:
Method Man said:
We will be top 25.

Yeah I like this team a lot but I get why we're not going to be ranked very highly by a lot of people. Two of our projected starters are coming off of season ending injuries and another one has been playing G-league basketball and is hard to project as a college player.

I think we'll see a lot of "if this clicks together this is an intriguing roster" type takes.

Just give me 13 Sophies.



Something tells me Sophie doesn't like the fatigue…
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