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Protests against state lock downs to stop the spread of COVID-19 are occurring from Washington and Idaho to Michigan and Pennsylvania. They pretend to be spontaneous uprisings. But in fact they are well coordinated by deeply connected networks of billionaire-funded, tax-exempt organizations. These right-wing groups seek to stoke the anger of frustrated working people and small business owners. They work to direct peoples frustration away from the failures of capitalism by ranting about government overreach.

In response to the coronavirus health crisis that has taken tens of thousands of lives in the U.S., most states have issued stay-at-home orders to contain the pandemic. This has shuttered much of the economy, jeopardizing small businesses and leading to mass unemployment. The well-funded far right is working furiously to roll back the state restrictions. The capitalists see their profit machine grinding to a halt, and they are counting on desperate workers and small employers to come to their defense and turn up the heat to kick production into high gear.

Many dismiss participants at the anti-shutdown rallies as ignorant, uneducated folks complaining about trivial issues such as not being able to get a haircut or buy grass seed. These critics often overlook the role of the right-wing mega donors who back the organizations that are instigating these protests. For instance, the DeVos family, which includes Trumps Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, contributes to the Michigan Freedom Fund that promoted that states anti-lockdown protests in mid-April.

Other reactionary groups behind the rallies include Freedom Works, which was founded by uber-rich industrialist and anti-union zealot Charles Koch, and the Convention of States (COSA). Robert Mercer, a billionaire hedge fund manager and Republican patron, spent big to launch COSA in 2015. It is highly connected to the Trump administration. Among its supporters are the current director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Ken Cuccinelli, and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson. COSA organized through various Facebook pages with passionate calls such as, The people are rising up against these insane shutdowns, and Were fighting back to demand that our elected officials reopen America.

In dire times like these the right wing is perfectly happy to see a burgeoning fascist movement counter growing support for socialist concepts like producing to meet needs (food, safety gear, etc.) rather than to make more profits for the already super-rich. White supremacists and affiliated anti-government militias such as the Three Percenters and Oath Keepers are showing up at the rallies to recruit and organize. There have been numerous xenophobic signs such as Deport All Illegals. At an anti-shutdown protest in Ohio, a sign depicted Jews as rats, calling them the real plague. The Proud Boys, a nationalistic and male chauvinist organization that incites violence, has also been involved in anti-shutdown protests in various states from Washington to Georgia.

The pandemic has exposed that capitalism is in crisis and cannot provide the essentials of life for working people. Now is the time to build an inclusive movement that challenges big business while helping out small proprietors. Such a movement can lead workers in their struggle to access what they need to survive, including safe working conditions, good jobs, a strong social safety net, universal healthcare, and free public education.

Beyond achieving bare necessities, we can set our sights on a socialist society that will put an end to the poverty, prejudice, and exploitation that are essential to the profit system.

Statement issued by the Freedom Socialist Party

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Summer is on its way, which for many signals the start of lazy days and longer nights. The summer can also be a wonderful time to catch up on maintenance projects and complete all of your to do lists around the home.

There are a number of maintenance tasks that should be done to preserve the look and efficiency of your home, while also helping to continue to bring you peace of mind.

Looking to take on some of these projects this summer? Here are 10 tasks to help keep your checklist on track.

Gutter maintenance. In some parts of the country the summer is a time of heavy rains, and in the Northwest it never seems to stop for very long. So its a great time to ensure that your gutters are in top shape before the arrival of fall leaves.

House repainting. After a winter beating, your house may be a bit worse for the wear. The summer is a good time to take on an exterior painting project when days are sunny and longer.

Lawn rehab. Those who live in colder climates may be surprised after the winter thaw to find brown grass or empty patches. Summer is a good time to seed your lawn and replant any landscape that may not have survived winter.

Home improvement projects.Many homeowners wait until summer to take on the home improvement projects that have been on their wish list all year. Looking for ideas? Try incorporating a fire pit or stone patio into your outdoor environment.

Tree maintenance. Following the winter hibernation period, all of natures creatures are back. Those low hanging branches may offer an attractive means of access to your attic or roof for a curious animal.

Insect control. You may want to take steps to protect your backyard barbecues and picnics from unwanted visitors.

Driveway re-paving. Just as there are potholes created in the street from severe weather damage, your driveway may need a fresh coat to help ensure a smooth ride home this summer.

Water connections. From outdoor kitchen faucets to your garden hose, now is a good time to make sure everything is in working order.

Get organized. Summer is a great time to clear out the basement, shed or attic and get rid of all of those unwanted and unused items.

Check windows and doors. During winter, there is a need to keep cold temperatures out; in summer months, you want to keep cool temperatures in. Given the mild temperatures, summer is a good time to consider upgrading or replacing doors and windows.

Cathy Hobbs is an Emmy Award-winning television host, interior designer and home-staging expert. Contact her atinfo@cathyhobbs.com.

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On the hill above Bruce Pascoes farm near Mallacoota in Victorias East Gippsland, theres a sea of mandadyan nalluk. Translated from Yuin, the language of the country, it means dancing grass.

Pascoe and his small team of coworkers have never done a harvest like this before. Theres so much grass that both sheds are full, and Pascoe says they are racing against the clock to refine our methods so we can extract the seed and make the flour. We have got to get this done in two or three weeks before the seed completely drops.

The team had a ceremony for the the beginning of the harvest because they think its the first time in 200 years that mandadyan nalluk has been harvested for food.

And some of these people are descended from those who would have done the last harvest, Pascoe says. Thats what this farm is all about trying to make sure that Aboriginal people are part of the resurgence in these grains, rather than being on the periphery and being dispossessed again.

They had intended to harvest a different, more promising crop of kangaroo grass but it was destroyed by the summers catastrophic bushfires. As a CFA volunteer, Pascoe spent weeks on the fire and recovery efforts. His sheds burned down but his house survived.

It was terrible. Terrible. All the days merged into one. Here it went for five or six weeks. The days were indistinguishable. Everyone was just racing around, trying to fight a fire here, fight a fire there, save a house here, save a house there. It just went on and on and on. The people of Mallacoota have done it really tough. [They] are just recovering, and will still be recovering in a decade.

As he battled the fires, Pascoe was under increasingly vitriolic attack over his 2014 book Dark Emu, which used historical sources, including the journals of explorers, to show that Aboriginal people engaged in complex agriculture and were not just hunter-gatherers.

The personal attacks, largely driven by the Herald Sun columnist Andrew Bolt and a prominent Aboriginal businesswoman, Josephine Cashman, escalated. Cashman asked the Australian federal police to investigate allegations that Pascoe had received financial benefit from claiming to be Aboriginal. The AFP said Pascoes Aboriginality was not relevant in determining whether a commonwealth offence had been committed, as such there was no need to undertake these inquiries. Then the provenance of a letter Bolt and Cashman relied on to denounce Pascoe was called into question by NITV. Cashman was removed from the senior advisory body to the minister for Indigenous Australians, Ken Wyatt.

The elders stuck by me firm, and some of them ... stopped me in the street to tell me to keep doing what I was doing

Pascoe had little to say publicly at the time and withdrew from some scheduled appearances. But he says book sales went up and he could afford to hire four young people to work with him.

When Andrew Bolt attacked me a lot of Australians took it as a personal attack on them, because a lot of people have read Dark Emu, he says. The same people, booksellers have been telling me, bought 10 copies as Christmas presents.

Sales boomed around that time so I was making money, and all of that money is going into wages. And wages then go back into Eden [across the NSW border] and theyre spent on the children, at shops where the shopkeepers are battling their guts out to stay alive, so I feel a lot of good has come out.

But Pascoe says it was the worst, worst time of my life.

It was hard for me, that period, he says. Im not trying to downplay it. Im not trying to say Im this resilient character because Im not. But I was totally supported by Aboriginal community. Not every Aboriginal person, obviously, because people tell me that social media was rife with other opinions. But basically the elders stuck by me firm, and some of them came down here, some of them stopped me in the street, to tell me to keep doing what I was doing.

Pascoe says he took solace from the number of Australians who want their children to learn a better history, a more true history.

Its a wave that is washing over these dinosaurs, he says. Theres an extinction event happening, and the dinosaur, of course, is never aware of his demise.

Pascoes team has been able to work right through the coronavirus: We just carry on. This is a very isolated farm and were isolated on it, so its pretty good.

This week they milled some of the mandadyan nalluk seed into flour and baked a loaf of bread.

Its beautiful bread. Its a really dark, rye-like flour. Incredibly dark, incredibly aromatic, but also very tasty, Pascoe says, and its not like anything he has smelled before.

He gets seven or eight requests a day from bakers and restaurateurs to supply seed or flour, which they will do when they get the milling right.

He also wants to show local farmers that letting these plants grow is worth the effort.

In future years itll be commonplace because we can grow these grasses on degraded land. I think there are a lot of farmers on marginal land now. They want some consistency, and they want reduced costs. Perennial grain is a way to do that.

The dancing grass is only one of several perennials the team is working with, including kangaroo grass, warrigal greens, samphires and water ribbons.

We cooked with murnong the other day in a recipe we hadnt tried before and it was sensational, Pascoe says. Water ribbon tubers are absolutely delicious. We found a plant, we still dont know what it is, which came back after the fires, a lovely little onion type thing, absolutely sensational.

Theres nothing new about it at all, but we ignored it. We turned our back on anything of Aboriginal provenance, such was our sensitivity to the history of the country.

Its time to embrace the history of the country, and with that we will be able to embrace its food.

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Sitting under a tree in a park in the summer, listening to birds and squirrels chirping while reading a good book is priceless. Charmaine J. Forde

By SCOT STEWART

Special to the Journal

There are of course, different types of squirrels in the Upper Peninsula. Most are quite familiar with the array of tree squirrels found in town and in the woods. There are red squirrels, and gray squirrels, including a black, melanistic form, all active during the daytime. The red squirrels are the noisiest, with their long, trilled call loud enough to be heard far off in the woods, or in the next block in town. The gray squirrels dont make much noise until there is a fuss a quarrel over food, or a disturbance. Then there are flying squirrels, two species, northern and southern, and they are mostly active after dark and they dont make much noise at all. They are so secretive, folks are usually stunned when they find them not only in their neighborhood, but actually living in their house with them.

But there is a whole different type of squirrel here in parts of the U.P., and they are relative newcomers. Ground squirrels, thirteen-lined ground squirrels. They originally were just found on the Great Plains but as areas have been cleared, they have move eastward. They are now found from Alberta to Texas, and the Rockies to Ohio. They prefer open areas with short grass, away from the forest. Solitary animals, they dont share a burrow, but will often live close together where the habitat is good.

Around Marquette they are commonly seen and heard in a number of areas where they can easily be observed. Around the mouth of the Dead River, in the grassy-weedy spots, on the edge of Wright Street near Lakeshore Blvd. along the less manicured portions of the football playing fields, and next to the bike path north the entrance to the Shiras Steam Plant, there are established small grouping of these rodents.

They often live completely unnoticed, bearing a low profile, and being relatively nervous little animals, usually dive into their burrows at the slightest signs of danger. The first noticeable sign they are present is usually their short, high-pitched whistle, warning others of a potential predator. They are hunted by snakes, weasels, foxes, hawks and owls, and usually less than 10% live to their first winter. That truly loud whistle sounds like a call of a bird, and when none is seen most pass it off as something that flew away. A quick whistle and they dive for cover. They make small dead-end safety burrows and longer tunnels to sleeping areas where they eventually hibernate in winter.There is a great deal of variety in the diet of thirteen-lined ground squirrels. They belong to a group of rodents called spermophiles, from their Latin name, Spermophilus, meaning seed lovers. Weedy areas often provide plenty of seeds, to go with roots, grass and clovers. They also eat small amphibians, insects and other arthropods like spiders and millipedes. They will even grab a bite of carrion if available.

They are cute little furballs. As their common name indicated, they have rows of tan and dark brown lines across their backs, the darker lines punctuated with rows of light dots. Like their larger rodent relatives, the prairie dogs, they frequently grab a paw/handful of grass blades or a bunch of clover and sit on their haunches to eat it, raising their heads slightly above the line of vegetation to watch for danger. They are probably at their best when collecting vegetation to line their burrows. Filling their mouths with large bunches of grass they offer a whiskered look, just a bit like those chipmunks with cheek pouches full of seeds. Ever curious, they will peek out of their burrows frequently after being frightened, and it is that wondering mind that probably gets them in the most trouble.

So, listen carefully when out for a walk, and check the ground regularly for groups of holes in short grass. If a spot is found where it looks like 18 holes of golf could be played in about 30 seconds, more than likely there are ground squirrels living there. Stop, freeze and watch the holes for peering eyes.

Scot Stewart is a teacher at Bothwell Middle School in Marquette and a freelance photographer.

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The last five weeks of glorious weather remind me of the line about the merry month of May from The Rocky Road to Dublin.

aving happy cows out grazing in fields of lush green grass makes life easier. But as someone once told me, when things are going well, thats the time to look out. I found this out for myself recently as suspected Redwater cases claimed two cows from my herd within a week.

Redwater was common enough in cattle years ago and was associated with older, rough pastures. My two cows went down very quickly, and even though they got blood transfusions, it wasnt enough to save them.

I havent found out what caused it and I just hope that it was an isolated case. I am watching cows very closely for any drop in milk production or any other indications that they are off form.

Apart from that it has been a busy and productive time. Breeding kicked off on April 20 and at the end of three weeks, 90 cows and heifers were submitted. There was an 85pc submission rate for the cows and 100pc for the heifers.

The teaser bulls with the chinballs certainly worked hard and without fail. They were in from day one.

The teaser with the cows certainly loved milking times as he lay down outside the collecting yard for a rest until milking was over.

It was a pleasure to work with the heifers this year as I brought them home to the milking platform for the three weeks. They were in two paddocks close to the parlour and were easily visible.

They were all submitted within the first three weeks, including two out of the 22 receiving estrumate to bring them into heat. They all received sexed semen. This is my first time to use it. I will work hard with the April and May calvers to get them served as quickly as possible. All cows finished calving last week.

First cut

By the time you read this, our first-cut silage should be in the pit as it was cut last Tuesday.

I got three grass samples tested and they all had sugar levels between 4.55. The nitrogen levels were also low at between 10 and 50. Fertiliser was on for just six weeks and the good sunshine helped to use up the nitrogen.

Grass has really taken off in the past two weeks. Along with the first cut last week I included three paddocks (2.7ha). This brought my farm cover down to a more manageable level of 612. The cover/LU stands at 149 and I am now stocked at 4.12LU/ha. In the past month I reseeded two paddocks (2.1ha). Conditions were ideal.

I burned off, ploughed, power-harrowed, levelled, sowed and rolled. The grass seed used was a two-variety mix of abergain and abermagic. Lime and 10-10-20 fertiliser were also applied. Dare I say it, some rain would really help reseeds in this part of the country.

A Grass10 meeting was held on Zoom last Monday. The emphasis was to walk the farm regularly, keep covers at 1400 and take out surpluses for bales immediately. For the next month with such rapid growth, this will be the main challenge.

The milking cows are currently producing 29 litres at 3.57pc BF, 3.23pc PR, 4.84 lactose giving 2kg MS/cow/day, TBC 4000, SCC 81, Therm. 30. Milk urea is 14. The cows are getting 14kg of grass and 4kg of a 16pc protein nut.

The first group of heifer calves went to grass two weeks ago. They have settled in nicely and are enjoying the sunshine and the freedom. They are getting about 1kg of meal daily.

Even though our summer months are going to be very different this year, we must continue to farm safely and well.

We must continue to encourage our young family members to help out where they can as there are always so many jobs to be done around our farms. Start by making a list and getting through them.

Enjoy the long days ahead!

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City Fans United has produced a draft strategic plan setting out a five-year vision for Chester FC and is now asking members and supporters for their views to help shape the final plan.

An initial consultation has been launched giving fans and stakeholders the opportunity to provide feedback and tell the club what matters to you.

The consultation, which runs until Monday, June 1, includes an online survey and a series of interactive virtual workshops.

Developed in collaboration with Chester FC Community Trust, the draft plan aims to provide a blueprint for the future and establish the club as a successful, sustainable force for the long-term.

It is based upon six strategic pillars which will enable the club to achieve its ambitions: Football Excellence; Membership and Fan Engagement; Better Facilities; People and Culture; Finance and Governance; and Community.

Andrew Morris, City Fans United chairman, said: The final strategic plan will reflect our shared vision and ambitions for the club so the contribution of members and supporters is of vital importance.

These are unprecedented times for football and all clubs are having to respond to overcome new challenges, but we believe our ownership model is an asset and means we are better placed than many to do this.

Given the uncertainty about when football will resume, what it will look like when it does and whether crowds will be permitted, the board has adopted a flexible business plan model which is an ongoing process.

The strategic plan is a high level summary that will guide the club for the next five years and enable us to move to the next level and realise the potential of the supporter-owned model.

The plan must represent the aspirations of the membership so we are asking every supporter to take part in the consultation and tell us what is important to them.

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To join City Fans United or renew your membership for the next 12 months, visit http://www.cityfansunited.com/join-city-fans-united. The cost remains 12 per year to be an owner of the club and in these challenging times your commitment and contribution is needed more than ever.

A direct debit for CFU membership can be set up via email to nick.phillipson@chesterfc.com as this makes future renewals much simpler and provides further revenue for the club as well giving access to benefits as a CFU member.

Meanwhile, work is now well under way on the annual pitch renovations at Chester FC thanks to the generous support from fans at this difficult time.

Almost 4,000 was raised from the E-Matchdays last month and these funds have enabled the club and groundsman Mike Barrow to ensure the pitch remains in top condition for when football returns.

With no matches scheduled and the recent good weather, work on the playing surface has been able to start earlier than normal with the expert assistance of Duncan Ross Ltd, one of the UKs leading contractors working in sportsturf, land drainage, fine turf, landscaping, agriculture and greenspace.

Mike and his team of volunteers scarified the pitch last week in three directions to rip out any of the weaker grass in preparation for the work.

On Monday the pitch was spread with 70 tonnes of sand which was drag-matted to level out the surface and then seeded four ways with the club grateful to Dandys for providing a fantastic deal on the grass seed.

It is expected that with the forecasted good weather and temperatures set to remain along with some natural rain or sprinklers signs of growth will be seen in 7-10 days.

Then, in around 5-6 weeks, the pitch will be cut regularly and returned to its usual excellent condition ready for whenever football resumes.

Jeff Banks, director of fan engagement, praised the fans, players and management at the club for helping raise funds: To achieve a figure of nearly 4,000 from the E-Matchdays was fantastic and its great that we can visibly demonstrate where that money has been spent.

We have always been proud of the surface at the Deva Stadium and this contribution together with the hard work of our groundsman and support from Duncan Ross will help ensure we continue to prepare the pitch for footballs return.

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My Hero Ones Justice 2 is the successor for the first My Heart Ones Justice. It is a fighting based game. Both the parts of the game look similar. The first game was a much solid game. The game is just like other fighting games like Tekken, but its just easier to play. The game is developed by Bandicam.

The second part uses a lot of animations and characters from the first part along with new additions. The developers will seem to work more on presenting the game as an expansion rather than a new story. In the first My Hero Ones Justice game, the story mode of the game was weak. And the story mode of the second game is also a little weak as well.

The mechanics of the game are easy as compared to some other fighting games. This makes the game fun, and the fights in the game seem more to your face.

Just like My Hero Ones Justice, the game has two fighting modes: Normal mode and Manual mode.

Normal mode is more beginners friendly and does allow the player to perform combos with simpler buttons. You dont get much flexibility in this mode as the moves you can perform are predefined. You can lose a degree of control while playing this mode.

Manual mode gives the players more flexibility in choosing more moves and discovering more combos by themselves. This mode is more difficult as compared to the Normal mode, but it surely rewards with better options when mastered.

The game only involves only determining which move works for which characters and finding their weakness. This is what makes the game easier and addictive. You have to find optimal combinations for your fighter. The player can block or counter the moves with different strategies. You can also set dummy models to test your strategies and all.

The game is available for $59.99 at steam. The game works on PS4, Switch, and Xbox as well. You can enjoy the game very well. And if you love fighting games, this might be the perfect option for you to begin with.

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In a normal offseason, we would be days away from the NBA draft withdrawal deadline -- and therefore days away from getting a real handle on what rosters will look like for next season. But this offseason has been anything but normal, and the withdrawal deadline was postponed indefinitely from its original June 3 date.

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That said, we haven't been light on news in the past few weeks. Players are still transferring, are still reclassifying and some are making decisions on whether to stay in the draft. In fact, a huge date to watch comes later this week, when the NCAA is expected to make a decision on the one-time transfer waiver. It's unlikely to pass, but will anything change for this spring's transfers?

The biggest needle-mover since our last rankings was five-star forward Greg Brown committing to Texas, and five-star point guard Khristian Lander gave Indiana a boost by reclassifying into 2020. On the other side, Arizona State dropped several spots after losing forward Romello White to a graduate transfer and Houston tumbled down the rankings after Nate Hinton announced that he's keeping his name in the NBA draft.

We also have a new No. 1, with Gonzaga overtaking Villanova after the Wildcats sat atop the rankings in the first two versions. Why? Keep reading.

1. Gonzaga BulldogsPrevious: 2

Gonzaga moves to the top spot after a few more weeks of comparing rosters, as the Bulldogs are likely to have the best combination of talent, balance, versatility and depth in college basketball next season. Coach Mark Few does have to wait for NBA draft decisions from Joel Ayayi, Corey Kispert and Filip Petrusev, but the rumors of star freshman Jalen Suggs going overseas or playing in the G League have quieted down. Petrusev earned WCC Player of the Year honors, Kispert was a first-team all-conference selection and Ayayi brings a little bit of everything. Suggs was a top-five recruit. Assuming those four are in the fold next season -- and they all should be -- Gonzaga will enter the 2020-21 season at No. 1. There are very few potential issues in terms of personnel. The additions of Suggs, fellow freshman Dominick Harris and Southern Illinois graduate transfer Aaron Cook give Few plenty of ballhandling options in the backcourt, while a return to health from Anton Watson and a potential breakout season from Drew Timme bolster the frontcourt.

Projected starting lineup:

Jalen Suggs (No. 5 in ESPN 100)Joel Ayayi (10.6 PPG, 6.3 RPG)Corey Kispert (13.9 PPG)Drew Timme (9.8 PPG, 5.4 RPG)Filip Petrusev (17.5 PPG, 7.9 RPG)

2. Villanova WildcatsPrevious: 1

Villanova drops from the No. 1 spot as it becomes clearer that Saddiq Bey is unlikely to be in a Wildcats uniform next season. Although Jay Wright has plenty of options on his roster to replace Bey in the lineup, the breakout sophomore was a handful for opponents to defend, given his ability to score around the rim and from the perimeter. With Bey gone, expect Wright to go with a smaller lineup -- not an entirely unusual situation for Villanova. Collin Gillespie, Justin Moore and Jermaine Samuels are all back on the perimeter, while rising sophomore Jeremiah Robinson-Earl should be poised for a breakout campaign next season. He was a near double-double player as a freshman, and his work ethic and productivity dating back to high school bode well for a big step forward. One key will be Tulane transfer Caleb Daniels, who sat out last season after leaving the Green Wave. A bigger guard, Daniels is a scorer -- but is also a very capable rebounder and adept playmaker. The X factor, however, should be former five-star guard Bryan Antoine. He was a big-time bucket-getter in high school, but a shoulder injury essentially eliminated his freshman campaign.

Projected starting lineup:

Collin Gillespie (15.1 PPG, 4.5 APG)Justin Moore (11.3 PPG)Caleb Daniels (16.9 PPG at Tulane)Jermaine Samuels (10.7 PPG, 5.5 RPG)Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (10.5 PPG, 9.4 RPG)

3. Baylor BearsPrevious: 3

Scott Drew had the best perimeter group in the country last season, and if things go right the rest of the spring, he should have it once again. Jared Butler and MaCio Teague both entered the NBA draft, but both should return to Waco for a real run at the Final Four. Butler is perhaps the more likely of the two to keep his name in the draft, but Teague will be 23 in June, so neither is a sure thing. That said, those two combined with Davion Mitchell bring everything to the table: playmaking, perimeter shooting, ability to score off the bounce, excellent on-ball defense. And now Drew has even more perimeter depth, with the additions of ESPN 100 point guard L.J. Cryer and High Point transfer Adam Flagler, who won Big South Freshman of the Year honors in 2018-19. Baylor's ceiling will be determined by its interior play, however. Freddie Gillespie was a surprising bright spot last season, but he's gone. Drew will have to hope Tristan Clark returns to his pre-injury form from 2018-19 or he'll have to turn to a group of newcomers.

Projected starting lineup:

Jared Butler (16.0 PPG, 3.1 APG)Davion Mitchell (9.9 PPG, 3.8 APG)MaCio Teague (13.9 PPG, 4.6 RPG)Mark Vital (6.1 PPG, 6.3 RPG)Tristan Clark (4.0 PPG, 2.4 RPG)

4. Virginia CavaliersPrevious: 4

Virginia starts the second tier of teams in my preseason rankings, as I think there's a drop-off after the top three. The Cavaliers were one of the best teams in the country over the past six or seven weeks of the season, losing just one game after Jan. 20 and finishing one game back of first place in the ACC standings. We can expect Tony Bennett's team to be elite defensively once again, especially with Kihei Clark at the point of attack and Jay Huff anchoring things around the rim. But Virginia should have more offensive pop this season, too. Sam Hauser has a case to be first-team All-ACC in the preseason after averaging 14.9 points and 7.2 rebounds at Marquette in 2018-19, and ESPN 100 freshman Jabri Abdur-Rahim was one of the best pure scorers at the high school level over the past season. Last season was an abnormally down season offensively for Virginia (despite the common misinformed tropes about Bennett's offenses), which ranked No. 234 in adjusted offensive efficiency after finishing No. 2 in 2019 and in the top 50 each of the previous six seasons. Improvement at that end of the floor should have the Cavaliers at the top of the ACC standings.

Projected starting lineup:

Kihei Clark (10.8 PPG, 5.9 APG)Casey Morsell (4.0 PPG)Tomas Woldetensae (6.6 PPG)Sam Hauser (14.9 PPG, 7.2 RPG at Marquette)Jay Huff (8.5 PPG, 6.2 RPG)

5. Iowa HawkeyesPrevious: 5

This probably seems a bit lofty for an Iowa team that finished tied for fifth in the Big Ten, went 5-6 to end the regular season and doesn't bring any elite-level newcomers to bolster the rotation. But the Hawkeyes will likely have the nation's best player returning in Luka Garza as well as last season's other four starters. Fran McCaffery also gets back Jordan Bohannon, who played just 10 games last season before shutting things down with a hip injury. Bohannon started all 68 games as a sophomore and junior, establishing himself as one of the best shooters and distributors in the Big Ten. With him back in the fold, Iowa's elite offense becomes even more dangerous. To reach their full potential, though, the Hawkeyes need to tighten things up defensively. They were 12th among 14 Big Ten teams in defensive efficiency last season, allowing at least one point per possession in 10 of their final 14 games. In fact, Iowa hasn't finished higher than 10th in the league at that end of the floor since 2016 -- that needs to change.

Projected starting lineup:

Jordan Bohannon (8.8 PPG, 3.3 APG)CJ Fredrick (10.2 PPG)Connor McCaffery (6.2 PPG, 4.0 APG)Joe Wieskamp (14.0 PPG, 6.1 RPG)Luka Garza (23.9 PPG, 9.8 RPG)

6. Kansas JayhawksPrevious: 6

Kansas is a difficult team to project heading into next season. The Jayhawks lose their two best players from a team that was the favorite to win the national championship, and Bill Self doesn't have ready-made replacements for Devon Dotson and Udoka Azubuike. Marcus Garrett will get first crack at the point guard position, and while he took major strides forward in his offensive game last season, he's not as dangerous as Dotson off the bounce. David McCormack will step in for Azubuike, but Azubuike might have been the most physically dominant player in college basketball. Dotson and Azubuike were also excellent defensively, teaming up with Garrett (arguably the best defender in America). Self does bring in some scorers, though. Bryce Thompson was a five-star prospect and is someone who will command shots from day one, and Tyon Grant-Foster was one of the best junior college transfers in the country. In terms of returnees, Ochai Agbaji was a double-figure scorer and Christian Braun shot 45.6% from 3. Jalen Wilson, a former ESPN 100 prospect who redshirted last season, is another name to know.

Projected starting lineup:

Marcus Garrett (9.2 PPG, 4.6 APG)Bryce Thompson (No. 26 in ESPN 100)Ochai Agbaji (10.0 PPG)Tyon Grant-Foster (juco transfer)David McCormack (6.9 PPG, 4.1 RPG)

7. Wisconsin BadgersPrevious: 9

The Badgers keep sliding up a few notches in my rankings with every new edition. Not because they're adding players or getting positive personnel news but because a team that shared the Big Ten regular-season title and brings back all five players who started the final game of the season is hard to ignore. What changed over the final month, when Wisconsin won its final eight games? The Badgers became an elite offensive unit, despite losing double-figure scorer Kobe King in late January, and it was mostly thanks to two things: perimeter shooting and Micah Potter. Wisconsin shot 41% from 3-point range over that span, ranking No. 11 nationally, and Potter was dominant at times late in the season. He had 18 points and nine rebounds against Rutgers, 18 and seven against Michigan, and 14 and 11 in the finale against Indiana. He and Nate Reuvers form a really difficult one-two frontcourt punch for opponents, as 6-foot-10 Potter shot 45.1% from 3 and 6-11 Reuvers made 30 3s at a 33.7% clip.

Projected starting lineup:

D'Mitrik Trice (9.8 PPG, 4.2 APG)Brad Davison (9.9 PPG, 4.3 RPG)Aleem Ford (8.6 PPG, 4.4 RPG)Nate Reuvers (13.1 PPG, 4.5 RPG)Micah Potter (10.1 PPG, 6.2 RPG)

8. Duke Blue DevilsPrevious: 7

Duke was hit hard by the NBA draft, with Tre Jones, Vernon Carey Jr. and Cassius Stanley all departing Durham. Jones and Carey had been expected to leave since before the season, and high-flying Stanley used his highlight-reel freshman season to generate positive pro buzz. Fortunately for Mike Krzyzewski, he has a loaded freshman class coming to provide reinforcements. The headliner of the group is five-star Jalen Johnson, who could emerge as the team's go-to guy right off the bat. Five-star point guard Jeremy Roach should start immediately, and five-star D.J. Steward could push for a big role early. The Blue Devils also need big steps forward from rising sophomores Wendell Moore and Matthew Hurt, both of whom came into college with some hype but didn't put it together consistently. Another key will be down low. ESPN 100 center Mark Williams could be thrust into the starting lineup immediately, but Duke also landed Columbia graduate transfer Patrick Tape for some experience and depth inside.

Projected starting lineup:

Jeremy Roach (No. 18 in ESPN 100)Wendell Moore (7.4 PPG)Jalen Johnson (No. 12 in ESPN 100)Matthew Hurt (9.7 PPG)Mark Williams (No. 29 in ESPN 100)

9. Texas Tech Red RaidersPrevious: 11

Texas Tech really struggled down the stretch last season, but the Red Raiders have a major influx of talent coming to Lubbock -- which should help offset the loss of Jahmi'us Ramsey and two seniors up front. Nimari Burnett leads a top-15 recruiting class for Chris Beard; the five-star guard was Texas Tech's highest-ranked recruit in program history. Top-50 wing Micah Peavy stayed in-state for school, and Chibuzo Agbo fits the Texas Tech ethos. Then there are two transfers: talented former UNLV forward Joel Ntambwe and potential VCU grad transfer Marcus Santos-Silva, one of the top transfers this spring. Santos-Silva should start immediately. Starters Davide Moretti, Kyler Edwards and Terrance Shannon are all back, too. The question for Tech could be how quickly things come together on the defensive end. Beard-coached teams hang their hat on that end of the floor, but with all the new faces, it could be a work in progress early on. This season, however, there are more scoring weapons to overcome a slow start defensively.

Projected starting lineup:

Nimari Burnett (No. 21 in ESPN 100)Davide Moretti (13.0 PPG)Kyler Edwards (11.4 PPG, 3.1 APG)Terrance Shannon (9.8 PPG, 4.1 RPG)Marcus Santos-Silva (12.8 PPG, 8.9 RPG at VCU)

10. Michigan State SpartansPrevious: 8

Michigan State has some of the biggest personnel questions of any team in the top 25, with Xavier Tillman seemingly 50/50 on keeping his name in the NBA draft. If Tillman does leave, Tom Izzo will have to replace two of the more productive players in the country in him and star guard Cassius Winston. Then there's the status of Josh Langford, who missed the past season and a half to injury but said earlier this spring that he was weighing a return to East Lansing for one final season. Those two decisions will go a long way in determining Michigan State's ceiling this campaign. Izzo isn't short on options, though. Rocket Watts, Aaron Henry, Gabe Brown and Malik Hall are all back from last season, while Marquette transfer Joey Hauser enters the fold. Two ESPN 100 prospects, A.J. Hoggard and Mady Sissoko, are also coming to town. Hoggard will push for minutes at point guard, and Sissoko is insurance in case Tillman leaves. The Spartans are also still in the mix for Canadian point guard Karim Mane, who is testing the NBA draft waters. There's still lots to figure out in East Lansing in the coming weeks and months.

Projected starting lineup:

Rocket Watts (9.0 PPG)Gabe Brown (6.8 PPG, 3.6 RPG)Aaron Henry (10.0 PPG, 4.6 RPG)Joey Hauser (9.7 PPG, 5.3 RPG at Marquette)Xavier Tillman (13.7 PPG, 10.3 RPG

11. Tennessee VolunteersPrevious: 13

I get more optimistic about Tennessee's roster every time we update the rankings. The Volunteers struggled last season and would have missed the NCAA tournament, but I think a big bounce-back campaign is in store for Rick Barnes' team. Here's how deep Tennessee's talent level is this season: The Volunteers might not have to start both incoming five-star guards, and they could have someone who averaged 15.7 points and 11.6 rebounds last season coming off the bench. Four starters are back from a season ago, and five-star guards Jaden Springer and Keon Johnson will push for starting roles immediately. Sacred Heart graduate transfer E.J. Anosike provides depth and experience on the interior. Among the returnees, Santiago Vescovi might be the key. The Uruguayan point guard became eligible in January and gave Barnes a lift in the starting lineup immediately -- but Vescovi needs to become more efficient and cut down on his turnovers if Tennessee is to reach its potential. He had five or more turnovers in seven of his 19 games played and a negative assist-to-turnover ratio in eight of 19.

Projected starting lineup:

Santiago Vescovi (10.7 PPG, 3.7 APG)Jaden Springer (No. 16 in ESPN 100)Josiah-Jordan James (7.4 PPG, 5.5 RPG)Yves Pons (10.8 PPG, 5.4 RPG)John Fulkerson (13.7 PPG, 5.9 RPG)

12. Creighton BluejaysPrevious: 12

Creighton was ranked No. 2 in the first iteration of these rankings, back when it looked as if the band was getting back together for one more go-round in Omaha. Then Ty-Shon Alexander left for the NBA draft and appeared content to keep his name in the draft, while Davion Mintz graduated and transferred to Kentucky. Greg McDermott still has four starters back from a year ago, led by point guard Marcus Zegarowski, who might not have been healthy enough for the NCAA tournament had it happened, and Mitch Ballock. A bigger role is in store for sixth man extraordinaire Denzel Mahoney, who scored in double figures in 14 of 20 games after getting eligible. The big questions next season will come in the frontcourt. The Bluejays ranked No. 9 in the Big East last season in offensive and defensive rebounding; it's hard to make a Final Four struggling that much on the glass. Damien Jefferson and Christian Bishop are both back, and the return of Jacob Epperson from injury and the arrival of four-star center Ryan Kalkbrenner should help massively.

Projected starting lineup:

Marcus Zegarowski (16.1 PPG, 5.0 APG)Denzel Mahoney (12.0 PPG)Mitch Ballock (11.9 PPG, 5.3 RPG)Damien Jefferson (9.4 PPG, 5.5 RPG)Christian Bishop (8.6 PPG, 5.3 RPG)

13. Kentucky WildcatsPrevious: 15

You see Isaiah Jackson in the projected starting lineup? That's more of a placeholder for now, as the expectation (or hope) is that Wake Forest transfer Olivier Sarr will receive a waiver to play next season and slot into the center position immediately. If that happens, and it's unclear when we might find out, Kentucky will likely shoot up the rankings into the top five. As it stands, John Calipari has tons of perimeter talent, but lacks experience and ready-made interior options. Sarr would solve both of those issues. Keion Brooks is the only returning rotation player from a season ago, and he will be leaned on regardless of whether Sarr gets a waiver. The perimeter is loaded with intriguing pieces. Devin Askew is a competitive, tough-minded point guard, and top-10 prospects B.J. Boston and Terrence Clarke will provide scoring and playmaking from the wings. Davion Mintz is a veteran point guard who transferred from Creighton this offseason and has plenty of experience. If Sarr doesn't receive a waiver, Calipari will be forced to go small on occasion -- although Jackson is an elite shot-blocker.

Projected starting lineup:

Devin Askew (No. 24 in ESPN 100)B.J. Boston (No. 6 in ESPN 100)Terrence Clarke (No. 9 in ESPN 100)Keion Brooks (4.5 PPG, 3.2 RPG)Isaiah Jackson (No. 31 in ESPN 100)

14. North Carolina Tar HeelsPrevious: 16

Carolina will be one of the more interesting teams to watch in preseason and early-November games next season, simply to see how Roy Williams handles his loaded frontcourt group. The Tar Heels bring back former five-star recruit Armando Bacot and potential ACC Preseason Player of the Year Garrison Brooks, while also welcoming five-star interior recruits Day'Ron Sharpe and Walker Kessler. All four could conceivably start next season, but Williams will have decisions to make. Those four plus five-star point guard Caleb Love would form the Tar Heels' most talented five-man group, but that's an impossible lineup. So the key next season will be the maturation of Williams' wings (and health, a huge issue for Carolina last season). Anthony Harris should be healthy, Leaky Black is back and Williams brings in ESPN 100 prospects Donovan "Puff" Johnson and R.J. Davis. If one or two of those players can emerge as consistent wing scorers, it will be a major bounce-back season in Chapel Hill.

Projected starting lineup:

Caleb Love (No. 17 in ESPN 100)Anthony Harris (6.8 PPG)Leaky Black (6.5 PPG, 5.0 RPG)Armando Bacot (9.6 PPG, 8.3 RPG)Garrison Brooks (16.8 PPG, 8.5 RPG)

15. Arizona State Sun DevilsPrevious: 10

We moved Arizona State all the way up to No. 10 last time around after the addition of five-star scoring guard Josh Christopher, but now the Sun Devils tumble a few spots with the departure of big man Romello White. White was a consistent double-double threat last season, but he graduated and decided to transfer to Ole Miss. Bobby Hurley now has some serious frontcourt questions to answer if Arizona State is going to be the Pac-12 favorite. The perimeter is loaded. Remy Martin was one of the best playmakers in the league last season, and Alonzo Verge brought scoring punch. Both players are testing the NBA draft waters. Christopher was maybe the best pure scorer in the 2020 class and will command shots early. The Sun Devils could also hope for waivers for transfers Holland Woods (Portland State) and Luther Muhammad (Ohio State), two more perimeter pieces. But back to the frontcourt. Without White, Hurley will hope Jalen Graham can take a step forward down low -- or he could go small with some combination of Kimani Lawrence, Taeshon Cherry and ESPN 100 forward Marcus Bagley at the two interior positions.

Projected starting lineup:

Remy Martin (19.1 PPG, 4.1 APG)Alonzo Verge (14.6 PPG)Josh Christopher (No. 10 in ESPN 100)Kimani Lawrence (4.9 PPG, 2.6 RPG)Jalen Graham (3.2 PPG, 2.8 RPG)

16. Oregon DucksPrevious: 18

I'm slightly higher on Oregon than the consensus, but that's because Dana Altman always seems to figure things out, rosterwise. He has become highly adept at mixing and matching freshmen, transfers and returnees, throwing out unorthodox lineups until something works. Oh, and there's plenty of talent here. With Payton Pritchard gone, someone will have to become the leader of this team, on the court and in the locker room. On the court, Altman has a number of perimeter options. Will Richardson could be poised for a huge season, while Chris Duarte also returns. ESPN 100 point guard Jalen Terry will fight for a spot immediately, as will UNLV graduate transfer Amauri Hardy. Up front, Altman has to hope one or two of his four rising sophomores -- C.J. Walker, N'Faly Dante, Addison Patterson, Chandler Lawson -- will make strides. If not, he will rely on incoming transfers Eugene Omoruyi (Rutgers) and Eric Williams (Duquesne), both of whom sat out last season. Both players were highly productive at their previous schools and have experience. Oregon also seems to always have an ace up its sleeve in the summer, so we'll see whether Altman brings in anyone else.

Projected starting lineup:

Amauri Hardy (14.5 PPG, 3.3 APG at UNLV)Will Richardson (11.0 PPG, 3.7 RPG)Chris Duarte (12.9 PPG, 5.6 RPG)Eugene Omoruyi (13.8 PPG, 7.2 RPG at Rutgers)N'Faly Dante (5.8 PPG, 2.8 RPG)

17. West Virginia MountaineersPrevious: 23

I admittedly have something of a blind spot for West Virginia in preseason rankings most years, simply because the Mountaineers rarely overwhelm teams with on-paper talent. But the track record speaks for itself. Over the past six seasons, Bob Huggins has led the Mountaineers to four 25-win seasons and three Sweet 16 appearances -- with the lone down season stemming from a clear rebuild. Next season is certainly not a rebuild, as West Virginia brings back four starters and has sixth man Miles McBride ready to step into a bigger role. McBride had an eight-game stretch in the middle of the season during which he hit double figures in every game, then went cold for most of the next six weeks before finishing with three straight double-figure-scoring games. The decisions of Oscar Tshiebwe and Derek Culver to return to Morgantown instead of testing the NBA draft waters were huge for Huggins. Those two form one of the best -- and toughest -- interior tandems in the country. The 1-6 stretch in February soured me on West Virginia in the previous rankings, but I'm coming around on the Mountaineers.

Projected starting lineup:

Jordan McCabe (3.1 PPG)Emmitt Matthews (6.3 PPG)Miles McBride (9.5 PPG)Oscar Tshiebwe (11.2 PPG, 9.3 RPG)Derek Culver (10.4 PPG, 8.6 RPG)

18. Stanford CardinalPrevious: 20

Would Stanford have made the NCAA tournament last season? The Cardinal likely would have been one of the final teams in or out of the field, having finished 20-12 overall and 9-9 in the Pac-12, but having lost their last three games -- including a Pac-12 tourney game to California. But it was a step forward for Jerod Haase's tenure, and another big step is expected next season. Stanford could bring back all five starters from last season, a young quintet that featured two freshmen and one sophomore in the lineup. The big reason for optimism comes in the form of top-10 recruit Ziaire Williams, the program's highest-ranked recruit in history. Williams is a versatile two-way player who immediately upgrades the starting lineup -- and is just one piece for a top-10 recruiting class. Haase will have to wait and see on the future of Tyrell Terry, however. The rising sophomore had a terrific freshman campaign in Palo Alto, but entered his name into the NBA draft and has not decided whether to return to school. If he returns, it's all systems go for the Cardinal.

Projected starting lineup:

Tyrell Terry (14.6 PPG, 3.2 APG)Daejon Davis (8.8 PPG, 3.7 RPG)Ziaire Williams (No. 7 in ESPN 100)Spencer Jones (8.8 PPG, 3.2 RPG)Oscar da Silva (15.7 PPG, 6.4 RPG)

19. Houston CougarsPrevious: 14

Houston was steadily rising and pushing for a preseason top-10 spot, as teams around the Cougars in the rankings steadily lost players to the NBA or transfer. The Cougars were expected to bring back their top six scorers from a team that finished in the top 15 at KenPom.com and in the BPI. But Kelvin Sampson's team took a big hit earlier this week when Nate Hinton announced he would keep his name in the NBA draft rather than return to Houston. Hinton is not projected to be picked in most mock drafts, so the decision comes as a bit of a surprise. Houston still has options, but Hinton brought a different dimension to the Cougars and was poised for a breakout campaign. Sampson will now undoubtedly go with a small lineup, led by DeJon Jarreau (assuming he returns), Quentin Grimes, Caleb Mills and Marcus Sasser -- with ESPN 100 recruit Tramon Mark and Idaho transfer Cameron Tyson waiting in the wings. Can they get enough interior production? Fabian White is a mainstay in the lineup, but Sampson will hope Brison Gresham or Kiyron Powell can provide some quality minutes.

Projected starting lineup:

DeJon Jarreau (9.0 PPG, 3.7 APG)Marcus Sasser (8.1 PPG)Quentin Grimes (12.1 PPG)Caleb Mills (13.2 PPG)Fabian White (9.3 PPG, 5.5 RPG)

20. Texas LonghornsPrevious: Next in line

Texas had the most noteworthy addition since the previous edition of the rankings, with top-10 recruit Greg Brown committing to the Longhorns. Despite every single point from last season's team returning to Austin, Brown will immediately slot into the starting lineup and provide a completely different dimension than anyone else on the roster. He's a talented athlete who excels in the open floor and has continued to expand his game as his high school career progressed. How Shaka Smart doles out minutes next season will be interesting to watch. Matt Coleman and Courtney Ramey are likely solidly in the starting lineup, while Andrew Jones and Jase Febres will battle for another perimeter position. Smart also has a number of options down low, as Jericho Sims was the most consistent interior player last season, but it was Royce Hamm and Kai Jones -- the most talented player of the group -- who sparked a late-season five-game winning streak. Next season is a huge one for Smart, who hasn't been to the NCAA tournament since 2018.

Projected starting lineup:

Matt Coleman (12.7 PPG, 3.4 APG)Courtney Ramey (10.9 PPG)Andrew Jones (11.5 PPG)Greg Brown (No. 8 in ESPN 100)Jericho Sims (9.7 PPG, 8.2 RPG)

21. Florida GatorsPrevious: 19

Florida's ranking likely comes down to whether Andrew Nembhard decides to keep his name in the NBA draft or returns to Gainesville. One of the more talented point guards in the SEC, Nembhard hasn't quite put it together for an entire season through two college seasons -- but the Gators need him back to reach their full potential. If Nembhard leaves, former five-star recruit Tre Mann will take the reins ... if he withdraws from the NBA draft. But Mike White did receive some positive NBA-related news, when athletic wing Scottie Lewis decided to stay in school for his sophomore year rather than test the waters. Lewis, Noah Locke and Keyontae Johnson -- one of the most underrated players in college basketball -- form a solid core for the Gators. Transfers Tyree Appleby and Anthony Duruji, as well as four-star freshmen Samson Ruzhentsev and Niels Lane, are more weapons for White. How the Gators replace Kerry Blackshear is the second big question for Florida, but former ESPN 100 recruit Omar Payne could be the answer.

Projected starting lineup:

Andrew Nembhard (11.2 PPG, 5.6 APG)Noah Locke (10.6 PPG)Scottie Lewis (8.5 PPG, 3.6 RPG)Keyontae Johnson (14.0 PPG, 7.1 RPG)Omar Payne (3.8 PPG, 3.6 RPG)

22. Ohio State BuckeyesPrevious: 17

I might have been overly aggressive with the Buckeyes in the first edition of the rankings, when they were No. 13. Since then, though, they lost Luther Muhammad to Arizona State, lost D.J. Carton to Marquette and are expecting Kaleb Wesson to keep his name in the NBA draft. That's a lot of talent, minutes and production heading out the door earlier than scheduled. So where does Chris Holtmann turn? He still brings back the starting backcourt of CJ Walker and Duane Washington, while transfers Seth Towns (Harvard) and Justice Sueing (California) should provide a lot of offense from the wing. Size and consistency up front will be the big key. Kyle Young showed flashes last season, especially on the offensive glass, and rising sophomore E.J. Liddell could be a future matchup problem. One name to watch is incoming four-star freshman Zed Key, an underrated recruit who should be ready for an immediate impact. Holtmann has won at least 20 games in each of his past seven seasons as a head coach; another one is likely on the way.

Projected starting lineup:

CJ Walker (8.7 PPG, 3.5 APG)Duane Washington (11.5 PPG)Seth Towns (16.0 PPG, 6.7 RPG at Harvard)E.J. Liddell (6.7 PPG, 3.8 RPG)Kyle Young (7.5 PPG, 5.8 RPG)

23. Indiana HoosiersPrevious: Unranked

We've been slow to come around on the Hoosiers this spring, but the decision by five-star point guard Khristian Lander to reclassify and enroll at Indiana in the fall clinched their spot in the top 25. How Lander fits into the lineup is up for debate. Archie Miller returns all five starters from last season's 20-win team, and rising junior point guard Rob Phinisee has been one of the more efficient distributors in the Big Ten the past two seasons, while Al Durham brings leadership and defense. It wouldn't be a shock to see Lander start the season on the bench, but his arrival is a clear talent upgrade in Bloomington. The rest of the lineup returns intact, led by All-Big Ten big man Trayce Jackson-Davis, who will look to build upon his productive freshman season. Justin Smith and Joey Brunk are also back. With the NCAA tournament canceled because of the pandemic, Miller has still not been to the dance since taking over at Indiana. The Hoosiers have taken strides each season under Miller, though, and it should pay off in 2020-21.

Projected starting lineup:

Rob Phinisee (7.3 PPG, 3.4 APG)Al Durham (9.8 PPG)Justin Smith (10.4 PPG, 5.2 RPG)Trayce Jackson-Davis (13.5 PPG, 8.4 RPG)Joey Brunk (6.8 PPG, 5.2 RPG)

24. Florida State SeminolesPrevious: 22

The past three seasons for Leonard Hamilton and the Seminoles: ACC regular-season title; 29 wins and a Sweet 16 appearance; Elite Eight run. And Florida State was underrated in the preseason all three years. And now it probably looks as if I'm underrating the Seminoles again. Maybe that's true, but I do have some questions about their lineup and rotation. Point guard is the biggest issue. Trent Forrest has departed, and there might not be a pure point guard on the entire roster. Could versatile top-five freshman Scottie Barnes handle some of the playmaking responsibility? Also, with the early departures of Devin Vassell and Patrick Williams, Hamilton is losing real talent -- and dynamic offensive ability -- on the wings. Sardaar Calhoun is a touted junior college transfer and M.J. Walker is the top returning scorer, and they will both be counted on for big scoring outputs. The Noles have their usual assortment of talented bigs on the inside, and Balsa Koprivica could be poised for a breakout sophomore campaign.

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