The end of Daylight Savings Time is upon us, which can only mean one thing: The 2023-24 Division I men’s college basketball season starts on Monday! So, you know what? I suppose this would also be a good time for a preseason bracket.
Here is a look at the top overall national seeds and top teams on the No. 1 line in this bracket.
No. 1 seed overall — Kansas (South): The Jayhawks are loaded enough to make a run at their fifth national championship and second in three seasons. Coach Bill Self added big man Hunter Dickinson from Michigan in the transfer portal as well as Towson sharpshooter Nick Timberlake. Those two averaged a combined 36.2 points per game at their previous schools. K.J. Adams, Dajuan Harris and Kevin McCullar are all back, while Self also added five-star freshman guard Elmarko Jackson.
No. 2 overall — Duke (East): A lot of people like Duke to win it all in Jon Scheyer’s second year at the helm. Talent, as always, is in abundance with this Blue Devils team. Preseason First Team All-American Kyle Filipkowski leads three sophomore returnees. Senior guard Jeremy Roach is also back after averaging 13.6 points per game and 3.1 assists. Not to mention, as always, Duke is welcoming in a great recruiting class (No 2 overall in the 2023 cycle, according to 247Sports).
No. 3 overall — Purdue (Midwest): The Boilermakers are the only team on the top line without an NCAA Tournament championship in its past but is well-equipped to win one — if only it can get past the opening round. Purdue is the No. 3 overall seed in this bracket and welcomes almost everyone back from last season, most notably consensus Player of the Year Zach Edey. It also added some much-needed athleticism with freshmen Myles Colvin and Cam Heide along with defensive specialist Lance Jones from Southern Illinois. Having lost to double-digit seeds in the last three tournaments, including becoming the second 1-seed to lose…
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