What’s Trending: Preseason Madness 2018
Posted by Matt Eisenberg on October 25th, 2018What’s Trending is a column examining the week that was in college basketball social media. Matthew Eisenberg (@matteise) is your weekly host.
Six and a half months ago, Villanova was cutting down the nets in San Antonio after defeating Michigan in the National Championship game. Now, in late October, the 2018-19 season is right around the corner. And you know it’s almost time for the season to start when “list-season” begins…
Whether that means Gary Parrish ranking his top 101 players….
The @CBSSports annual list of the Top 100 And 1 College Basketball Players has published.
1. R.J. Barrett (Duke)
2. Carsen Edwards (Purdue)
3. Luke Maye (UNC)
4. Dedric Lawson (Kansas)
5. Caleb Martin (Nevada)The rest …https://t.co/mDX6T1zS1P
— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) October 17, 2018
…or Matt Norlander ranking all 353 Division I teams…
There are 353 teams in college basketball. So hold on, because here we go again: my ultimate ranking for @CBSSports of every team in the sport, top to bottom, is live. Let the chaos begin. https://t.co/7KciJxx4Gq
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) October 24, 2018
…or something as simple as the Preseason AP All-American Team…
https://twitter.com/marchmadness/status/1054791463811379201
…and perhaps most of all, when Ken Pomeroy‘s preseason ratings are released!