https://x.com/garyparrishcbs/status/1713991598311190921?s=46&t=mLyjlWXWJppNfqM6aHprKw
I did the @CBSSports SEC preview, where our panel voted Tennessee the favorite. And how badly does Kentucky need a nice season? John Calipari never went 8 years at UMass or Memphis w/o a Final Four but has now gone 8 straight years at UK w/o a Final Four.
8 Missouri
Dennis Gates exceeded all expectations in his first year at Mizzou by taking over a program that won just 12 games in the previous season and guiding it to 25 victories and a trip to the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament. Can he get there again? Maybe. But it won't be easy considering the top four scorers from last season's team are gone, including Kobe Brown and D'Moi Hodge. John Tonje (Colorado State), Caleb Grill (Iowa State) and Tamar Bates (Indiana) are among the interesting additions via the transfer portal. If Gates gets from them what he got from his last batch of transfers, he'll be back in the NCAA Tournament. For what it's worth, my money has him making it.