Since we've been eliminated from the tourney (i know we have some NIT teams left) but Just a general look at every team going into next year, ps obviously things will change between now then, early draft, quiting players, dismalls and the recruting season isnt over, obviously a 5star pick would obviuosly change a few opinions ..and its relative to where you are..aka i might say a good team might be worse and a bad team might improved..but i probably still think the good team is better
also i know nothing of transfers beyong UH and dont know a database for that (so add your schools tranfers in the responses)
in order of finish this year
Southern Methodist: around the same or slightly worse, but not by much
with the return of the AAC player of the year moore and star big kennedy look for smu not to lose much of a step next year, they add a espn 100 PG and 2 other solid 3stars, but they also lose a ton of role players. Smu still has 3 scholarships to give so look for them to target some bigs in transfers or recruits
Tulsa: Improved
Tulsa doesnt graduate a single player on the roster. and the players should be much more comfortable in their coaches system year 2 ..recruits arent very touted but thats probably more a concern for the 2017 season...a much improved OOC schedule could have tulsa a tourney team next year
Temple: around the same..maybe
Temple will take a Huge loss with the graduation of Will Cummings & Jesse Morgan but temple brings in 3 4star players including a espn 100 player ... you never know with freshmen but temple on paper has found suitable replacements and have a proven head coach
Cincinnati: Much Improved
The Entire starting lineup returns, and then add 2 4star recruits and a highly rated 3 star, their coach returns aswell, look for next season to be a good year for the bearcats
Uconn: Improved
they lose only 1 significant player unfortunatly for them it was there best player in boatright, but they bring in the highest rated recruit in the league as his replacement aswell as a second espn 100 recruit ...the huskies also seem to be targeting a 3rd recruit to bring in...(and are a finalist for a 5star top 10 recruit, most are thinking he lands in wisconsin but has uconn second behind that)
Memphis: Dramatically improved
they only lose 1 player on the roster and add the lawson brothers who are both consesus top 50 recruits and dedric considered a 5star by 247
Tulane: about the same
they lose 2 starters only 1 being significant. their recruting class doesnt look great compared to the rest of the leagues but this could arguably be their best recruiting class in ages .. in respect to how good they are they should be around there again next year
ECU: Improved
returns all the key players and starters from this season and their 2 best players just joined the team this year so look for better chemistry from them. as far as what they were this year look for them to be much better than that next year
UCF: a bit improved or the most improved in the league
Obviously talking about the giant that is 7'6 tacko joining the knights, who may or may not be a game changer, even beyond tacko, ucf only loses 1 significant player on its roster and has put togeter its best 2 recruting classes in history this year and last.. with ucf's best players true freshmen and the addidtion of more talent next year, look for ucf to be improved to some degree next year
Houston: Much Improved
Houston doesnt lose a single significant player, adds a former espn 100 transfer, a 4star recruit recruit and 2 decently rated 3 stars, look for major improvements from the coogs on the second year of kelvin sampson as coach of the coogs
USF: Much improved
usf losses its best player in corey allen but doesnt lose any other players on its roster, but USF has 3 4star players commited (tho one is rumored to be be differing to the 2016 class) and according to 247 are favorites to land another 4 star JC recruit. they also have a former 4/5star maryland player transfering in who is eligible next season. so look for the bulls to be dramatically improved from what it was next year under year 2 of its new coach
Finale: i dont see any teams being worse next year, the teams that could be worse are the situation where recruits dont live up to the hype..
i dont think we have any draft touted underclassmen that would enter the draft but you never know
and there are about 15-20 touted 4-5 star recruits still out there maybe we land a few more in the league