Mid-Major Madness Reacts Survey: Which mid-major will be ranked first?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mid-Major fans and fans across the country.

The AP preseason men’s basketball poll was released earlier this week, and while no mid-majors cracked the initial top 25, six of them received votes.

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So, for this week’s reacts questions, we’re asking which of the six mid-majors that received votes in the AP preseason poll is most likely to first appear in the rankings? Saint Louis, VCU, Nevada, Grand Canyon, Utah State, or Santa Clara are the contenders here.

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Saint Louis

The Billikens spent a large chunk of last season ranked, and there’s reason to believe Josh Schertz’s team will be in the mix to be a top-25 team once again. There’s still uncertainty around whether Robbie Avila will be granted a fifth year, but SLU has several impact players this season.

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Trey Green poured in 10.7 points per game last season and shot 44% from beyond the arc. Kellen Thames contributed 9.7 points and 4.7 rebounds on 65% shooting a season ago. Both were preseason all-A-10 first team selections. Amari McCottry added 10.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.9 assist.

Saint Louis has notable non-conference games against Missouri, High Point, Saint Mary’s, Grand Canyon, South Florida and DePaul.

VCU

The Rams won the Atlantic-10 tournament championship last season and were picked as the preseason favorites this year. Phil Martelli Jr.’s squad is loaded once again.

Lazar Djokovic tallied 13.2 points and 5.2 rebounds a game while shooting 50% from the floor last season. Reigning A10 Rookie of the Year Nyk Lewis poured in 8.7 points and 4.5 rebounds. Brandon Jennings contributed 8.5 points, 3.6 boards and 1.7 steals per game.

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VCU visits Memphis and Santa Clara in its first four games before heading to Maui with a date with Providence in the opener and potentially Arizona in round two. Florida Atlantic and…

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