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Pac-12 Basketball: Way-too-early preseason 2019-20 power rankings

By Connor Hope

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 10: Arizona Wildcats mascot Wilbur the Wildcat stands on the baseline during the team's semifinal game of the Pac-12 Basketball Tournament against the UCLA Bruins at T-Mobile Arena on March 10, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Arizona won 86-75. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 10: Arizona Wildcats mascot Wilbur the Wildcat stands on the baseline during the team's semifinal game of the Pac-12 Basketball Tournament against the UCLA Bruins at T-Mobile Arena on March 10, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Arizona won 86-75. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA – NOVEMBER 12: Daejon Davis #1 of the Stanford Cardinal drives past Kenny Williams #24 and Coby White #2 of the North Carolina Tar Heels during the first half of their game at the Dean Smith Center on November 12, 2018 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA – NOVEMBER 12: Daejon Davis #1 of the Stanford Cardinal drives past Kenny Williams #24 and Coby White #2 of the North Carolina Tar Heels during the first half of their game at the Dean Smith Center on November 12, 2018 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

8) Stanford Cardinal

I’ve made the mistake of overrating the Stanford Cardinal in two of the last three seasons, and I am finally ready to admit that maybe this team is set to remain a bottom half program under Jerod Haase. After losing Reid Travis last season to Kentucky and KZ Okpala this season to the NBA Draft, it would be impressive for Stanford to even compete in the middle of the Pac-12.

Daejon Davis and Oscar da Silva are more than capable of carrying a heavy load, but to have them as the two best players on a roster does not bode well for a team looking to work its way up the ladder. Marcus Sheffield, the lone senior on the roster, will need to step up in a big way, something he wasn’t able to do after returning from injury last season.

Top 100 recruit Tyrell Terry could make a big difference, but the depth he provides in the backcourt does nothing for the thin frontcourt. Lukas Kisunas, Jaiden Delaire or Kodye Pugh will be asked to provide a huge increase in production to make up for the loss of Josh Sarma.

I have been wrong about Stanford’s spot in the Pac-12 before, but this season I am confident that they are a team who will finish in the bottom half of the standings.

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