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College basketball rankings: Way-too-early Top 25 for 2019-20

ByConnor Muldowney|
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 06: Head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans talks with Cassius Winston #5 in the second half against the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the 2019 NCAA Final Four semifinal at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 6, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 06: Head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans talks with Cassius Winston #5 in the second half against the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the 2019 NCAA Final Four semifinal at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 6, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 13: Chase Jeter #4 of the Arizona Wildcats shooting free throws against the USC Trojans during a first-round game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on March 13, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 13: Chase Jeter #4 of the Arizona Wildcats shooting free throws against the USC Trojans during a first-round game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on March 13, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)

Will Sean Miller be back as Arizona’s head coach in 2019? That remains unclear, but nothing has hinted one way or another. He has been quiet on the top of the federal investigation into potentially paying players, but there is a decent support system in place for him to remain in Tucson.

No matter what happens with him, though, the Wildcats are going to be Pac-12 contenders.

Yes, you read that correctly.

After finishing the 2018-19 season with a lackluster 17-15 record, missing the NCAA Tournament, Arizona is bringing in the No. 1 recruiting class in the country and it’s returning Brandon Randolph, Brandon Williams and Chase Jeter — each averaged over 10 points per game.

Couple essentially an entire team returning after winning 17 games with the nation’s top recruiting class and you have a team ready to break out and make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. For now, though, they’ll be on the verge of a top-15 ranking.