The Oregon Ducks have momentum carrying over from the 2016 season and are in the Top 10 for CBS Sports Preseason Top 25.
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The College Basketball season is still a few months away, but things are heating up for teams around the country as the Preseason is set to get going in just a few weeks with Practice. The Oregon Ducks are fresh off a trip to Spain and will begin the 2016 season without Dillon Brooks, but the team certainly has enough experience to get through the Non-Conference slate without him.
CBS Sports recently released their Preseason Top 25 and have Oregon ranked at number 7. The Oregon Ducks are the highest ranked Pac-12 team in the poll with UCLA(11), Arizona(13), Cal(19), and Washington(22). There is not much of a surprise at the top of the poll with Duke at number one, followed by Kentucky, Kansas and Villanova.
I do find it a surprise that UCLA is ranked ahead of Arizona, but recruiting will sometimes do that. Oregon will have to perform well in the non-conference as the Pac-12 brings the Bruins to town in late December for a just before 2017 matchup that could set the tone for 2017. If Brooks is back in time, the Ducks will only benefit from him being on the floor.
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The Oregon Ducks Non-Conference slate begins on November 11th against Army. The Ducks will welcome Northwest Christian on November 7th for an exhibition game.