As part of SI.com's preview of the 2020–21 men's college basketball season, we're breaking down each of the six major conferences. We started with the Big 12, and the Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC are still to follow. All will be complete with our analyst's breakdown of each team and a projected order of finish.
The Big Picture
The ACC picture looks a bit different. Duke is not an AP preseason top-five selection for the first time since 2012. North Carolina is not in the AP preseason top 15 for the first time since 2005.