Likely, with a more aggressive offense this year and the defensive minded players returning, DU will likely way out perform the preseason rankings. Just not the same team as last year, but likely even better. No one guessed preseason last year, that DU was going to win the A-10, but it happened.  

I think the A-10 will be a tougher league top to bottom and with the coaching and roster turnover I wouldn’t expect the Dukes to be highly ranked in the league or nationally. It may take some time for the team to gel and perform as a cohesive unit.  It appears that Coach Dru will have some depth and position flexibility, but at the same time players are learning their roles and how to fit into the mix.  It should be interesting, and maybe better to be under-rated than over-rated in the preseason polls.