2017 NBA Draft Rankings: Top 100 College Players

Washington guard Markelle Fultz has claimed the #1 spot in the rankings heading into the new year.  Fultz is an elite scorer and competitor who as a freshman already possesses every skill necessary to succeed at the next level.

Markelle Fultz is relentlessly aggressive on both ends of the floor.  Offensively he is constantly putting pressure on the defense, using his tremendous ball-handling and feel for the game to dissect opponents and make the right play.  Fultz' combinaton of size, strength, and skill allow him to get wherever he wants on the floor at any time, and he's smart enough to make the right decision once he gets there.

Fultz is an extremely strong finisher at the rim, but he can also kill you from deep and from mid-range.  He can get his own shot whenever he wants it, and he's currently 47% from 3-point range and over 50% overall.  He can finish with a wide array of floaters, step-backs, and fadaways, but he's also more than willing to make a great pass to an open teammate.  He sees the floor incredibly well and nearly always makes the right play, but so far early in the season his teammates have struggled to take full advantage of it.  A coaching staff that has really under-performed despite some solid talent over the years certainly isn't helping.

Markelle is also a tough defender.  His strength, quickness, and competitive toughness make life difficult on opponents, and his knowledge of the game results in him being in great position to help in the team concept.  He's a great rebounder as well, and he always imposes his will on every game in every area.

I expect Fultz to will his team to a big improvement over the course of the season, but there are many things about his current situation that he just can't control.  I'm sure Markelle is counting down the days until the NBA draft, but I'd be surprised if you ever hear any complaints from him this season.

2016-2017 PLAYER RANKING LIST
Rank	Player	Position	Team	Height	Weight	Year
1	Markelle Fultz	SG/PG	Washington	6'4”	195	Freshman
2	De'Aaron Fox	PG	Kentucky	6'3”	187	Freshman
3	Lonzo Ball	PG	UCLA	6'6”	190	Freshman
4	Malik Monk	SG/PG	Kentucky	6'3”	200	Freshman
5	Lauri Markkanen	PF/C	Arizona	7'0"	230	Freshman
6	Miles Bridges	SF/SG	Michigan St.	6'7”	230	Freshman
7	Josh Jackson	SF	Kansas	6'8”	207	Freshman
8	Justin Patton	C/PF	Creighton	7'0"	230	Freshman
9	Caleb Swanigan	PF	Purdue	6'9”	250	Sophomore
10	PJ Dozier	PG/SG/SF	South Carolina	6'6”	185	Sophomore
11	Dennis Smith Jr.	PG	N.C. State	6'3”	195	Freshman
12	Thomas Bryant	C/PF	Indiana	6'10”	255	Sophomore
13	Peter Jok	SG/SF	Iowa	6'6”	200	Senior
14	Semi Ojeleye	SF/SG	SMU	6'7”	235	Junior
15	Luke Kennard	SG	Duke	6'6”	202	Sophomore
16	Josh Hart	SG/SF	Villanova	6'6”	204	Senior
17	Robert Williams	PF	Texas A&M	6'9"	237	Freshman
18	Quinton Rose	PG/SG	Temple	6'8"	185	Freshman
19	Michal Cekovsky	C	Maryland	7'1"	250	Junior
20	Tevin Mack	SG/SF	Texas	6'7”	200	Sophomore
21	Trevon Bluiett	SG/SF	Xavier	6'5	205	Junior
22	Rawle Alkins	SG	Arizona	6'5”	220	Freshman
23	Johnathan Motley	PF/SF	Baylor	6'10”	230	Junior
24	Jonathan Isaac	SF/PF	Florida St.	6'10”	210	Freshman
25	Malcolm Hill	SG/SF	Illinois	6'6”	230	Senior
26	Dedric Lawson	SF/PF	Memphis	6'9”	236	Sophomore
27	Dillon Brooks	SG/SF	Oregon	6'5”	205	Junior
28	Kelan Martin	SF/SG	Butler	6'6”	215	Junior
29	T.J. Leaf	PF	UCLA	6'9”	205	Freshman
30	Edrice Adebayo	PF	Kentucky	6'8”	220	Freshman
31	Bashir Ahmed	SF	St. John’s	6'7"	210	Junior
32	Taurean Thompson	C	Syracuse	6'10”	225	Freshman
33	Kobi Simmons	PG/SG	Arizona	6'5”	175	Freshman
34	OG Anunoby	SF	Indiana	6'8”	235	Sophomore
35	L.J. Peak	SG/PG	Georgetown	6'5”	215	Junior
36	Jayson Tatum	SF/SG	Duke	6'8”	205	Freshman
37	Justin Jackson	SF/SG	UNC	6'8”	210	Junior
38	D.J. Wilson	PF	Michigan	6'10"	240	Junior
39	Sebastian Saiz	PF	Ole Miss	6'9"	240	Senior
40	Terrance Ferguson	SG/SF	Australia	6'6”	180	Freshman
41	Jaron Blossomgame	SF/SG	Clemson	6'7”	220	Senior
42	Nigel Hayes	SF	Wisconsin	6'8”	240	Senior
43	Rodney Bullock	SF	Providence	6'8”	225	Junior
44	Khyri Thomas	SG	Creighton	6'3"	205	Sophomore
45	James Blackmon Jr.	SG/PG	Indiana	6'4”	200	Junior
46	Ben Lammers	C	Georgia Tech	6'10"	227	Junior
47	Jawun Evans	PG	Oklahoma St.	6'1”	185	Sophomore
48	Yante Maten	PF	Georgia	6'8"	240	Junior
49	Dwayne Bacon	SG/SF	Florida St.	6'6”	209	Sophomore
50	Allonzo Trier	PG /SG	Arizona	6'4”	185	Sophomore
51	Mario Kegler	SF	Mississippi St.	6'8”	218	Freshman
52	Christian James	SG/SF	Oklahoma	6'4"	218	Sophomore
53	Myles Powell	SG	Seton Hall	6'2"	205	Freshman
54	Wesley Iwundu	PG/SG/SF	Kansas St.	6'7”	205	Senior
55	Kyle Kuzma	SG/SF	Utah	6'9"	221	Junior
56	Shamorie Ponds	CG	St. John’s	6'1"	170	Freshman
57	Tyler Cook	PF	Iowa	6'9"	253	Freshman
58	Justin Jackson	SF	Maryland	6'7"	225	Freshman
59	Jeffrey Carroll	SG/SF	Oklahoma St.	6'6"	215	Junior
60	Zach Collins	PF/C	Gonzaga	7'0”	230	Freshman
61	Ivan Rabb	PF	California	6'11”	220	Sophomore
62	Romelo Trimble	PG	Maryland	6'3”	185	Junior
63	Lagerald Vick	SG/SF	Kansas	6'5"	175	Sophomore
64	Donovan Mitchell	SG	Louisville	6'3”	200	Sophomore
65	Tony Bradley Jr.	C/PF	UNC	6'10”	240	Freshman
66	Devonte Graham	PG/SG	Kansas	6'2”	185	Junior
67	Scottie Lindsey	SG	Northwestern	6'5"	210	Junior
68	Charles Cooke	SG	Dayton	6'5”	196	Senior
69	Ben Moore	SF	SMU	6'8”	220	Senior
70	Tahjere McCall	PG/SG	Tennessee St.	6'5"	195	Senior
71	Raymond Spalding	PF/C	Louisville	6'10”	215	Sophomore
72	Angel Delgado	PF	Seton Hall	6'10”	240	Junior
73	Alec Peters	SG/SF	Valpo	6'9”	225	Senior
74	Deng Adel	SF	Louisville	6'7"	200	Sophomore
75	Jacob Evans III	PG/SG	Cincinnati	6'6”	210	Sophomore
76	Jaylen Johnson	SF/PF	Louisville	6'9"	230	Junior
77	Chris Boucher	PF/C	Oregon	6'10”	200	Senior
78	Malik Ellison	SG/SF	St. John’s	6'6"	215	Sophomore
79	Drew Eubanks	PF/C	Oregon St.	6'10”	250	Sophomore
80	Obi Enechionya	SF/PF	Temple	6'10"	220	Junior
81	Vic Law	SG/SF	Northwestern	6'7"	205	Sophomore
82	Marcus Foster	SG/PG	Creighton	6'3”	210	Junior
83	Sindarius Thornwell	SG	South Carolina	6'5”	205	Senior
84	Zak Irvin	SG/SF	Michigan	6'6”	215	Senior
85	Nigel Williams-Goss	PG	Gonzaga	6'3”	190	Junior
86	Jamel Artis	SF/SG	Pitt	6'7”	215	Senior
87	Michael Young	SF/PF	Pitt	6'9”	235	Senior
88	Isaac Hamilton	SG	UCLA	6'5”	195	Senior
89	Mikal Bridges	SF	Villanova	6'7”	191	Sophomore
90	Zach LeDay	SG/SF	Virginia Tech	6'7"	235	Senior
91	Antonio Blakeney	SG	LSU	6'4”	170	Sophomore
92	John Collins	PF	Wake Forest	6'10"	235	Sophomore
93	Frank Mason III	PG	Kansas	5'11”	190	Senior
94	JeQuan Lewis	PG	VCU	6'1"	180	Senior
95	Edmond Sumner	PG/SG	Xavier	6'5”	183	Sophomore
96	Tyler Lydon	SF	Syracuse	6'9”	223	Sophomore
97	Bonzie Colson	PF	Notre Dame	6'5"	225	Junior
98	Tim Williams	PF	New Mexico	6'8"	240	Senior
99	Jabari Bird	SG/SF	California	6'6”	190	Senior
100	Isaac Haas	C	Purdue	7'2”	290	Junior

2017 College Basketball Team Rankings

Not a lot has changed at the top heading into the new year.  You may wonder why some of the top teams didn't drop after recently losing games, but it's really hard to win on the road in college basketball and I'm not going to overreact to every tough loss in a hostile environment.  It's going to happen to everyone at times this season, but it will be the teams that can most consistently pull out wins in these situations that finish the season at the top.

Villanova's Josh Hart has taken a clear lead in the Player of the Year race and has his Wildcats in great position to make a run at back-to-back titles.

2017 Team Rankings		Games Seen	Last
1	Villanova	5	12/31/2016
2	UCLA	5	12/28/2016
3	Kentucky	8	12/29/2016
4	Baylor	4	12/3/2016
5	Arizona	4	12/20/2016
6	Creighton	5	12/31/2016
7	Gonzaga	5	12/18/2016
8	UNC	14	12/31/2016
9	Duke	4	12/19/2016
10	Virginia	3	12/21/2016
11	Louisville	5	12/21/2016
12	Kansas	4	12/30/2016
13	Butler	4	12/29/2016
14	Indiana	4	12/17/2016
15	West Virginia	3	12/3/2016
16	Purdue	4	12/28/2016
17	Xavier	5	12/3/2016
18	Maryland	3	12/27/2016
19	Oregon	3	12/28/2016
20	South Carolina	3	12/10/2016
21	Notre Dame	2	11/22/2016
22	Clemson	3	11/20/2016
23	Virginia Tech	3	12/11/2016
24	St. John's	2	12/29/2016
25	USC	3	12/28/2016
26	Wisconsin	3	12/27/2016
27	Oklahoma St.	4	12/22/2016
28	Florida St.	3	12/28/2016
29	Northwestern	2	12/17/2016
30	Michigan	6	12/13/2016
31	Kansas St.	2	12/17/2016
32	Michigan St.	5	11/29/2016
33	Cincinnati	3	12/22/2016
34	Tennessee	2	12/18/2016
35	Texas A&M	3	12/17/2016
36	Wichita St.	4	12/10/2016
37	Seton Hall	4	12/28/2016
38	Iowa St.	5	12/8/2016
39	Memphis	3	12/27/2016
40	Oklahoma	3	12/17/2016
41	SMU	4	12/27/2016
42	Florida	3	12/6/2016
43	Miami	2	11/25/2016
44	Temple	4	12/13/2016
45	Ole Miss	4	12/29/2016
46	Marquette	1	11/17/2016
47	Pittsburgh	1	11/17/2016
48	N.C. State	3	12/10/2016
49	Tennessee St.	2	12/19/2016
50	Marshall	1	12/22/2016

College Basketball Team Rankings

The defending champs have made their way back to the top of the rankings after the first month of the season.  They don't have the most or best NBA players on their roster, but the Villanova Wildcats are an extremely intelligent and disciplined team with championship experience.  They exert maximum effort at both ends of the floor each and every game, and as a result there's not much room for error against them.  As of now the battle for Player of the Year is between Villanova's Josh Hart and UCLA's Lonzo Ball.

2017 Team Rankings		Games Seen	Last
1	Villanova	3	11/20/2016
2	UCLA	4	12/3/2016
3	Kentucky	5	12/7/2016
4	Gonzaga	4	12/7/2016
5	Kansas	3	11/22/2016
6	UNC	10	12/11/2016
7	Indiana	3	11/30/2016
8	Duke	3	12/6/2016
9	Creighton	3	11/21/2016
10	Baylor	3	11/25/2016
11	Louisville	4	11/30/2016
12	Texas A&M	2	11/27/2016
13	Purdue	3	11/30/2016
14	USC	2	11/25/2016
15	South Carolina	2	11/26/2016
16	Xavier	3	11/20/2016
17	West Virginia	3	12/3/2016
18	Wisconsin	2	11/23/2016
19	Virginia	2	12/3/2016
20	Kansas St.	1	11/26/2016
21	Pittsburgh	1	11/17/2016
22	Notre Dame	2	11/22/2016
23	Clemson	2	11/20/2016
24	Michigan St.	5	11/29/2016
25	Wichita St.	3	11/25/2016
26	UCF	1	11/20/2016
27	Northwestern	1	11/22/2016
28	Temple	2	11/25/2016
29	Ole Miss	2	11/21/2016
30	SMU	3	11/25/2016
31	Florida	3	12/6/2016
32	Oregon	2	11/17/2016
33	Butler	2	11/28/2016
34	Arizona	2	11/25/2016
35	Maryland	2	11/26/2016
36	Florida St.	2	11/25/2016
37	Virginia Tech	2	11/30/2016
38	Michigan	4	11/30/2016
39	Marquette	1	11/17/2016
40	Georgia	2	11/22/2016
41	Colorado	2	11/22/2016
42	Rhode Island	1	11/20/2016
43	Cincinnati	2	12/1/2016
44	Iowa St.	5	12/8/2016
45	Auburn	1	11/23/2016
46	Syracuse	1	11/26/2016
47	Oklahoma St.	3	11/22/2016
48	St. Mary's	1	11/30/2016
49	Miami	2	11/25/2016
50	Seton Hall	1	11/17/2016

College Basketball Rankings: Top 100 Players

We're only a month into the college basketball season and Lonzo Ball is already the third player to hold down the #1 spot.  He led his team to a big-time upset at then top-ranked Kentucky, and he's got his UCLA squad looking like a national title contender.  Here's the scouting report on Ball, along with the rest of the top 100.

Lonzo Ball has the best court vision in college basketball.  He makes his teammates much better just by being out there, and he has his UCLA squad playing as well as anyone this season.  No one means more to their team than Lonzo Ball.

Ball excels in every aspect of the game.  He's got great size, length, and athleticism at the point guard position.  He has tremendous timing on both ends of the floor, and he has a deep understanding of the game that few players, let alone college freshman, ever possess.  He knows what his team needs at any given moment, and his diverse skill-set gives him the ability to deliver whatever that may be. 

Lonzo is an elite competitor who never takes a play off.  He's a very good shooter with deep range.  He has a great handle, able to easily get by his man at any time with the ability to make the right decision once he does.  He can take it all the way to the rim and finish, pull up for a jumper, or deliver a pinpoint pass to set up a teammate. 

Along with being a nearly perfect offensive player, Lonzo Ball is a also a great defender.  His length and quickness make him a very good on-ball defender, and his instincts and knowledge of the game make him devastating in help position as well.  He blocks shots, wreaks havoc in the passing lanes, and in general just knows where to be to give his team the best chance to stop the opponent.

Lonzo Ball is extremely clutch in the big moments.  He thrives with the pressure at its most intense, and you just know something good is going to happen with the game on the line and the ball in his hands.  He's capable of playing three positions, but there's no doubt he's most valuable as a point guard.

2016-2017 PLAYER RANKING LIST
Rank	Player	Position	Team	Height	Weight	Year
1	Lonzo Ball	PG	UCLA	6'6”	190	Freshman
2	Josh Jackson	SF	Kansas	6'8”	207	Freshman
3	Markelle Fultz	SG/PG	Washington	6'4”	195	Freshman
4	Miles Bridges	SF/SG	Michigan St.	6'7”	230	Freshman
5	Jayson Tatum	SF/SG	Duke	6'8”	205	Freshman
6	Jonathan Isaac	SF/PF	Florida St.	6'10”	210	Freshman
7	Malik Monk	SG/PG	Kentucky	6'3”	200	Freshman
8	Josh Hart	SG/SF	Villanova	6'6”	204	Senior
9	Peter Jok	SG/SF	Iowa	6'6”	200	Senior
10	Wesley Iwundu	PG/SG/SF	Kansas St.	6'7”	205	Senior
11	De'Aaron Fox	PG	Kentucky	6'3”	187	Freshman
12	Caleb Swanigan	PF	Purdue	6'9”	250	Sophomore
13	Lauri Markkanen	PF/C	Arizona	7'0"	230	Freshman
14	Perry Dozier	PG/SG/SF	South Carolina	6'6”	185	Sophomore
15	Terrance Ferguson	SG/SF	Australia	6'6”	180	Freshman
16	Semi Ojeleye	SF/SG	SMU	6'7”	235	Junior
17	OG Anunoby	SF	Indiana	6'8”	235	Sophomore
18	Johnathan Motley	PF/SF	Baylor	6'10”	230	Junior
19	Malcolm Hill	SG/SF	Illinois	6'6”	230	Senior
20	Luke Kennard	SG	Duke	6'6”	202	Sophomore
21	Obi Enechionya	SF/PF	Temple	6'10"	220	Junior
22	Yante Maten	PF	Georgia	6'8"	240	Junior
23	Thomas Bryant	C/PF	Indiana	6'10”	255	Sophomore
24	Robert Williams	PF	Texas A&M	6'9"	237	Freshman
25	Michal Cekovsky	C	Maryland	7'1"	250	Junior
26	Edmond Sumner	PG/SG	Xavier	6'5”	183	Sophomore
27	Jamel Artis	SF/SG	Pitt	6'7”	215	Senior
28	Jaron Blossomgame	SF/SG	Clemson	6'7”	220	Senior
29	T.J. Leaf	PF	UCLA	6'9”	205	Freshman
30	Raymond Spalding	PF/C	Louisville	6'10”	215	Sophomore
31	Marques Bolden	PF/C	Duke	6'10”	236	Freshman
32	Justin Patton	C/PF	Creighton	7'0"	230	Freshman
33	Dennis Smith Jr.	PG	N.C. State	6'3”	195	Freshman
34	Jawun Evans	PG	Oklahoma St.	6'1”	185	Sophomore
35	Dedric Lawson	SF/PF	Memphis	6'9”	236	Sophomore
36	Tony Bradley Jr.	C/PF	UNC	6'10”	240	Freshman
37	Dillon Brooks	SG/SF	Oregon	6'5”	205	Junior
38	Deng Adel	SF	Louisville	6'7"	200	Sophomore
39	Dwayne Bacon	SG/SF	Florida St.	6'6”	209	Sophomore
40	George King	SG/SF	Colorado	6'6”	220	Junior
41	Kobi Simmons	PG/SG	Arizona	6'5”	175	Freshman
42	Xavier Johnson	SF	Colorado	6'7”	230	Senior
43	Markis McDuffie	SF	Wichita St.	6'8"	212	Sophomore
44	Edrice Adebayo	PF	Kentucky	6'8”	220	Freshman
45	V.J. King	SF/SG	Louisville	6'6”	190	Freshman
46	Mikal Bridges	SF	Villanova	6'7”	191	Sophomore
47	Quinton Rose	PG/SG	Temple	6'8"	185	Freshman
48	Trevon Bluiett	SG/SF	Xavier	6'5	205	Junior
49	Marcus Foster	SG/PG	Creighton	6'3”	210	Junior
50	Rawle Alkins	SG	Arizona	6'5”	220	Freshman
51	Ivan Rabb	PF	California	6'11”	220	Sophomore
52	Tyler Cook	PF	Iowa	6'9"	253	Freshman
53	Zach Collins	PF/C	Gonzaga	7'0”	230	Freshman
54	Sindarius Thornwell	SG	South Carolina	6'5”	205	Senior
55	Isaac Hamilton	SG	UCLA	6'5”	195	Senior
56	Christian James	SG/SF	Oklahoma	6'4"	218	Sophomore
57	Rodney Bullock	SF	Providence	6'8”	225	Junior
58	Charles Cooke	SG	Dayton	6'5”	196	Senior
59	Zak Irvin	SG/SF	Michigan	6'6”	215	Senior
60	Justin Jackson	SF	Maryland	6'7"	225	Freshman
61	Khyri Thomas	SG	Creighton	6'3"	205	Sophomore
62	Kameron McGusty	SG	Oklahoma	6'5”	165	Freshman
63	Michael Young	SF/PF	Pitt	6'9”	235	Senior
64	Nigel Hayes	SF	Wisconsin	6'8”	240	Senior
65	Grayson Allen	SG	Duke	6'5”	205	Junior
66	Alec Peters	SG/SF	Valpo	6'9”	225	Senior
67	Chris Boucher	PF/C	Oregon	6'10”	200	Senior
68	Sebastian Saiz	PF	Ole Miss	6'9"	240	Senior
69	Devonte Graham	PG/SG	Kansas	6'2”	185	Junior
70	Tyler Lydon	SF	Syracuse	6'9”	223	Sophomore
71	Cameron Johnson	SG/SF	Pitt	6'8"	210	Sophomore
72	Scottie Lindsey	SG	Northwestern	6'5"	210	Junior
73	Vic Law	SG/SF	Northwestern	6'7"	205	Sophomore
74	Cole Huff	SF	Creighton	6'8"	220	Senior
75	Bonzie Colson	PF	Notre Dame	6'5"	225	Junior
76	Tim Williams	PF	New Mexico	6'8"	240	Senior
77	Kelan Martin	SF/SG	Butler	6'6”	215	Junior
78	Nigel Williams-Goss	PG	Gonzaga	6'3”	190	Junior
79	Tevin Mack	SG/SF	Texas	6'7”	200	Sophomore
80	John Collins	PF	Wake Forest	6'10"	235	Sophomore
81	Allonzo Trier	PG /SG	Arizona	6'4”	185	Sophomore
82	Jacob Evans III	PG/SG	Cincinnati	6'6”	210	Sophomore
83	Rodney Pryor	SG	Georgetown	6'5"	205	Senior
84	Tonny Trocha-Morelos	PF/SF	Texas A&M	6'10"	224	Junior
85	Drew Eubanks	PF/C	Oregon St.	6'10”	250	Sophomore
86	Donovan Mitchell	SG	Louisville	6'3”	200	Sophomore
87	Lagerald Vick	SG/SF	Kansas	6'5"	175	Sophomore
88	Justin Jackson	SF/SG	UNC	6'8”	210	Junior
89	Isaac Haas	C	Purdue	7'2”	290	Junior
90	Jaylen Johnson	SF/PF	Louisville	6'9"	230	Junior
91	Jeffrey Carroll	SG/SF	Oklahoma St.	6'6"	215	Junior
92	JeQuan Lewis	PG	VCU	6'1"	180	Senior
93	Hassan Martin	SF/PF	Rhode Island	6'7"	235	Senior
94	Frank Mason III	PG	Kansas	5'11”	190	Senior
95	Romelo Trimble	PG	Maryland	6'3”	185	Junior
96	Jarrett Allen	PF/C	Texas	6'9”	225	Freshman
97	Jalen Brunson	PG	Villanova	6'1”	180	Sophomore
98	Jeremy Morgan	SG/SF	N. Iowa	6'5"	195	Senior
99	Isaiah Briscoe	SG/PG	Kentucky	6'3”	210	Sophomore
100	Joel Berry II	PG	UNC	6'0”	195	Junior