I'm picking 13th. I know thats not terribely optimistic. I thought last year we had a fair bit of luck (the 2-1 win at Portsmouth springs to mind). So much depends on those first 7 games if we can put 5 wins out of 7 under our belts which isn't out of the question, we could hold that 4th spot for next year.
I think you really have to wait for a few days before you make any predictions. Last season I thought they'd finish in the bottom half until they signed di Canio and got Cole on loan. I changed my tune after that to 8th or 9th. The lineup is too questionable at the moment not to mention our annual preseason injuries.
Right now somewhere between 8-10. Depending on the next few days/weeks 4-8 or 10-14. There is still so much up in the air.