Rank | School | Conference | Coach | Years at | Comments |
1 | North Carolina | ACC | lostmyth2 | 4th | They are deep and talented at every position… |
2 | California | Pac 10 | thorknight | 4th | Salcido leads a very talented, upperclassmen laden team… |
3 | Northwestern | Big Ten | isuisu | 5th | Beckett returns to try and lead this team to the title… |
4 | Connecticut | Big East | uchuskies | 3rd | Sheard and Piscitelli are the stars, but the rest of the team is solid as well… |
5 | Alabama | SEC | wildblue | 1st | A New coach inherits an already talented roster… |
6 | Vanderbilt | SEC | samesteele | 1st | Another new coach at the top of the SEC… |
7 | Auburn | SEC | grapevine | 5th | Can they put it all together this year?... |
8 | Purdue | Big Ten | Rails | 5th | They lack depth, but their starters can play with anyone in the Nation… |
9 | Northern Arizona | Big Sky | naufan | 8th | There is some real talent in Flagstaff this season; Moore and Reilly get it done on both ends of the court… |
10 | Maryland | ACC | mniven | 4th | So. stud Larry Warner and Sr. leader Robert Profit lead this team… |
11 | Fresno State | Pac 10 | wallshot | 7th | This team is still very young; by the end of the season they will be very good, I wouldn't want to see them in March… |
12 | Pacific | Big West | bluejayscott | 4th | Very talented, senior laden team… |
13 | Oregon | Pac 10 | jskenner | 4th | Silas Jackson returns to terrorize the Pac 10 for another season… |
14 | Stanford | Pac 10 | tannermcc | 4th | Expectations are high in Palo Alto this year… |
15 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 12disciples | 3rd | Cloutier is one of the top point men in the nation… |
16 | Weber State | Big Sky | StowBulldogs | 2nd | Kennedy and Williams finally get a chance to start alongside super star point Riley Bonilla… |
17 | BYU | Mountain West | brocktune | 7th | William Graber can play with anyone and Troy Wood is a great scorer… |
18 | Clemson | ACC | epic | 4th | Veteran team with loads of talent… |
19 | Florida State | ACC | sully | 4th | A young frontline could hold this team back… |
20 | Penn State | Big Ten | mlatsko | 5th | Michael Courtney needs to contribute immediately for this team to be successful in the Big Ten. |
21 | Michigan | Big Ten | tdvy | 6th | A questionable frontline, if they can figure that out they can play with anyone… |
22 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | markshir | 5th | They could be ranked much higher but youth holds them back… |
23 | Texas | Big 12 | isiahthomas | 4th | They have some good players but lack a pure shooting guard… |
24 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | daveymac | 4th | They have a plethora of very good big men… |
25 | Princeton | Ivy | cyoress | 8th | Walter Lovitz is a very underrated point guard… |
26-35: Georgia, Louisiana State, Bowling Green, Syracuse, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Texas, Montana, Baylor, Lehigh
Final Four Prediction:
North Carolina 85 over Connecticut 78
California 74 over Northwestern 66
North Carolina 91 over California 72
National Champions: North Carolina
