Pre(pre)Season Top 25

1. North Carolina- When you lose no one and return the National Player of the Year, all from a Final Four team, you are in pretty good shape.  

2. UCLA- The Bruins lose four members of their final four time but they are still one of the most experienced teams in the country.  Add the country's top recruiting class, and they could be headed back to the FInal Four.

3. Notre Dame- The Irish only lose one starter and return player of the year contender Luke Harengody.  Mix this in with solid role players and the Irish can surprise some people.  

4. Connecticut- Hasheem Thabeet decided he wanted a National championship before going to the NBA. Jeff Adrien and Jerome Dyson also return and its Final Four or bust for the Huskies.  

5. Pittsburgh- It's too bad Mike Cook is not back but it shouldn't stop the Panthers from making some noise.  Pitt got on a role late last season and that will carry over into the beginning of 2008.  

6. Louisville- If Edgar Sosa can return to his freshman form, Louisville will be back in Final Four talks around the country.  The key part of that statement is "if".  Last year he struggled and Rick Pitino can not have that if the Cardinals are looking to make a run.  

7. Gonzaga-  The Bulldogs only lose Senior leader David Pendergraft while returning the next seven in line on their depth chart.  If Gonzaga gets by their non-conference schedule pretty much intact, they should be dancing well into March

8. Duke- Last year's scare  to Belmont scared many fans but Duke brings one of their best teams in recent memory into the 2008 season.  Greg Paulus will have to step up for the Blue Devils to break into the Final Four.

9. Texas- D.J Augustin is gone, but the Longhorns return many other pieces from an elite eight team.  The Big 12 will have a down year and Texas should thrive even while playing with a weaker squad. 

10. Marquette- Dominic James and Jerel Mcneal might make up the best backcourt in the entire country and if the Golden Eagles can hold their own up front, they will compete late into March.

11. Memphis 

12. Purdue

13. Miami

14. Tennessee 

15. Michigan State

16. Georgetown

17. Wake Forest

18. Arizona State

19. Oklahoma

20. Southern California

21. Villanova

22. West Virginia 

23. Wisconsin

24. Florida

25. Saint Mary's

Honorable Mention:

Davidson, San Diego, Baylor, Kansas, Virginia Tech, Kentucky, Syracuse, Washington State

 

Welcome

Today, I am creating a page with my views on NCAA basketball.  I have taken a strong interest in college basketball in the past five years and i figured why not put it all down in one place.  On my own, i have done things ranging from my own top 25's to early October bracketology.    I enjoy watching the Duke-Unc March showdown's that decide the ACC but i find the Big Sky conference semifinals just as exciting.  I spend most of my free time reading everything about college basketball traveling from Espn to pure statistical sites such as Kenpom.com. With this site, I will share my opinions with those college basketball fanatics who want to see a different opinion from those of Dickie V or Joe Lunardi. I will start with scattered posts as we near the end of the  off season and hopefully, they will become more frequent as the season begins.  I look forward to sharing my knowledge of college basketball with others, whether you are a passionate fan of your alma mater or if you turn on the tv only when the brackets come out.