My top 25 NCAA Basketball Preseason Teams

1. North Carolina - has the best player in the Nation, great depth, great at all positions and led by a Hall of Fame Coach.

2. Michigan State - Roe is healthy. And Izzo becomes great during Tourney time.

3. U of L - as a Kentucky fan I have to be honest. Great starting five, great bench. And their coach should already be in the Hall of Fame.

4.Connecticut - I know their coach (Jim Calhoun) is 104, but he can still recruit and has won before. Great players coming back from last year.

5. Memphis - not a fan. But let's face the facts. They play nobody during conference play. This means they don't take a beating like Big East, ACC and SEC teams.

6. Oklahoma - has the second best player in the nation (Blake Griffin). Should be the team to beat coming out of the Big 12.

7. Duke - once again Coach K will play a cup-cake non conference schedule, win 20 games and get a very overrated seed - like they have the past 5 straight years.

8. Texas - Inside game looks good. Added a Euro player (Balbay) who can shoot.

9. Notre Dame - Returning is Harangody, the Big East player of the Year and a decent back court. Another tough team from the Big East.

10. Gonzaga - The Zags have most of last year's starters returning. Like Memphis, they play a very weak conference schedule.

11. Miami - Since they suck at football now, many Miami fans and sport writers are hyped about their basketball team. They look good on paper.

12. UCLA - Most people have them in their top 5 or 8. Not me. Lost their best player. However, great players, great coach. And we are talking about UCLA.

13. Purdue - Maybe the surprise team coming out of the Big 10. We sure know Indiana sucks.

14. Wake Forest - Hey, we gotta add someone besides North Carolina and Duke in the top 25. The ACC is known for basketball. Wake played great basketball last year.

15. Florida - They had a down year last year. Look for them to bounce back. I also believe Tennessee is over hyped. Billy D didn't win two championships for being a joke either.

16. USC - Depends on if Stepheson is eligible this season. If so, USC may have the best 1-2 duo in the Nation.

17. Tennessee - Most overrated team in the nation this year and last. With that said, the SEC seems down once again. The Vols can easily pull of another 20 plus win season. But Pearl, you're still second best to the women's team.

18. Davidson - Best Mid-Major other than Memphis out there. Oh yeah, they have that Curry kid also.

19. UNLV - Another Mid-Major. Unlike Memphis and the others, they have won a National Championship in their History.

20. Kansas - Kansas will be down a lot from last year. However, they are the super power of the Big 12 when it comes to basketball. A lot of history also behind the name.

21. LSU - after having a fluke season, look for LSU to recover in the weak SEC. They also return four starters.

22. Wisconsin - Come on, they are playing in the terrible Big 10. With Indiana being a joke, keep an eye on the Badgers.

23. Arizona - Three starters back and a hall of fame coach guiding them.

24. Syracuse - Don't ask why.... I guess I am judging them by their history and past.

25. Saint Mary's - Hey, you always got to have a team people don't think about normally. So here is mine.


Teams which can prove something or bust

Kentucky - great history, a joke the past two seasons.

Villanova - They will either go 24 and 8, or 13 and 19.

Xavier - Top 25 one year, a joke the next.

Texas A&M - Wins 10 games in a row, then turns around and loses 3 of 4 every year it seems.

Georgetown - Was last year's "Bust of the Year" during the NCAA Tourney.