My top 25 Preseason Basketball picks:
1. Kansas - a veteran club + Xavier Henry
2. Michigan State - a veteran club, very solid
3. Kentucky - a talented team with Patrick Patterson. Will John Wall, Cousins, Bledsoe and the other new members of the team be up to the challenge?
4. Villanova - another veteran club. They could go all the way.
5. Texas - a very talented team with a great coach in Rick Barnes.
6. North Carolina - a great coach in Roy Williams. You can't sell him short.
7. Purdue - a very talented team.
8. West Virginia - A very possible final four team. Coach wins whether you like him or not.
9. Duke - A talented team with a proven coach.
10. Butler - a senior laden team
11. Tennessee - a veteran team. Will challenge Kentucky in the SEC
12. California - A very much weakened Pac-10. They seem to be the quality team.
13. Connecticut - I wouldn't count out a Calhoun coached team.
14. Washington - They will challenge California
15. Ohio State
16. Michigan
17. Oklahoma
18. Mississippi State
19. Louisville - A Pitino coached team - enough said
20. Minnesota
21. Georgia Tech
22. Georgetown
23. Dayton
24. Clemson
25. Illinois
Others who could get in:
Oklahoma St, Siena, Maryland, Florida St., Syracuse, Florida, Virginia, Tulsa, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Xavier, UCLA, Gonzaga
What do you think? Any disagreements? I'm sure there are.
