NCAAB Power Rankings
1. North Carolina Tar Heels - No timetable for Hansbrough's return could be bothersome to the Tar Heels, and with Tyler Zeller out for the season, it could be no where but down in the rankings for UNC.
2. Louisville Cardinals - Louisville's record may produce a better than their squad deserves with such an easy non-conference schedule. That doesn't mean they aren't talented and ready to make a run for the Final Four.
3. UCLA Bruins - Ben Howland has his sights on yet another NCAA Championship game, the first test could be Saturday against Duke (if all things go right).
4. Connecticut Huskies - Hasheem Thabeet is the "Big Man On Campus" for staying in College, now he needs make his stay worth-while.
5. Texas Longhorns - A.J. Abrams has one of the quickest releases in college basketball, he is extremely deadly from deep; He's one of my favorite players and Texas is one of my favorite teams.
6. Michigan State Spartans - Next week MSU has games against Gonzaga and Georgetown, then faces UNC on Dec. 3rd. If the Spartans want to be considered a top 10 team, they need to prove it against worthy opponents.
7. Memphis Tigers - John Calipari's recruited the talent to bring the Tigers back to the title game (Tyreke Evans is that talent), but will they have the endurance?
8. Gonzaga Bulldogs - Gonzaga is the Washington State of 2009. Sexy pick, overhyped, cliche.
9. Pittsburgh Panthers - 30 straight home wins, this team is tough to beat home or away.
10. Oklahoma Sooners - Blake Grizzle looked great against Davidson scoring 25 and grabbing 21 rebounds. Griffin could be on the short list for POY come April.
11. Duke Blue Devils - Who will take the clutch shot in crunch time? Kyle Singler or Gerald Henderson?
12. Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Luke Harangody was last season's Big East POY and he's showing early (30 pts, 14 rebs) he wants to repeat. Notre Dame just doesn't strike me as a Basketball Powerhouse.
13. Tennessee Volunteers - Bruce Pearl's team is flowing with talent, but needs a leader to emerge. Maybe Tyler Smith? Wayne Chism? J.P. Prince?
14. Purdue Boilermakers - The best in the Big Ten? Purdue is 3-0 and Matt Painter is looking solid so far. Michigan State may have to battle the Boilermakers for the Big Ten title.
15. Arizona State Sun Devils - James Harden is a favorite for Pac-10 POY, but the Sun Devils need more from Jeff Pendergraph if they want to capture the Pac-10 title.
16. Florida Gators - 2-0 for the seventh consecutive season, Billy D knows how to coach out the gate (or maybe they need to challenge themselves more early in the season). Dan Werner is the man, so smooth. It's too bad that Nick Calathes likes to gamble.
17. Marquette Golden Eagles - This team is stacked: Jarel McNeal, Dominic James, Wesley Mathews, Lazar Hayward. But none of these guys are D-Wade.
18. Georgetown Hoyas - Sophomore Chris Wright, who missed almost all of last season, had 16 points Monday to lead the Hoyas over Jacksonville.
19. Wake Forest Demon Deacons - Al-Farouq Aminu posted a double-double (21 points, 10 boards) in his college debut.
20. Villanova Wildcats - Dante Cunningham owned Fordham Monday scoring 31 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.
21. Miami Hurricanes - If all things go right in the Paradise Jam tourney, Miami will have a date with UCONN in the title game. I'm not sure about the Hurricanes, expectations seem to always outdo actual performance.
22. Kansas Jayhawks - Sherron Collins had a career high 25 points Tuesday to help the Jayhawk nation get ready for a repeat run at the Champioship. Next week's CBE Classic could match Kansas with Washington, Syracuse or Florida.
23. Wisconsin Badgers - Over the off-season Marcus Landry tried to make himself into an NBA caliber player (like his bro), he had 23 points and 3 blocks in the Badgers season opener.
24. USC Trojans - Who said Taj Gibson wasn't any good? The Junior forward tied a career high Tuesday with 22 points.
25. Davidson Wildcats - Despite losing to Oklahoma on Tuesday, Davidson should compete for another trip to the Elite 8. Stephen Curry is unreal.
Others receiving votes: UNLV, Ohio State, Xavier, Syracuse, West Virginia
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