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ACC

#1 North Carolina-All 5 starters are back. Harrison Barnes really played well down the stretch. UNC also found it's PG Kendall Marshall. This could be another banner year in Chapel Hill.
#2 Duke-Duke is deep in the front court. The back court is loaded with young talent. Austin Rivers has arrived, along with Quinn Cook. Lets not forget about Seth Curry. Duke should go deep in March.
#3
Florida State-
One of the hotter teams last year in March. Bernard James is a great rebounder and shot blocker. If his offensive game continues to develop watch out. PG is a question mark.
#4 Miami- Great back court combo with Durrand Scott and Malcom grant. Reggie Johnson should continue his dominance down low. Should be one of the better season for the U in recent memories.
#5 NC State- C.J. Leslie and Lorenzo Brown are back. Both players will have to make a big impact this year. NCST doesn't want back to back years under .500
#6 Virginia- The cavaliers are led by forward Mike Scott. Scott was averaging 15.9 ppg and 10 rebounds a game before an injury. This team could be on the bubble come March.

#7 Virginia Tech-Delaney and Allen are gone. But the Hookies have a great freshman class coming in. Ill be keeping my eye on Dorian Finney- Smith.
#8 Georgia Tech-Glen Rice Jr. is back. Brandon Reed transfers in from Arkansas State he avg. 15 ppg. as a freshman.
#9 Clemson-
The Tigers lose their top 2 scorers. Demontez Stitt also led the team in assists. Jerai Grant led the team in rebounds. An average recruiting class leads me to believe the Tigers will take a step back.
#10 Wake Forest- 4 starters return. The problem is those starters went 8-24 last year. Whos going to step up for the Deacons, my guess Chennault.
#11 Maryland- Center Jordan Williams is gone. Even more devastating is that long time head coach, Gary Williams is gone. Mark Turgeon will have a rough first year as coach.
#12 Boston College-
11 new faces for the Eagles. Only 209 total points from returning players. Steve Donahue is already looking forward to 2012-2013 season.

Atlantic 10

#1 Xavier
#2 Temple
#3 Saint Louis
#4 Saint Joseph's
#5 Charlotte
#6 Saint Bonaventure
#7 George Washington
#8 Dayton
#9 Duquense
#10 Richmond
#11 UMass
#12 Rhode Island
#13 LaSalle
#14 Fordham

Big East

#1 UConn
#2 Syracuse
#3 Pitt
#4 Louisville
#5 Cincinnati
#6 Marquette
#7 Villanova
#8 West Virginia
#9  Notre Dame
#10 St. John's
#11 Rutgers
#12 Georgetown
#13 Seton Hall
#14 Depaul
#15 South Florida
#16 Providence

Big 12

#1 Baylor
#2 Texas A&M
#3 Missouri
#4 Kansas
#5 Texas
#6 Oklahoma State
#7 Kansas State
#8 Iowa State
#9 Oklahoma
#10 Texas Tech

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Big Ten

#1 Ohio State
#2 Illinois
#3 Michigan
#4 Michigan State
#5 Northwestern
#6 Indiana
#7 Purdue
#8 Wisconsin
#9 Minnesota
#10 Iowa
#11 Nebraska
#12 Penn State

Conference USA

#1 Memphis
#2 UCF
#3 Marshall
#4 Tulsa
#5 UAB
#6 Southern Miss
#7 SMU
#8 East Carolina
#9 UTEP
#10 Houston
#11 Rice 
#12 Tulane
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Missouri Valley

#1 Creighton
#2 Wichita State
#3 Drake
#4 Indiana State
#5 Evansville
#6 Northern Iowa
#7 Missouri State
#8 Bradley
#9 Southern Illinois
#10 Illinois State

Mountain West

#1 New Mexico
#2 UNLV
#3 San Diego State
#4 Wyoming
#5 Air force
#6 Colorado State
#7 TCU
#8 Boise State

Pac-12

#1 Washington
#2 Arizona
#3 California
#4 UCLA
#5 Arizona State
#6 Oregon
#7 USC
#8 Stanford
#9 Oregon State
#10 Washington State
#11 Utah
#12 Colorado

SEC

#1 Kentucky
#2 Vanderbilt
#3 Florida
#4 Mississippi State
#5 Alabama
#6 Arkansas
#7 Ole Miss
#8 Auburn
#9 South Carolina
#10 LSU
#11 Georgia
#12 Tennessee

West Coast Conference

#1 Gonzaga
#2 Saint Mary's
#3 San Francisco
#4 Santa Clara
#5 BYU
#6 Portland
#7 Loyla Marymount
#8 Pepperdine
#9 San Diego
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Mid-Majors

America East

#1 Boston U
#2 Stony Brook
#3 Vermont
#4 New Hampshire
#5 Albany
#6 Maine
#7 UMBC
#8 Binghamton
#9 Hartford

Atlantic Sun

#1 Belmont
#2 East Tennessee State
#3 Kennwsaw State
#4 North Florida
#5 Jacksonville
#6 Lipscomb
#7 Mercer
#8 Florida Gulf Coast
#9 USC Upstate
#10 Stetson
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Big Sky

#1 Weber State
#2 Montana 
#3 Eastern Washington
#4 Portland State
#5 Northern Colorado 
#6 Northern Arizona
#7 Montana State
#8 Sacramento State
#9 Idaho State

Big South

#1 UNC Asheville 
#2 Liberty
#3 Coastal Carolina
#4 VMI
#5 High Point
#6 Charleston Southern
#7 Campbell
#8 Winthrop
#9 Presbyterian
#10 Gardner Webb
#11 Radford

Big West

#1 Long Beach State
#2 UC Santa Barbra 
#3 Cal State Fullerton 
#4 Cal Poly
#5 UC Riverside
#6 UC Davis
#7 Pacific
#8 UC Irvine 
#9Cal State Northridge

Colonial Athletic

#1 Drexel
#2 Old Dominion 
#3 VCU
#4 George Mason
#5 James Madison
#6 Northeastern
#7 William & Mary
#8 Hofstra 
#9 UNC Wilmington
#10 Georgia State
#11 Delaware 
#12 Towson

Horizon League

#1 Detroit 
#2 Butler
#3 Cleveland State
#4 UW-Greenbay
#5 UW-Milwaukee 
#6 Wright State
#7 Valparaiso 
#8 Youngstown State
#9 Loyola 
#10 UIC

Ivy League

#1 Harvard
#2 Yale
#3 Cornell
#4 Penn
#5 Princeton 
#6 Columbia
#7 Brown
#8 Dartmouth 

Metro Atlantic

#1 Iona
#2 Fairfield
#3 Rider
#4 Loyola
#5 Manhattan
#6 Canasius
#7 Siena
#8 Saint Peter's
#9 Marist
#10 Niagra

Mid America

East
#1 Kent State
#2 Miami OH
#3 Ohio
#4 Akron
#5 Buffalo
#6 Bowling Green

West
#1 Western Michigan
#2 Central Michigan
#3 Ball State
#4 Northern Illinois
#5 Eastern Michigan
#6 Toledo

Mid Eastern

#1 Morgan State
#2 Coppin State
#3 Hampton
#4 Norfolk State
#5 Howard
#6 Florida A&M
#7 Delaware State 
#8 Bethune-Cookman
#9 North Carolina A&T
#10 Maryland Eastern Shore
#11 North Carolina Central
#12 Savannah State

Northeast

#1 Central Connecticut 
#2 Robert Morris
#3 Wagner
#4 St. Francis (NY)
#5 Long Island
#6 Quinnipiac
#7 St. Francis (PA)
#8 Bryant
#9 Monmouth
#10 Mount St. Mary's
#11 Sacred Heart
#12 Farliegh Dickinson

Ohio Valley

#1 Tennessee Tech
#2 Austin Peay
#3 Tennessee State
#4 Murray State
#5 SE Missouri State
#6 UT Martin
#7 Morehead State
#8 Eastern Kentucky 
#9 Eastern Illinois 
#10 Jacksonville State
#11 SIU-Edwardsville

Patriot

#1 Lehigh 
#2 Bucknell
#3 Holy Cross
#4 Colgate
#5 Navy
#6 Lafayette
#7 American 
#8 Army

Southern

North
#1 Appalachian State
#2 Chattanooga 
#3  Western Carolina
#4 UNC Greensboro
#5 Elon
#6 Samford

South 
#1 Davidson 
#2 Charleston 
#3 Georgia Southern 
#4 Wofford
#5 Furman
#6 Citadel 

Southland

East 
#1 Lamar
#2 Southeastern Louisiana 
#3 Mcneese State
#4 Northwestern State
#5 Central Arkansas 
#6 Nicholls State

West
#1 UT-SA
#2 Texas-Arlington
#3 Stephen F. Austin
#4 Texas State
#5 Sam Houston State
#6 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 

Southwestern Athletic

#1 Mississippi Valley State
#2 Arkansas Pine Bluff
#3 Alabama State
#4 Alcorn State
#5 Grambling State
#6 Texas Southern
#7 Jackson State
#8 Alabama A&M
#9 Southern  
#10 Prairie View A&M

Summit

#1 Oral Roberts
#2 Oakland
#3 IUPUI
#4 North Dakota State
#5 South Dakota State
#6 Western Illinois 
#7 IPFW
#8 Southern Utah
#9 South Dakota
#10 UMKC

Sun Belt

West
#1 North Texas
#2 Denver
#3 Louisiana-Lafayette  
#4 Arkansas State
#5 Arkansas Little Rock
#6 Louisiana-Monroe

East
#1 Middle Tennessee  
#2 Western Kentucky
#3 Florida Atlantic 
#4 Florida International 
#5 Troy
#6 South Alabama

WAC

#1 Nevada
#2 New Mexico State
#3 Hawaii
#4 Utah State
#5 Idaho 
#6 Fresno State
#7 San Jose State
#8 Louisiana Tech

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