College Basketball Predictions 2017-18

By Tyler Smith and Matt Hetzler

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Teams with an asterisk next to their name are tournament bound.

America East

1. Vermont*
2. Albany
3. UMBC
4. New Hampshire
5. UMass Lowell
6. Stony Brook
7. Binghamton
8. Hartford
9. Maine

America East Player Of The Year: Anthony Lamb, Vermont

American

1. Cincinnati*
2. Wichita State*
3. UCF*
4. UConn*
5. Temple
6. SMU
7. Houston
8. Tulsa
9. Tulane
10. East Carolina
11.Memphis
12. South Florida

AAC Player Of The Year: Rob Gray, Houston

A10

1. St. Bonaventure*
2. Rhode Island*
3. Dayton*
4. Saint Joe’s*
5. Saint Louis*
6. Davidson
7. VCU
8. George Mason
9. Richmond
10. La Salle
11. George Washington
12. Massachusetts
13. Fordham
14. Duquesne

First Team All A10
G E.C. Matthews, Rhode Island
G Jaylen Adams, St. Bonaventure
G De’Monte Buckingham, Richmond
F Peyton Aldridge, Davidson
F Josh Cunningham, Dayton

ACC

1. Duke*
2. Notre Dame*
3. Miami*
4. North Carolina*
5. Louisville*
6. Georgia Tech*
7. Virginia*
8. Virginia Tech*
9. Florida State
10. Syracuse
11.Wake Forest
12. Clemson
13. NC State
14. Boston College
15. Pittsburgh

First Team All ACC

G Bryant Crawford, Wake Forest
G Josh Okogie, Georgia Tech
G Bruce Brown, Miami
F Ben Lammers, Georgia Tech
F Bonzie Colson, Notre Dame

A Sun

1. Florida Gulf Coast*
2. Lipscomb
3. Stetson
4. North Florida
5. Kennesaw State
6. USC Upstate
7. NJIT
8. Jacksonville

Atlantic Sun Player Of The Year: Brandon Goodwin, FGCU

Big 12

1. Kansas*
2. TCU*
3. Texas*
4. Texas Tech*
5. West Virginia*
6. Oklahoma
7. Baylor
8. Kansas State
9. Oklahoma State
10. Iowa State

Big 12 Player Of The Year: Malik Newman, Kansas

Big East

1. Villanova*
2. Xavier*
3. Seton Hall*
4. Creighton*
5. Providence*
6. Butler*
7. St Johns
8. Marquette
9. Georgetown
10. DePaul

Big Sky

1. Montana State*
2.Idaho
3. Weber State
4. Montana
5. Eastern Washington
6. North Dakota
7. Northern Colorado
8. Portland State
9. Sacramento State
10. Northern Arizona
11. Idaho State
12. Southern Utah

G Tyler Hall, Montana State
G Victor Sanders, Idaho
G Jerrick Harding, Weber State
G Ahmaad Rorie, Montana
F Justin Strings, Sacramento State

Big South

1. UNC Asheville*
2. Liberty
3. Campbell
4. Winthrop
5. High Point
6. Gardner-Webb
7. Radford
8. Charleston Southern
9. Longwood
10. Presbyterian

Big South Player Of The Year: Chris Clemons, Campbell

Big Ten

1. Michigan State*
2. Minnesota*
3. Purdue*
4. Northwestern*
5. Maryland*
6. Michigan*
7. Ohio State*
8. Wisconsin*
9. Iowa*
10. Indiana
11. Penn State
12. Illinois
13. Nebraska
14. Rutgers

All Conference Big Ten
G Bryant McIntosh, Northwestern
G Nate Mason, Minnesota
F Miles Bridges, Michigan State
F Jae’Sean Tate, Ohio State
F Ethan Happ, Wisconsin

Big West

1. UC Santa Barbara*
2. UC Irvine
3. Hawaii
4. UC Davis
5. Cal State Fullerton
6. Long Beach State
7. Cal Poly
8. UC Riverside
9. Cal State Northridge

First Team All Big West
G Marcus Jackson, UC Santa Barbara
G Gabe Vincent, UC Santa Barbara
G Eyassu Worku, UC Irvine
F Chima Moneke, UC Davis
F Mike Thomas, Hawaii

CAA

1. Charleston*
2. UNC Wilmington
3. Hofstra
4. Elon
5. Towson
6. Northeastern
7. James Madison
8. William & Mary
9. Drexel
10. Delaware

First Team All CAA

G Joe Chealey, Charleston
G Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra
G Mike Morsell, Towson
F Davontae Cook, UNC Wilmington
F Jarrell Brantley, Charleston

Conference USA

1. Middle Tennessee*
2. Louisiana Tech
3. UAB
4. UTEP
5. ODU
6. WesternKentucky
7. Marshall
8. Charlotte
9. Rice
10. Florida State
11. North Texas
12. UTSA
13. Southern Miss
14. FIU

Conference USA Player Of The Year: Jon Elmore, Marshall

Horizon League

1. Oakland*
2. Northern Kentucky
3. UIC
4. Detroit
5. Milwaukee
6. Wright State
7. Green Bay
8. Youngstown State
9. IUPUI
10. Cleveland State

Horizon League Player Of The Year: Jalen Hayes, Oakland

Ivy League

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

First Team All-Ivy
G Makai Mason, Yale
G Bryce Aiken, Harvard
G Myles Stephens, Princeton
F Miye Oni, Yale
F Seth Towns, Harvard

MAAC

1. Manhattan*
2. Iona
3. Monmouth
4. Fairfield
5. Niagara
6. Canisuis
7. Rider
8. Siena
9. Saint Peters
10. Marist
11. Quinnipiac

MAAC Player Of The Year: Zavier Turner, Manhattan

MAC

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

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

MAC Player Of the Year: Thomas Wilder, Western Michigan

MEAC

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

MEAC Player Of The Year: Tiwain Kendley, Morgan State

MVC

1. Loyola*
2. Missouri State
3. Illinois State
4. Valparaiso
5. Southern Illinois
6. Northern Iowa
7. Drake
8. Bradley
9. Evansville
10Indiana State

All Conference Team

G Ryan Taylor, Evansville
G Clayton Custer, Loyola
G Tevonn Walker, Valparaiso
F Alize Johnson, Missouri State
F Aundre Jackson, Loyola

MWC

1. San Diego State*
2. Nevada*
3. Boise State
4. Wyoming
5. UNLV
6. Colorado State
7. Fresno State
8. Utah State
9. San Jose State
10.New Mexico
11. Air Force

All Conference Team-

G Chandler Hutchison, Boise State
G Troy Kell, San Diego State
F Jordan Caroline, Nevada
G Justin James, Wyoming
F Brandon Clarke, San Jose State

Northeast

1. Fairleigh Dickinson*
2. Mount St. Mary’s
3. Saint Francis (PA)
4. Sacred Heart
5. Central Connecticut
6. Bryant
7. Wagner
8. Long Island
9. Robert Morris
10. Saint Francis (NY)

All Conference Team-

G Junior Robinson, Mount St. Mary’s
G Darian Anderson, Fairleigh Dickinson
G Malik Harmon, Saint Francis (PA)
F Keith Braxton, Saint Francis (PA)
F Mike Holloway, Fairleigh Dickinson

OVC

1. Murray State*
2. Belmont
3. Jacksonville State
4. Eastern Kentucky
5. Tennessee Tech
6. Eastern Illinois
7. UT Martin
8. Tennessee State
9. Morehead State
10. SE Missouri State
11. SIUE
12. Austin Peay

OVC Player Of The Year: Jonathan Stark, Murray State

PAC 12

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

PAC 12 Player Of The Year: Alonzo Trier, Arizona

Patriot League

1. Bucknell*
2. Lehigh
3. Navy
4. Boston U
5. Colgate
6. Loyola
7. Army
8. Holy Cross
9. Lafayette
10. American

Patriot League Player Of The Year: Nana Foulland, Bucknell

SEC

1. Kentucky*
2. Florida*
3. Texas A&M*
4. Missouri*
5. Alabama*
6. Georgia*
7. Vanderbilt
8. Arkansas
9. Ole Miss
10. Mississippi State
11. South Carolina
12. Auburn
13. LSU
14. Tennessee

First Team All SEC

G Hamidou Diallo, Kentucky
G Quinndary Weatherspoon, Mississippi State
F Michael Porter Jr., Missouri
F Yante Maten, Georgia
C Tyler Davis, Texas A&M

Southern Conference

1. Furman*
2. Mercer
3. Samford
4. Wofford
5. UNC Greensboro
6. ETSU
7. The Citadel
8. Western Carolina
9. Chattanooga
10. VMI

Southland

1. Stephen F. Austin*
2. Lamar
3. Texas A&M CC
4. SE Louisiana
5. Central Arkansas
6. Abilene Christian
7. Northwestern State
8. Sam Houston State
9. Incarnate Word
10. New Orleans
11. Nicholls
12. McNeese State
13. Houston Baptist

All Conference Team

G Ehab Amin, Texas A&M CC
G Jordan Howard, Central Arkansas
G Shannon Bogues, Stephen F. Austin
F T.J. Holyfield, Stephen F. Austin
F Colton Weisbrod, Lamar

SWAC

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

Summit League

1. South Dakota State*
2. South Dakota
3. North Dakota State
4. Denver
5. Omaha
6. Fort Wayne
7. Oral Roberts
8. Western Illinois

All Conference Team

G Matt Mooney, South Dakota
G Bryson Scott, Fort Wayne
G Paul Miller, North Dakota State
F Mike Daum, South Dakota State
F Mitch Hahn, Omaha

Sun Belt

1. Louisiana*
2. UT Arlington
3. Georgia Southern
4. Arkansas State
5. Georgia State
6. Troy
7. Coastal Carolina
8. Texas State
9. South Alabama
10. Appalachian State
11. Little Rock
12. ULM

Sun Belt Player Of The Year: Kevin Harvey, UT Arlington

West Coast

1. Gonzaga
2. Saint Mary’s
3. BYU
4. San Francisco
5. San Diego
6. Santa Clara
7. Pacific
8. Pepperdine
9. Portland
10. Loyola Marymount

All Conference Team

G Josh Perkins, Gonzaga
G TJ Haws, BYU
G Emmett Naar, Saint Mary’s
F Jock Landale, Saint Mary’s
F Johnathan Williams, Gonzaga

WAC

1. New Mexico State*
2. Utah Valley
3. Grand Canyon
4. Cal StateBakersfield
5. Seattle
6. Texas-Rio Grande Valley
7. UMKC
8. Chicago State