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The Pac-10 is packed with talent.  The players that had to be overlooked for this list would easily make it on one of the other BCS conferences’ top five.  But, alas, there is only room for five, and once again the freshmen rule the day.

 

 

Three Stars of The Day

 

Continuing a new daily feature on Collegehoops.net, the Three Stars of the day.  We handpick the best performances of the day, whether it be stat lines that make you drool, or clutch performances.  Either way, its our way of showing the love:

UCLA junior point guard Darren Collison will miss three more games with a knee injury that has kept him out of the past two games, according to Ben Howland. Collison was expected to be back Monday against Maryland, but his recovery from a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee is going slower than

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UCLA Bruins

 

Overall Rank: #1

UCLA head coach Ben Howland announced today the signing of a heralded class of four student-athletes to National Letters of Intent to attend UCLA in the fall of 2008. Wednesday is the first day of the early signing period that extends until Nov. 21.

The 2007 CBE Classic will give fans a look at two potential Final Four candidates in UCLA and Michigan State, who enter as the favorites to meet in the tournament championship in Kansas City on Nov. 20. The Bruins, fresh off back-to-back Final Four appearances, welcome in stud freshman Kevin Love to anchor the post, while the Spartans return do-everything point guard Drew Neitzel, the pre-season favorite for Big Ten Player of the Year.

 

UCLA PICKED TO DEFEND PAC-10 TITLE IN 2007-08

1. North Carolina (10) 0-0 739
2. UCLA (12) 0-0 734
3. Memphis (8) 0-0 731
4. Kansas (1) 0-0 669
5. Georgetown 0-0 625
6. Louisville 0-0 620
7. Tennessee 0-0 598
8. Michigan State 0-0 503
9. Indiana 0-0 479
10. Washington State 0-0 464
11. Duke 0-0 390
12. Marquette 0-0 381
13. Oregon 0-0 360
14. Gonzaga 0-0 252
14. Texas A&M 0-0 252
16. Texas 0-0 216
17. Arizona 0-0 205
18. USC 0-0 189
19. Arkansas 0-0 173
20. Pittsburgh 0-0 160
21. Stanford 0-0 158
22. Kentucky 0-0 155
23. Southern Illinois 0-0 137
24. North Carolina State 0-0 119
25. Villanova 0-0 111

Continuing with the sometimes controversial and sometimes not Top 25 rankings of the major conferences. The Pac-10 is not only full of quality college players, but it seems like half the league is a possible NBA draft pick.

1. Darren Collison, PG, UCLA - The best player on the country's best team
2. Chase Budinger, SF, Arizona - Could approach 20 ppg in sophomore season
3. Brook Lopez, PF, Stanford - Academic issues mar what should have been breakout year
4. OJ Mayo, PG, USC - If Kobe leaves town, Mayo might become the best show in town

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