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Last year's MWC Freshman of the Year, Trent Plaisted, returns for the experienced Cougars.

Arkansas must deal with the losses of Brewer and Modica who combined for 34.4 points per game.

Jarrius Jackson (21 ppg) returns to lead a team that underachieved last year.

WSU will try to overcome the loss of MVC Player of the Year Paul Miller.

Reggies Theus has done a good job getting NMSU back in the WAC title hunt.

Last year's surprise MWC team returns four starters and Nick Welch from injury.

Barry Hinson and co. try and recover from last year's NCAA Tournament snub.

Despite the tragic loss of PG Ryan Francis, the Trojans still return one of the best backcourts in the country.

Big 12The 2006-07 season stands to be exciting and unpredictable for the Big 12. Kansas tops the heap and has legitimate title hopes. Texas A&M will probably be ranked in the top 10 to begin the season, and Texas hasn’t wasted any time reloading after the premature departures of LaMarcus Aldridge and P.J. Tucker. And to top it all off, the Big 12 this year will showcase more new head coaches than any other conference.

Well, the month of September means two things: the start of football season, and the influx of college basketball preview magazines. These magazines, like the major networks during the season, tend to focus on the players and teams in “BCS” leagues. This means that many players excel outside of the limelight throughout the year, and fans hear little of them until they lead their team to a first-round upset in the NCAA Tournament. Also, you have your players in the BCS