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By Shawn Siegel

April 8, 2006

 

College Basketball: Early 2006-07 Top 25

 

Yes, the NCAA Championship was just a few days ago, but its never too early to get a start on next season.  Heck, in a little over two months, we'll already start rolling out our Top 144 team previews for the 2006-07.  In making this list, I took informed guesses on who will or will not enter the NBA Draft.

 

(Updated Preseason Top 25 following the NBA Draft is here.)

 

2006-07 Early Preseason Top 40
1

North Carolina

..it's a typical pick, but hansbrough is 1st team all-american next year
2

Kansas

..brandon rush is ready to become a legit go-to star for bill self
3

UCLA

..afflalo continues to improve, and the return of shipp improves the offense
4

Ohio State

..i dont think the average fan realizes just how good oden will be on defense
5

Texas

..forget aldridge, horns welcome stud durant to go along with 3-pt bombers
6

Villanova

..don't underestimate the return of sumpter along with improving lowry
7

Florida

..you have to figure one of noah/horford is gone, but gators are still deep
8

Wisconsin

..experienced badgers will be right there in big ten title race
9

Memphis

..washington should be back, but im guessing williams goes pro
10

Duke

..the key to duke's success will be demarcus nelson
11

Louisville

..dean is overrated anyways, this team is primed for a huge season
12

Washington

..no one recruits better than lorenzo romar these days
13

Arizona

..williams and budinger could have arizona back in final four.. in 2008
14

Texas A&M

..just about the entire team is back from this emerging program
15

Alabama

..steele, davidson, hendrix give tide good mix of inside-outside
16

Tennessee

..chris lofton is one of the nation's most underrated scoring stars
17

Georgia Tech

..so young and deep, that top 10 is not out of the question
18

Georgetown

..hoyas lose trio of seniors, but no conference loses more than big east
19

Southern Illinois

..nothing wrong with returning top 9 scorers from tourney team
20

Pittsburgh

..aaron gray could have an all-american type season
21

Boston College ..dudley now the man with smith gone
22

Syracuse ..devendorf and incoming harris form good young backcourt
23

Xavier ..the team to beat in the atlantic 10 next year
24

Oklahoma State ..this team only needs more experience
25

Connecticut ..if williams is back, move huskies up 10 spots
26

Florida State ..if al thornton comes back, noles could be even higher
27

LSU ..thomas and davis are as good as gone for john brady
28

Michigan State ..last year's freshman class is ready to step up
29

Indiana  ..just plug white back into killingsworth's spot
30

Marquette ..point guard dominic james is absolute stud
31

Creighton
32

Hofstra
33

Illinois
34

Kentucky
35

Wichita State
36

Bucknell
37

Gonzaga
38

South Carolina
39

Nevada
40

NC State
 
 

 

 

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