2011-2012 NCAA Basketball Preview

College hoops tipped off this week as many of the teams around the country got underway. The week culminated with the historical Carrier Classic last night, where North Carolina and Michigan State played outdoors on the USS Carl Vinson on a Navy base in San Diego. That was just one historical event in what is sure to be a memorable season. All eyes will be on NCAA Basketball this year as the NBA is stuck in a lockout. Below is how I see the season shaking out, with complete predictions for the 6 power conferences and NCAA Tournament team listed for the other conferences. (Bold indicates an NCAA Tournament team)

ACC
1. North Carolina
2. Duke
3. Florida St.
4. Virginia
5. Miami
6. Virginia Tech
7. Clemson
8. Boston College
9. Maryland
10. Georgia Tech
11. NC State
12. Wake Forest

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

Big 12
1. Kansas
2. Baylor
3. Texas
4. Missouri
5. Texas A&M
6. Kansas St.
7. Oklahoma St.
8. Texas Tech
9. Iowa St.
10. Oklahoma

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

Pac-12
1. UCLA
2. Arizona
3. Washington
4. Cal
5. Oregon
6. USC
7. Oregon St.
8. Washington St.
9. Stanford
10. Colorado
11. Utah
12. Arizona St.

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

Conference USA
1. Memphis
2. Marshall

Atlantic-10
1. Xavier
2. Temple

Mountain West
1. New Mexico
2. UNLV
3. San Diego St.

Colonial
1. Drexel
2. VCU
3. George Mason

West Coast
1. Gonzaga
2. St. Mary's
3. BYU

America East
1. Boston U

Atlantic Sun
1. Belmont

Big Sky
Weber St.

Big South
1. UNC-Asheville

Big West
1. Long Beach St.

Horizon
1. Butler

Ivy
1. Harvard

MAAC
1. Iona

MAC
1. Kent St.

MEAC
1. Hampton

MVC
1. Creighton

NEC
1. Long Island

OVC
1. Tennessee St.

Patriot
1. Bucknell

SoCon
1. Davidson

Southland
1. McNeese St.

Summit
1. Oral Roberts

Sun Belt
1. North Texas

SWAC
1. Mississippi Valley St.

WAC
1. Utah St.