2012-2013 NCAA Basketball Preview

The college hoops season tipped off earlier today, and 14 of the nation's top 25 teams play in today's kickoff of the 2012-2013 season. Cody Zeller enters the season as the nation's top player on the nation's top team as it appears Indiana is on the verge of returning to glory. There are many other players and teams that could rain on Zeller and the Hoosiers' parade. 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)



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

POY - CJ Leslie  F/NC State




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

POY - Peyton Siva  G/Louisville



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

POY - Jeff Withey  C/Kansas



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

POY - Cody Zeller  C/Indiana



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

POY - Shabazz Muhammad  F/UCLA



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

POY - Alex Poythress  F/Kentucky



1. Memphis



1. San Diego St.
2. UNLV
3. New Mexico
4. Nevada



1. Creighton



1. Gonzaga
2. St. Mary's



1. VCU
2. St. Louis
3. Butler
4. Xavier



1. Harvard



1. Ohio



1. Utah St.



1. Murray St.



1. Valpo



1. Boston U



1. South Carolina - Upstate



1. Montana



1. Coastal Carolina



1. Long Beach St.



1. Drexel



1. Loyola (MD)



1. Savannah St.



1. Wagner



1. Lehigh



1. Davidson



1. Lamar



1. Oral Roberts



1. Southern



1. Middle Tennessee