2006-07 Preview: BP65

It's finally here, the first BP65 of the 2006-2007 season. This ranking will reflect BasketballPredictions' belief of what will happen over the next year, accounting for as many factors as possible. The most unstable variable at this point is the NBA draft, but BP has made it clear throughout the conference previews the players which are believed to be going pro. Two updates that will be made (as they were announced after their conference preview came out), and they are that Joakim Noah is now saying that he will stay, and Paul Millsap of Louisiana Tech has announced that he will turn pro (knocking Nevada into the automatic bid for the WAC). More draft status changes will inevitably come, so the BP65 will need updating after the NBA draft. So, the next version of the BP65 will be released within a week after the draft. For now, here are the BP65:


1. North Carolina
1. Kansas
1. Ohio State
1. UCLA

2. Florida
2. Duke
2. Texas
2. LSU

3. Villanova
3. Arizona
3. Georgetown
3. Wisconsin

4. Memphis
4. Tennessee
4. UConn
4. Louisville

5. Alabama
5. Virginia
5. California
5. Boston College

6. Syracuse
6. Michigan
6. Pittsburgh
6. Kentucky

7. Texas A&M
7. Washington
7. Texas Tech
7. Southern Illinois

8. Georgia Tech
8. Indiana
8. Arkansas
8. Maryland

9. Hofstra
9. Oklahoma State
9. Stanford
9. Air Force

10. UAB
10. Iowa
10. Wichita State
10. Michigan State

11. Gonzaga
11. Nevada
11. Charlotte
11. Florida State

12. Notre Dame
12. BYU
12. Akron
12. Missouri State

13. Butler
13. Manhattan
13. Bucknell
13. Montana

14. Western Kentucky
14. Penn
14. Winthrop
14. Belmont

15. Long Beach State
15. Furman
15. Albany
15. Sam Houston State

16. Jackson State
16. Samford
16. IUPUI
16. Robert Morris
16. Delaware State