Preseason BP65

Here we go, the first BP65 of the 2008-09 season. The next update will be right after the NBA draft:

1. NORTH CAROLINA (ACC)
1. TEXAS (BIG 12)
1. UCONN (BIG EAST)
1. OHIO STATE (BIG TEN)

2. UCLA (Pac 10)
2. Wake Forest
2. FLORIDA (SEC)
2. Notre Dame

3. Duke
3. Georgetown
3. Baylor
3. Purdue

4. Kansas
4. Clemson
4. Michigan State
4. Kentucky

5. USC
5. Tennessee
5. Villanova
5. MEMPHIS (CONFERENCE USA)

6. Arizona State
6. Wisconsin
6. GONZAGA (WCC)
6. Oklahoma

7. Marquette
7. NEW MEXICO (MWC)
7. Arizona
7. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (MVC)

8. Syracuse
8. Virginia Tech
8. LSU
8. Washington State

9. TEMPLE (ATLANTIC 10)
9. Louisville
9. West Virginia
9. Michigan

10. DAVIDSON (SOUTHERN)
10. Maryland
10. UAB
10. UMass

11. Pittsburgh
11. Miami (FL)
11. Oregon
11. Missouri

12. South Carolina
12. San Diego
12. SIENA (MAAC)
12. KENT STATE (MAC)

13. NEVADA (WAC)
13. GEORGE MASON (COLONIAL)
13. VALPARAISO (HORIZON)
13. SOUTH ALABAMA (SUN BELT)

14. UNC-ASHEVILLE (BIG SOUTH)
14. CORNELL (IVY)
14. PACIFIC (BIG WEST)
14. NORTH DAKOTA STATE (SUMMIT)

15. MONTANA (BIG SKY)
15. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (PATRIOT)
15. MURRAY STATE (OVC)
15. STEPHEN F AUSTIN (SOUTHLAND)

16. STETSON (ATLANTIC SUN)
16. MORGAN STATE (MEAC)
16. MOUNT SAINT MARY'S (NORTHEAST)
16. JACKSON STATE (SWAC)
16. HARTFORD (AMERICA EAST)


Other teams considered, but that missed the cut:
Boston College, Georgia Tech, NC State, Virginia, Charlotte, St. Louis, Xavier, Cincinnati, Illinois, Minnesota, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, VCU, Southern Miss, Butler, Miami (OH), Bradley, Creighton, Drake, BYU, UNLV, San Diego State, California, Stanford, Washington, Alabama, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Saint Mary's, New Mexico State

Other teams I'm keeping my eye on:
Florida State, Dayton, George Washington, Richmond, Providence, Rutgers, Seton Hall, High Point, Winthrop, Indiana, Penn State, Kansas State, Nebraska, Texas Tech, Cal State Northridge, Hofstra, Old Dominion, Houston, Marshall, UTEP, Cleveland State, Marist, Rider, Ohio, Western Michigan, Northern Iowa, Wichita State, Air Force, Utah, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Appalachian State, Middle Tennessee State, Western Kentucky, Pepperdine, Fresno State, San Jose State, Utah State