Preseason BP68

Here it is, the first BP68 of the 2011-12 season. I'll give more of my thoughts in the coming days, but chew on this for now, and also be sure to check out all of my conference previews (for now you've got to get them from the archives on the middle-right side of the screen - I'll put up a single post linking to all of them in the next couple of days).

The next BP68 will be out within a week of the NBA Draft. The next one after that will come out just after Midnight Madness. And then after that will be the W-17 BP68, which will naturally be 17 weeks before Selection Sunday 2012. I will do more posting than that during the offseason, of course. Come back for updates on transfers and signings, and also my take on coaching changes, and the final NBA Draft in/out decisions.

But without further ado, here is the preseason BP68:

1. NORTH CAROLINA (ACC)
1. OHIO STATE (BIG TEN)
1. SYRACUSE (BIG EAST)
1. KENTUCKY (SEC)

2. TEXAS (BIG 12)
2. Duke
2. Louisville
2. ARIZONA (PAC-12)

3. Florida
3. Pittsburgh
3. Kansas
3. GONZAGA (WCC)

4. UConn
4. Wisconsin
4. Vanderbilt
4. UNLV (MWC)

5. GEORGE MASON (COLONIAL)
5. Michigan
5. Alabama
5. Texas A&M

6. TEMPLE (ATLANTIC TEN)
6. UCLA
6. Purdue
6. West Virginia

7. Marquette
7. Baylor
7. BUTLER (HORIZON)
7. Michigan State

8. MEMPHIS (CONFERENCE USA)
8. New Mexico
8. Florida State
8. Xavier

9. BELMONT (ATLANTIC SUN)
9. Washington State
9. Georgetown
9. Virginia Tech

10. Illinois
10. Oklahoma State
10. BYU
10. Cincinnati

11. HARVARD (IVY)
11. Miami (Fl)
11. San Diego State
11. Villanova

12. Indiana
12. Saint Louis
12. Washington
12. Notre Dame
12. California

13. Missouri
13. South Carolina
13. CREIGHTON (MVC)
13. NEW MEXICO STATE (WAC)
13. FAIRFIELD (MAAC)

14. BUCKNELL (PATRIOT)
14. OAKLAND (SUMMIT)
14. DAVIDSON (SOUTHERN)
14. MONTANA (BIG SKY)

15. BALL STATE (MAC)
15. VERMONT (AMERICA EAST)
15. LONG BEACH STATE (BIG WEST)
15. AUSTIN PEAY (OVC)

16. FLORIDA ATLANTIC (SUN BELT)
16. ROBERT MORRIS (NEC)
16. LIBERTY (BIG SOUTH)
16. STEPHEN F AUSTIN (SOUTHLAND)
16. MORGAN STATE (MEAC)
16. ALABAMA STATE (SWAC)

Teams seriously considered that just missed the cut:
NC State, Virginia, Duquesne, Rutgers, Iowa, Northwestern, Kansas State, Drexel, VCU, Tulsa, UAB, Northern Iowa, Wichita State, Stanford, Tennessee, Saint Mary's, Nevada, Utah State

Other teams with a decent shot to get onto the bubble:
Clemson, Maryland, George Washington, Seton Hall, St. John's, Minnesota, Nebraska, Old Dominion, Central Florida, Marshall, Cleveland State, Detroit, Indiana State, Colorado State, Colorado, Oregon, USC, Utah, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi State

Other teams I'm keeping my eye on:
Boston College, Georgia Tech, Dayton, South Florida, Iowa State, Oklahoma, James Madison, UTEP, Valparaiso, UW-Milwaukee, Princeton, Iona, Drake, Arizona State, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi, Charleston, San Francisco, Fresno State