With the college basketball season kicking off on Monday, we’d be remiss not posting our official season predictions for teams, players and championships. This is more for us than you; so we can look back in March and make fun of eachother like when I slotted NC State third in the ACC last season. Also, my Big 12 Preview won’t be up until Friday night, while Pat and Tommy continue to finish their Pac-10 and ACC previews, respectively.
Zach
ACC- 1) North Carolina, 2) Duke, 3) Wake Forest, 4) Miami, 5) Virginia Tech, Player of the Year: Tyler Hansbrough
Big Ten- 1) Michigan State, 2) Purdue, 3) Wisconsin, 4) Ohio State, 5) Minnesota, Player of the Year: Keaton Grant
Big East- 1) Connecticut, 2) Louisville, 3) Notre Dame, 4) Pittsburgh, 5) Marquette, Player of the Year: Luke Harangody
Big 12- 1) Oklahoma, 2) Texas, 3) Baylor, 4) Kansas, 5) Texas A&M, Player of the Year: Blake Griffin
SEC- East Champion: Tennessee, West Champion: LSU, Player of the Year: Patrick Patterson
Pac 10- 1) UCLA, 2) Southern Cal, 3) Arizona State, 4) Washington, 5) Arizona, Player of the Year: DeMar DeRozan
First Team All-America- Tyler Hansbrough, Luke Harangody, Blake Griffin, Stephen Curry, A.J. Price
Player of the Year- Blake Griffin
Coach of the Year- Jim Calhoun
Defensive Player of the Year- Hasheem Thabeet
Breakout Player- Kalin Lucas
Sleeper NCAA Tournament Team- Cincinnati
Sleeper Final Four Team- Oklahoma
Top Non-BCS Team- Gonzaga
Top Mid-Major (not Gonzaga or Memphis or UNLV)- Siena
Top Freshman- DeMar DeRozan
Final Four- North Carolina, Connecticut, Michigan State, Louisville
National Champion- Connecticut
