John Pudner

Auburn is projected to improve from 138th to 56th in the wake of Bruce Pearl’s arrival on campus and signing of players who can play now. Kentucky nudges out Kansas for No. 1 in the country, but will again be

MILWAUKEE – College basketball kicks off with 150 games today, including both teams from here in Milwaukee being involved in coaching debuts. Long-time Duke head assistant Steve Wojciechowski takes over Marquette against Tennessee-Martin, while Milwaukee visits their old coach Bruce

The Atlantic 10 attempts to establish itself among the traditional Power Conferences, but will need a couple of other teams to step up besides an incredible looking VCU. Briante Weber ranks as the best defender in the country. The team

Despite being the first to spot Wisconsin’s Frank Kaminsky as an All-American and touting the Big Ten as the top conference last year, we do have the Badgers a little lower at 10th and in a tough battle with eight

Gonzaga and Wichita State are loaded, and lead six teams that are good enough for at-large bids even though they are not in one of the top eight conferences. Georgia State is the potential huge surprise. Here are the top

Though Delon Wright rates as our top player, his Utah team does not compare to Arizona, which has an unreal five of the top 82 players in the country. Here are the team rankings and top-20 players based on www.valueaddbasketball.com.

Kansas is within a point of Kentucky, but they will lose some conference games with three other top 12 teams and seven that seem like NCAA teams. Here are the team rankings and top-20 players based on www.valueaddbasketball.com: Rankings of

If these projections all played out, the ACC would go 7-0 in the opening round of March Madness, and then have five Sweet 16 teams, and half of the Elite 8 and Final Four. NBC Sports guru Rob Dauster asks

SMU’s Markus Kennedy projects as the top player in the conference, but a recent report of him being lost for the Fall due to academic issues gives UConn and Memphis a chance for a headstart. The team rankings and top