Here's a preseason basketball top 25 from John Supinie, who covers Illinois basketball and the Big Ten Conference for GateHouse News Service.
1. North Carolina
2. UCLA
3. Georgetown
4. Memphis
5. Kansas
6. Michigan State
7. Tennessee
8. Indiana
9. Washington State
10. Louisville
11. Gonzaga
12. Marquette
13. Duke
14. Texas A&M
15. Arizona
16. Stanford
17. Kansas State
18. Texas
19. Southern Cal
20. Ohio State
21. Davidson
22. Oregon
23. Pittsburgh
24. Kentucky
25. Southern Illinois