40-31

40 Tulsa
39 Northeastern
38 Southern Cal
37 Alabama
36 West Virginia
35 Ohio State
34 VCU
33 Xavier
32 Saint Mary
31 Kansas

Notes: Defending champion Kansas will have alot of holes to fill as their most prominent returnee Sherron Collins will shoulder the load...West Virginia loses Joe Alexander, but still should be a force in the Big East; Joe Mazzulla will lead Huggins and the Mounties to another NCAA berth...Two CAA schools will figure prominently in the national spectrum: remember Northeastern raw scorer Matt Janning and conference player of the year VCU point guard Eric Maynor. It will be an exciting year in the Colonial...Saint Mary's looks to rebound after a disappointing NCAA appearance last season; guard Patrick Mills could repeat as WCC Player of the Year, he needs to increase his scoring for the Gaels to stay here...Tulsa will rely on their defense to get to the top of C-USA, should be third and a bubble team behind UAB and Memphis...Ronald Steele is back for Bama and still is one of the top point guards in the SEC; he will need to stay healthy, but if he does the Tide could be rolling like they did in '04.