2013-14 Preseason Conference Projections

AAC

1. Louisville

2. Connecticut

3. Memphis

4. Cincinnati

5. Temple

6. Houston

7. SMU

8. South Florida

9. Rutgers

10. Central Florida

All-AAC
Shabazz Napier, Connecticut [sr]
Russ Smith, Louisville [sr]
Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati [sr]
DeAndre Daniels, Connecticut [jr]
Montrezl Harrell, Louisville [soph]

Awards
Player of the Year: Russ Smith, Louisville
Top Defender: Russ Smith, Louisville
Best Freshman: Keith Frazier, SMU

ACC
1. Duke
2. Syracuse
3. Notre Dame
4. North Carolina
5. Virginia
6. Pittsburgh
7. Maryland
8. Georgia Tech
9. Boston College
10. Florida State
11. North Carolina State
12. Wake Forest
13. Miami
14. Clemson
15. Virginia Tech

All-ACC
Olivier Hanlan, Boston College [soph]
Joe Harris, Virginia [sr]
PJ Hairston, North Carolina [jr]
CJ Fair, Syracuse [sr]
James Michael McAdoo, North Carolina [jr]

Awards
Player of the Year: CJ Fair, Syracuse
Top Defender: Okaro White, Florida State
Best Freshman: Jabari Parker, Duke

Big East
1. Georgetown
2. Creighton
3. Marquette
4. St. John's
5. Villanova
6. Providence
7. Xavier
8. Seton Hall
9. DePaul
10. Butler

All-Big East
Bryce Cotton, Providence [sr]
D'Angelo Harrison, St. John's [jr]
JaKarr Sampson, St. John's [soph]
Doug McDermott, Creighton [sr]
Davante Gardner, Marquette [sr]

Awards
Player of the Year: Doug McDermott, Creighton
Top Defender: Chris Obekpa, St. John's
Best Freshman: JaJuan Johnson, Marquette

Big Ten
1. Michigan State
2. Ohio State
3. Michigan
4. Wisconsin
5. Iowa
6. Indiana
7. Minnesota
8. Purdue
9. Illinois
10. Penn State
11. Northwestern
12. Nebraska

All-Big Ten
Aaron Craft, Ohio State [sr]
Gary Harris, Michigan State [soph]
Glenn Robinson, Michigan [soph]
Mitch McGary, Michigan [soph]
AJ Hammons, Purdue [soph]

Awards
Player of the Year: Glenn Robinson, Michigan
Top Defender: Aaron Craft, Ohio State
Best Freshman: Noah Vonleh, Indiana

Big 12
1. Kansas
2. Oklahoma State
3. Baylor
4. Iowa State
5. Kansas State
6. Oklahoma
7. West Virginia
8. Texas
9. Texas Tech
10. TCU

All-Big 12
Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State [soph]
Markel Brown, Oklahoma State [sr]
Le'Bryan Nash, Oklahoma State [jr]
Cory Jefferson, Baylor [sr]
Isaiah Austin, Baylor [soph]

Awards
Player of the Year: Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State
Top Defender: Michael Cobbins, Oklahoma State
Best Freshman: Andrew Wiggins, Kansas

Pac-12
1. Arizona
2. UCLA
3. Colorado
4. Stanford
5. Oregon
6. California
7. Washington
8. Arizona State
9. USC
10. Oregon State
11. Utah
12. Washington State

All-Pac-12
Jahii Carson, Arizona State [soph]
Justin Cobbs, California [sr]
Spencer Dinwiddie, Colorado [jr]
CJ Wilcox, Washington [sr]
Dwight Powell, Stanford [sr]

Awards
Player of the Year: Jahii Carson, Arizona State
Top Defender: Josh Huestis, Stanford
Best Freshman: Aaron Gordon, Arizona

SEC
1. Kentucky
2. Florida
3. Tennessee
4. Alabama
5. LSU
6. Arkansas
7. Missouri
8. Vanderbilt
9. Mississippi
10. Georgia
11. Texas A&M
12. South Carolina
13. Auburn
14. Mississippi State

All-SEC
Trevor Releford, Alabama [sr]
Marshall Henderson, Mississippi [sr]
Jordan McRae, Tennessee [sr]
Jabari Brown, Missouri [jr]
Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky [soph]

Awards
Player of the Year: Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky
Top Defender: Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky
Best Freshman: Julius Randle, Kentucky

2010-11 Outlook: Pac-10

Projected Order of Finish

1. Washington - Lorenzo Romar needs improved play from highly touted sophomore Abdul Gaddy if the Huskies are going to be more than merely top dog in an extremely weak Pac-10.

2. Arizona - Sean Miller has the program headed in the right direction, but the Wildcats would finish no better than fifth in any other BCS conference.

3. Arizona State - As senior guard Ty Abbott goes, so go Herb Sendek's Sun Devils.

4. UCLA - Alex Schrempf, son of Detlef, suits up as a walk-on for the Bruins.

5. Stanford - Landry Fields is a Knickerbocker, so junior guard Jeremy Green will have to shoulder even more of the scoring load for the Cardinal.

6. Washington State - The decision of four reserve guards, including Xavier Thames, to transfer out of Pullman cripples the program's efforts to stay relevant post-Tony Bennett.

7. California - Mike Montgomery is perhaps the nation's most underrated coach, and he will have his work cut out for him after losing his top four scorers.

8. USC - Seniors Marcus Simmons and Alex Stepheson provide the Trojans with defense, rebounding, and toughness, but who will provide the offense?

9. Oregon - Feels like Phil Knight U settled with the Dana Altman hire.

10. Oregon State - Senior guard Calvin Haynes is a bright spot for the lowly Beavers.

All-Conference

Isaiah Thomas, Washington, jr, guard
Ty Abbott, Arizona State, sr, guard
Jeremy Green, Stanford, jr, guard
Klay Thompson, Washington State, jr, guard
Derrick Williams, Arizona, soph, forward

Player of the Year

Isaiah Thomas, Washington - Standing 5-8, the fearless Thomas is an excellent penetrator with a top-notch handle.

Top Freshman

Dwight Powell, Stanford - Pretty weak group of incoming freshmen in the Pac-10, but the 6-9 Powell will give Johnny Dawkins much needed help in the paint.

Top Defender

Venoy Overton, Washington - One of nation's peskiest defenders edges out USC's Marcus Simmons.