2009-2010 NCAA Basketball Preview

The 2009-2010 NCAA basketball season is finally upon us, tipping off tonight with FIU vs. UNC in the first game of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Here is our breakdown of each of the major (and some mid-major) conferences, as well as our Final Four selections:

Atlantic-10

John's Champion: Xavier

John's Sleeper: Richmond

John's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 2

Ian's Champion: Dayton

Ian's Sleeper: Duquesne

Ian's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 2


ACC

John's Champion: North Carolina

John's Sleeper: Florida State

John's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 7

Ian's Champion: Duke

Ian's Sleeper: Georgia Tech

Ian's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 7


Big-12

John's Champion: Kansas

John's Sleeper: Kansas State

John's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 6

Ian's Champion: Kansas

Ian's Sleeper: Oklahoma State

Ian's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 6


Big East

John's Champion: West Virginia

John's Sleeper: Seton Hall

John's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 8

Ian's Champion: Villanova

Ian's Sleeper: Notre Dame

Ian's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 8


Big Ten

John's Champion: Purdue

John's Sleeper: Minnesota

John's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 7

Ian's Champion: Purdue

Ian's Sleeper: Ohio State

Ian's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 6


Conference-USA

John's Champion: Tulsa

John's Sleeper: UTEP

John's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 2

Ian's Champion: Tulsa

Ian's Sleeper: Memphis

Ian's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 3


Missouri Valley

John's Champion: Northern Iowa

John's Sleeper: Bradley

John's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 1

Ian's Champion: Northern Iowa

Ian's Sleeper: Illinois State

Ian's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 2


Mountain West

John's Champion: BYU

John's Sleeper: SDSU

John's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 1

Ian's Champion: BYU

Ian's Sleeper: UNLV

Ian's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 2


Pac-10

John's Champion: Washington

John's Sleeper: Oregon

John's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 5

Ian's Champion: Washington

Ian's Sleeper: Arizona

Ian's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 3


SEC

John's Champion: Tennessee

John's Sleeper: Vanderbilt

John's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 5

Ian's Champion: Kentucky

Ian's Sleeper: Mississippi State

Ian's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 6


West Coast

John's Champion: Gonzaga

John's Sleeper: Santa Clara

John's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 1

Ian's Champion: Gonzaga

Ian's Sleeper: Portland

Ian's # of NCAA Tournament Bids: 1


John's #1 Seeds in NCAA Tournament: Kansas, Purdue, Texas, Michigan State

Ian's #1 Seeds in NCAA Tournament: Kansas, Kentucky, Purdue, Villanova

John's Final Four: Kansas, Texas, Michigan State, West Virginia

Ian's Final Four: Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, Texas

John's National Champion: Texas over Kansas

Ian's National Champion: Kansas over Kentucky