NCAA Tournament: Midwest Region Preview

Harrison Barnes and preseason No. 1 North Carolina aims to end the year on top.

2012 NCAA Tournament

MIDWEST REGION
St. Louis

Top Two – North Carolina (1), Kansas (2)

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College Basketball: Players of the Year

Athlon takes a conference-by-conference look at the top players

By Mitch Light

Athlon Sports is in the business of preseason prognostications, so let’s look back at who we tabbed as the preseason Player of the Year in the nation’s top conferences and who deserves the award in the postseason.

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Florida State over Duke; Syracuse and UConn losses highlight wild weekend

College basketball has a new No. 1 in Kentucky after Notre Dame squeezes the Orange.

It was a wild weekend around college basketball, with several upsets and plenty of last drama.

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Dick Vitale Previews 2011-2012 College Basketball Season

Dick Vitale sat down with us for an exclusive interview to discuss college hoops

There’s no greater ambassador and evangelist for college basketball than Dick Vitale, who was on the mic for ESPN’s first college hoops broadcast on Dec. 5, 1979 (DePaul 90, Wisconsin 77) and has been sharing his passion for the game with appreciative audiences ever since. Athlon Sports sat down for some preseason analysis, banter and bombast in an exclusive Q&A with Vitale

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2011-12 Athlon Sports College Basketball Preseason Top 25

Team previews for our top teams entering the 2011-12 season

2011-12 Athlon Sports Preaseason Top 25

Click on each team for their preview

1. North Carolina

2. Kentucky

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ACC 2011 College Basketball Conference Preview

We look into our crystal ball and predict how the ACC will turn out in 2011-2012

It's prediction time as we look into our crystal ball for the ACC's 2011-2012 season and predict who will come out on top and get individual honors.

ACC 2011-12 PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
1. North Carolina
Tar Heel fans are already reserving spots in New Orleans for the Final Four.

2. Duke
Blue Devils have depth in the frontcourt, youth on the perimeter.

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College Basketball 2011 Preview: North Carolina Tar Heels

How far will Roy Williams and his Tar Heels go this season?

After the North Carolina Tar Heels fell one step short of the Final Four, Roy Williams entered the offseason uncertain about what his team might look like for 2011-12. Now, he couldn’t be more pleased. Each member of Williams’ starting frontcourt — Harrison Barnes, John Henson and Tyler Zeller — passed up a chance to enter the NBA Draft.