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2008 Atlantic Coast Preview

The Atlantic Coast Conference is chasing North Carolina this year, as the Tar Heels are the favorite to win it all at the 2009 Final Four in Detroit.

The SEC East is chasing Tennessee, as Florida, Kentucky and Vanderbilt all hope to mesh young talent with established stars. On the other side, the SEC West is wide open, with Alabama edging out LSU and Ole Miss as the favorite.

2008 Big East Preview

The Big East is loaded once again this season, with national title contenders UConn and Louisville leading the way in this 16-team league.

2008 Pac-10 Preview

The Pac-10 is once again the property of UCLA, unless Arizona State or USC can knock the Bruins off their pedestal.

2008 Big 12 Preview

The Big 12 was well represented last year by the national champion Kansas Jayhawks. But this season, the race is wide open with Texas, Oklahoma and Baylor leading the way.

2008 Big Ten Preview

The Big Ten up for grabs this year, with Purdue, Michigan State, Wisconsin and Ohio State leading what should be a competitive league.

Big Ten Notes: Buckeyes blow through league

If Greg Oden was the story heading into the 2006-07 Big Ten season, he made his team the story at the end. Paul Klee looks back on Ohio State's run through the regular season and previews the conference tournament.

ACC Notes: A fitting end to the season

For the first time since the league expanded to a 16-game schedule, no team in the ACC recorded 12 conference wins. What resulted was a wild final weekend of play. Nolan Hayes looks at that and gives out his postseason awards.

Pac-10 Notes: Teams ready for postseason

With the conference never more fiercely competitive from top to bottom, Pac-10 teams just spent the past 10 weeks beating up on each other. Now they head to LA for the conference tournament. Dan Raley wraps up the season.

Big East Notes: Tournament up for grabs

Syracuse's improbable run through the Big East Tournament last year has created a feeling of hope for all 12 teams involved in the event this season. Mike Waters wraps up the conference season and handicaps the 12 tourney participants.

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