#15 Alabama (1-0) @ #5 St John’s (1-0) (11 AM CT Saturday) Easily the best game on the slate this weekend. Alabama goes to Madison Square Garden to take on Rick Pitino and #5 St John’s. The Red Storm are coming off a huge 108-74 victory over Quinnipiac on opening night. Alabama had a nice win on opening night too, beating North Dakota by a score of 91-62. Alabama’s guard play should give them a shot to pull off the upset, Labaron Philon could be an All-American this year, and

Tier 1 (Final four contenders): Duke Blue Devils It's a young team, but no other ACC squad has anywhere close to as much talent as Duke has. I don't know if they go 19-1 in confernce play again, but Duke is my pick as the early favorite to win the conference next season. I think Isaiah Evans has a breakout season and so could Patrick Ngbonga. Cam Boozer is also the best freshman in the country in my opinion. Louisville Cardinals Louisville should have one of the best backcour