#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

Wisconsin has quietly reached the NCAA tournament a total of 6 times in the last 7 seasons under head coach Greg Gard. He is also now entering his eleventh season as the head coach of the program, and he's only missed the tournament twice in his tenure. The Badgers had a terrific season last year, finishing with 27 wins while being a three-seed in March. They eventually lost to BYU in a very close game in the round of 32. Wisconsin returns a couple of key pieces from last yea