Here's a look at my estimation of next year's preseason Top 5 and the possible Final Four, depending on who foregoes their remaining college eligibility for the upcoming NBA draft!!:

1) Texas (unless T.J. Ford leaves)
2) Connecticut (unless Emeka Okafor leaves)
3) Syracuse (unless Carmelo Anthony leaves)
4) Missouri
5) Marquette
6) North Carolina (higher if Roy Williams is
hired as the next head coach)
7) Kentucky
8) Michigan State
9) Duke
10)Kansas

Final Four
Texas
Syracuse
Missouri
Connecticut

[ April 08, 2003, 01:16 PM: Message edited by: SmoothRon ]

Its so hard to forecast these things, especially so early. Syracuse wasn't even in the preseason top 25 this year and look what happened!

But I like your Final Four other than that I can't imagine Carmelo Anthony is coming back, which makes Syracuse a longshot. And Mizzou may, as I mentioned in another thread, have violated some NCAA rules so they may be out of the mix.