Gary Parrish, CBSSports.com Senior Writer, today published his "Preseason Top 25 and One." He has Villanova at #6 with the following commentary: "Jay Wright lost some key players from his Final Four team, among them Dante Cunningham, Dwayne Anderson and Shane Clark. But Scottie Reynolds, Corey Fisher, Corey Stokes, Reggie Redding and a heralded recruiting class are enough to produce another 30-win season." Kansas and Kentucky top the list. Here’s the rest:
1. Kansas
2. Kentucky
3. Michigan State
4. Texas
5. North Carolina
6. Villanova
7. Connecticut
8. Purdue
9. West Virginia
10. Duke
11. Butler
12. Washington
13. Clemson
14. Tennessee
15. Oklahoma
16. Minnesota
17. Dayton
18. Ohio State
19. Michigan
20. California
21. Siena
22. Louisville
23. Illinois
24. Georgetown
25. Gonzaga.
26. Mississippi State