The Early Top 25

We're months away from tipoff, and yet, the addiction of more college basketball pounds on the door, begging for the first edition of the preseason top 25.

But don't chew my head off just yet! This is just putting the teams in order as how they look NOW. Things will certainly change--at gigantic proportions--once we actually know who will and who will not be returning to school next year.

Here's the first 25 projection of the year

No explanations right now, just the list. Part two (after the agent signing period is up) will have brief paragraphs listed for each team, including who will be returning/leaving.

Also, there will be no stock report on the teams as well, since this is the first edition. As we see who has left, what coaching moves have been made, transfers, suspensions etc. we'll start that segment.

Team

1. Michigan State

2. Kansas

3. Purdue

4. West Virginia

5. North Carolina

6. Michigan

7. Texas

8. Villanova

9. Clemson

10. California

11. Duke

12. Washington

13. Dayton

14. Oklahoma

15. Ohio State

16. Tennessee

17. Minnesota

18. Illinois

19. Butler

20. Georgetown

21. Kentucky

22. Gonzaga

23. Pittsburgh

24. Siena

25. Memphis