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John Gasaway ranks teams that have the best shot of winning a national title next season. Louisville, despite the loss of Peyton Siva and Gorgui Dieng, returns enough talent to challenge for a repeat championship.

Story | Conversation | April 29, 2013

John Gasaway provides his final ranking of the top 25 freshmen in the nation, based purely on performance at the college level.

Story | Conversation | April 16, 2013

John Gasaway updates his ranking of the top 25 freshmen in the nation, based purely on performance at the college level.

Story | Conversation | February 14, 2013

John Gasaway ranks the Top 25 freshmen in college basketball, based on performance so far this season. Kansas' Ben McLemore takes the No. 1 spot.

Story | Conversation | January 16, 2013

John Gasaway takes a look at the stats of past national champions to see how the early title contenders of the 2012-13 season measure up.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2012

John Gasaway ranks the top 25 freshmen in college basketball for the first month of the season -- based on production, not potential. UNLV's Anthony Bennett earns the No. 1 spot.

Story | Conversation | December 06, 2012

John Gasaway identifies three teams that are not currently ranked in the Top 25, but will make some noise this season.

Story | Conversation | December 03, 2012

John Gasaway provides a glimpse at how he voted in the Power Rankings and highlights two teams that are not getting enough respect.

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2012

John Gasaway introduces "The Eliminator," a regular feature examining how top contenders' performance metrics stack up against past national champions and Final Four entrants. This edition looks at the top seven preseason teams.

Story | Conversation | November 08, 2012

John Gasaway identifies three overrated and three underrated teams from the college basketball season's first AP Top 25 poll.

Story | Conversation | October 26, 2012

John Gasaway writes that while Murray State may have suffered their first loss last night, the Racers remain a dangerous - if potentially still overrated -- opponent for the NCAA Tournament.

Story | Conversation | February 10, 2012

John Gasaway ranks the top 25 freshmen in the country. It's no surprise that the Kentucky Wildcats fare well, but their dominance in the SEC may soon be challenged as a number of the conference's team sport top young talent this season.

Story | Conversation | January 11, 2012

John Gasaway looks at the Virginia Cavaliers, who have gotten off to a hot start and may just be the favorites to be the ACC's third best team behind bluebloods Duke and Carolina.

Story | Conversation | January 05, 2012

UNLV's upset of North Carolina put the Rebels on the map in a hurry, and now John Gasaway examines the squad to see if it can keep it up.

Story | Conversation | December 01, 2011

Harvard's big win over Florida State was an eye-opener and now Tommy Amaker's crew is on track for a stellar finish, according to John Gasaway, pushing the Crimson into territory unexplored by previous Ivy League teams.

Story | Conversation | November 29, 2011

John Gasaway of Basketball Prospectus examines Harrison Barnes' surprising decision to return to North Carolina, what it means for the Heels and the state of college hoops as a whole.

Story | Conversation | April 20, 2011