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What top-five recruits Andrew Wiggins, Julius Randle and Aaron Gordon would mean to each of the schools on their final list.

Story | Conversation | March 07, 2013

Jay Bilas and Chad Ford examine the top five overrated prospects in college basketball, outlining players who have yet to play to or reach their potential. Plus prospects on the rise and key games to watch this week.

Story | Conversation | January 14, 2013

Miles Simon ranks the top backcourts in college basketball heading into the 2012-13 season, starting with Missouri at the top.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2012

John Gasaway looks at the top five contenders who are set up for fast starts to the 2012-13 season.

Story | Conversation | October 08, 2012

ESPN Insider's "Countdown to Madness" series is previewing the top five seeds in each of the four regions in Joe Lunardi's preseason 2013 NCAA bracket. This is the entry for Kentucky, No. 1 in the South (Arlington).

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2012

John Gasaway of Basketball Prospectus projects the nation's five best defenses for the 2012-13 season.

Story | Conversation | August 29, 2012

John Gasaway ranks the top five recruiting underachievers compared to recent NCAA tournament success.

Story | Conversation | July 31, 2012

To gauge a school's true recruiting prowess, we must compare it to programs with similar success. John Gasaway does this and comes away with college basketball's top five recruiting overachievers.

Story | Conversation | July 30, 2012

ESPN Insider Jay Bilas has his latest top 68 rankings, and the Kansas Jayhawks return to the top five after beating Missouri. Southern Miss and UMass enter the rankings, while Nevada and Marshall fall out.

Story | Conversation | February 26, 2012

ESPN Insider Jay Bilas presents the latest Bilas Index, in which the UNC Tar Heels stay in the top five despite an blowout loss to Florida State.

Story | Conversation | January 15, 2012

ESPN Insider Jay Bilas presents the latest Bilas Index. Syracuse remains on top and the elite remain largely intact, but otherwise there is a lot of movement in the top-68 rankings.

Story | Conversation | January 01, 2012

Fran Fraschilla writes about what could go wrong for each of the top five teams in the preseason college hoops poll and keep them from achieving elite success this season.

Blog | Conversation | November 03, 2011

Every year, Giant Killers calculates the likeliest upsets throughout the NCAA tournament. And although the seeding this year had the Giant Killers crew worried, some upsets are on the horizon nonetheless. Here are the top five early upsets to look for.

Blog | Conversation | March 13, 2011

Value. Need. Each aspect argues for a different move for teams picking in the top five of the NBA draft. David Thorpe evaluates each pick on both factors, and it gets awfully interesting after the clear No. 1 pick.

Blog | Conversation | May 25, 2010

David Thorpe expresses some concerns over DeMarcus Cousins and offers advice to NBA teams considering drafting him. He also warns against writing off Omar Samhan after one bad game against Baylor. And is Brian Zoubek really an NBA center?

Blog | Conversation | March 31, 2010

Chad Ford looks at prospects playing in the East Regional of the NCAA tournament, naming his top five as well as others to watch. Not surprisingly, his list includes a slew of Kentucky players.

Blog | Conversation | March 15, 2010