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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 Syracuse, No. 2 in the East (Washington, D.C.).

Story | Conversation | September 26, 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

Two unbeaten top-five teams clash when Syracuse visits Pittsburgh Monday night, and several key stats, plus the Orange's lack of road exposure, favor the Panthers' bid to stay undefeated.

Story | Conversation | January 16, 2011

Chad Ford looks at six key January matchups you won't want to miss, because they'll have a massive impact on the NBA draft. Among the list: a battle between a pair of ACC big men projected to go in the top five.

Blog | Conversation | January 08, 2010

Chad Ford takes a look at the draft stocks of every NBA prospect playing in the Final Four.

Blog | Conversation | April 05, 2013

Jay Bilas answers the five burning questions facing the Big East in 2012-13, starting with whether this will be the last "great" season for the conference. Plus, his picks for the league's surprise team, top newcomer and player of the year.

Blog | Conversation | October 17, 2012

Fran Fraschilla breaks down five teams that won't get much (or any) love in the preseason polls, but will be challenging for NCAA tourney bids and spots in the top 25 by season's end. At the top of the list are the Miami Hurricanes.

Blog | Conversation | June 21, 2012

ESPN Insider Jay Bilas provides his ranking of the top 30 prospects available in the 2012 NBA draft.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2012

Jay Bilas looks at Marquette's Final Four chances, Syracuse's rebounding weakness and other questions facing the Big East's top teams.

Blog | Conversation | March 07, 2012

Resident ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi has the latest look at the NCAA tournament field. Missouri joins Syracuse, Ohio State and Kentucky as top teams, but the race for a No. 1 seed is open as five other teams lurk just outside the top line.

Story | Conversation | February 06, 2012