1. Syracuse (272 pts)
• #8   Donte Greene
• #20 Johnny Flynn
• #48 Antonio Jardine
• #56 Rick Jackson
• Sean Williams

OK, so the Orange didn't make the NCAAs last season but with a class like this one that sort of situation should be in the rearview mirror now.

2. Florida (262 pts)
• #11 Nick Calathes
• #32 Jai Lucas
• #46 Chandler Parsons
• #53 Alex Tyus

What do you do if you've just lost the core of a team that won back-to-back championships? Reload, of course, and that's exactly what the Gators have done with this bunch which is shy on superstars but long on guys who can contribute in a big way, nonetheless.

3. Duke (255 pts)
• #5   Kyle Singler
• #19 Nolan Smith
• #24 Taylor King

Coach K. brings in the #3 class in the nation for the 2nd year in a row. Will there be a 3-peat? Don't bet against it ...

4. Purdue (231 pts)
1. #23  E'Twaun Moore
2. #41  Scott Martin
3. #47  JaJuan Johnson
4. #61  Robbie Hummel

The Boilermakers took a huge step forward with this national top 5 class.

5. Ohio State (207 pts)
1. #12  Kosta Koufos
2. #54  Evan Turner
3. #61  Jon Diebler
4. #70  Dallas Lauderdale

Thad Matta comes up huge again. There's no Greg Oden in this group but, then again, these guys might hang around a little longer and do even more damage in the long run.

6. Michigan State (203 pts)
• #28  Durrell Summers
• #34  Kalin Lucas
• #38  Chris Allen

Any time you bring in a trio of top 50's, you've had a banner year. The question now is whether these guys will hang one (banner, that is) before they're done.

7. Memphis (186 pts)
1. #5   Derrick Rose
2. #55  Jeff Robinson
3. #65  Marcus Morris
4. #93  Markieff Morris
5. Will Bogan

Coach Cal will benefit mightily both from getting a top 5 in Rose but also from the decision by the Morris twins to stay with the 2007 class.

8. Arizona (173 pts)
1. #7   Jerryd Bayless
2. #22  Jamelle Horne
3. Alex Jacobson
4. Zane Johnson

The Wildcats have a star in Bayless and an excellent supporting cast to join him in Tucson.

9. Kansas State (166 pts)
• #4   Michael Beasley
• #52  Bill Walker
• #81  Dominique Sutton
• Jacob Pullen

Bill Walker is really a top 10 (despite his artificially low RSCI ranking) and Beasley is a beast but even that wasn't enough to keep Bob Huggins from leaving for West Virginia.

10. Georgetown (161 pts)
• #13  Austin Freeman
• #28  Chris Wright

Wright's decision to back out of his verbal to NC State when Herb Sendek left resulted in a big time pick up for the Hoyas.

Honorable Mention:

• Kentucky (157 pts)
• Villanova (145 pts)
• UCLA (136 pts)
• NC State (130 pts)
  USC (130 pts)
• Kansas (122 pts)
• DePaul (118 pts)
• Indiana (116 pts)
• Alabama (109 pts)
  Florida State (109 pts)
• Texas (102 pts)
  Virginia Tech (102 pts)
• Wake Forest (101 pts)