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CollegeBasketballTalk’s 2012-2013 season previews

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Mike Miller

Starting October 1, CollegeBasketballTalk will be showcasing our 2012-2013 college hoops preview package. From Monday through Friday, at 9 a.m. ET and just after lunch, we’ll have something new for you to read (and probably argue about), including our Top 25, conferenced previews and more.

Consider it your essential hoops stop until the season tips off on Nov. 9.

WHERE’S YOUR TEAM?
Preseason NCAA tournament bracket projections

BURNING QUESTIONS
Best team in Kentuckiana?
Best team in the Triangle?
Conference champion picks
Surprise All-Americans
Top players most likely to fall short of expectations
Which Top 25 team misses the Big Dance?
Who’s making a surprise Final Four run?

THE LISTS

Oct. 1: Must-see non-conference games
Oct. 2: Coaches on the hot seat
Oct. 3: Impact freshmen
Oct. 4: Best dunkers
Oct. 5: Programs on the rise
Oct. 8: All-America teams
Oct. 9: Mid-majors likely to crash the dance
Oct. 10: Mid-major Power Rankings
Oct. 11: Mid-major All-Americans
Oct. 12: All-Name team, All-Name team Part II
Oct. 15: Breakout stars
Oct. 17: Impact transfers
Oct. 19: X-Factors
Oct. 24: Top backcourts
Oct. 25: Top frontcourts
Oct. 29: Top 20 point guards
Oct. 30: Top 20 shooting guards
Oct. 31: Top 20 small forwards
Nov. 1: Top 20 power forwards
Nov. 2: Top 20 centers

CONFERENCE PREVIEWS

Oct. 10: Colonial Athletic
Oct. 11: Conference USA
Oct. 15: Missouri Valley
Oct. 16: Mountain West
Oct. 17: Pac-12
Oct. 18: Atlantic 10
Oct. 19: WCC
Oct. 22: ACC
Oct. 23: Big East
Oct. 24: Big Ten
Oct. 25: Big 12
Oct. 26: SEC
Oct. 29: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South
Oct. 30: Big West, Great West, Horizon, Ivy
Oct. 31: MAAC, MAC, MEAC, NEC
Nov. 1: OVC, Patriot, SoCon, Southland
Nov. 2: Summit, Sun Belt, SWAC, WAC

TOP 25 COUNTDOWN

Oct. 1: Others Receiving Votes
Oct. 1: No. 25 UCLA Bruins
Oct. 2: No. 24 St. Joseph’s Hawks
Oct. 3: No. 23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Oct. 4: No. 22 St. Louis Billikens
Oct. 5: No. 21 VCU Rams

Oct. 8: No. 20 North Carolina Tar Heels
Oct. 9: No. 19 Gonzaga Bulldogs
Oct. 10: No. 18 Creighton Bluejays
Oct. 11: No. 17 Arizona Wildcats
Oct. 12: No. 16 Duke Blue Devils

Oct. 15: No. 15 Florida Gators
Oct. 16: No. 14 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels
Oct. 17: No. 13 Memphis Tigers
Oct. 18: No. 12 Michigan State Spartans
Oct. 19: No. 11 San Diego State Aztecs

Oct. 22: No. 10 Baylor Bears
Oct. 23: No. 9 Michigan Wolverines
Oct. 24: No. 8 NC State Wolfpack
Oct. 25: No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes
Oct. 26: No. 6 Kansas Jayhawks

Oct. 29: No. 5 Missouri Tigers
Oct. 30: No. 4 Syracuse Orange
Oct. 31: No. 3 Kentucky Wildcats
Nov. 1: No. 2 Louisville Cardinals
Nov. 2: No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers