Tuesday, November 6, 2018

2018-19 College Basketball Predictions: Part 1

Here are my predictions for the 2018-19 College Basketball season.

AAC
1. Cincinnati
2. UCF
3. Houston
4. Wichita State
5. Temple
6. Connecticut
7. Memphis
8. SMU
9. Tulsa
10. East Carolina
11. Tulane
12. South Florida

- Player of the Year: Tacko Fall, C, UCF
- Coach of the Year: Johnny Dawkins, UCF
- Freshman of the Year: Antwann Jones, SG, Memphis

ACC
1. Duke
2. Virginia
3. North Carolina
4. Syracuse
5. Virginia Tech
6. Clemson
7. Florida State
8. Notre Dame
9. Miami
10. Louisville
11. North Carolina State
12. Boston College
13. Wake Forest
14. Georgia Tech
15. Pittsburgh

- Player of the Year: RJ Barrett, SG/SF, Duke
- Coach of the Year: Tony Bennett, Virginia
- Freshman of the Year: Barrett

AEC
1. UMBC
2. Hartford
3. Vermont
4. Stony Brook
5. Albany
6. New Hampshire
7. Maine
8. UMass Lowell

- Player of the Year: Anthony Lamb, Vermont
- Coach of the Year: Ryan Odom, UMBC

Atlantic-Sun
1. Florida Gulf Coast
2. Lipscomb
3. Jacksonville
4. Kennesaw State
5. Stetson
6. North Florida
7. NJIT
8. Liberty
9. North Alabama

- Player of the Year: Garrison Matthews, Lipscomb
- Coach of the Year: Michael Fly, Florida Gulf Coast

Atlantic-10
1. Davidson
2. St. Louis
3. St. Joseph's
4. Rhode Island
5. George Mason
6. VCU
7. Massachusetts
8. Dayton
9. St. Bonaventure
10. Duquesne
11. Richmond
12. La Salle
13. George Washington
14. Fordham

- Player of the Year: Kellan Grady, G, Davidson
Coach of the Year: Travis Ford, St. Louis
Freshman of the Year: Vladir Manuel, PF, St. Joseph's

Big East
1. Villanova
2. Marquette
3. Providence
4. St. John's
5. Xavier
6. Butler
7. Seton Hall
8. Creighton
9. Georgetown
10. DePaul

Player of the Year: Markus Howard, G, Marquette
Coach of the Year: Chris Mullins, St. John's
Freshman of the Year: David Duke, PG, Providence

Big Sky
1. Montana
2. Weber State
3. Eastern Washington
4. Montana
5. Portland State
6. Northern Colorado
7. Idaho State
8. Sacramento State
9. Idaho
10. Northern Arizona
11. Southern Utah

Player of the Year: Ahmaad Rorie, G, Montana
Coach of the Year: Travis DeCuire, Montana

Big South
1. Radford
2. Winthrop
3. Campbell
4. High Point
5. Gardner-Webb
6. Charleston
7. UNC Asheville
8. Hampton
9. Presbyterian
10. USC Upstate
11. Longwood

Player of the Year: Chris Clemsons, G, Campbell
Coach of the Year: Mike Jones, Radford

Big Ten
1. Michigan State
2. Michigan
3. Purdue
4. Wisconsin
5. Indiana
6. Maryland
7. Nebraska
8. Minnesota
9. Iowa
10. Northwestern
11. Ohio State
12. Illinois
13. Penn State
14. Rutgers

Player of the Year: Carsen Edwards, PG, Purdue
Coach of the Year: Archie Miller, Indiana
Freshman of the Year: Romeo Langford, SG, Indiana

Big-12
1. Kansas
2. West Virginia
3. Kansas State
4. TCU
5. Texas Tech
6. Texas
7. Iowa State
8. Baylor
9. Oklahoma
10. Oklahoma State

Player of the Year: Dedric Lawson, F, Kansas
Coach of the Year: Bob Huggins, West Virginia
Freshman of the Year: Quentin Grimes, G, Kansas

Big West
1. UC Santa Barbara
2. UC Irvine
3. UC Davis
4. Long Beach State
5. CS Fullerton
6. Hawaii
7. UC Riverside
8. Cal Poly
9. Cal State Northridge

Player of the Year: Max Heidegger, G, UC Santa Barbara
Coach of the Year: Joe Pasternak, UC Santa Barbara

CAA
1. Charleston
2. Hofstra
3. UNC Wilmington
4. Northeastern
5. William & Mary
6. Delaware
7. Towson
8. James Madison
9. Elon
10. Drexel

Player of the Year: Grant Riller, G, Charleston
Coach of the Year: Earl Grant, Charleston

C-USA
1. Western Kentucky
2. Marshall
3. Old Dominion
4. UTSA
5. North Texas
6. Louisiana Tech
7. UAB
8. Southern Miss
9. Middle Tennessee
10. FIU
11. UTEP
12. FAU
13. Rice
14. Charlotte

Player of the Year: Jon Elmore, G, Marshall
Coach of the Year: Rick Stansbury, Western Kentucky

Horizon League
1. Wright State
2. UIC
3. Green Bay
4. Northern Kentucky
5. IUPUI
6. Oakland
7. Milwaukee
8. Cleveland State
9. Detroit Mercy
10. Youngstown State

Player of the Year: Loudon Love, C, Wright State
Coach of the Year: Scott Nagy, Wright State

Ivy League
1. Harvard
2. Yale
3. Penn
4. Princeton
5. Brown
6. Cornell
7. Columbia
8. Dartmouth

Player of the Year: Miye Oni, SG/SF, Yale
Coach of the Year: Tommy Amaker, Harvard

MAC
- East
1. Buffalo
2. Miami-Ohio
3. Kent State
4. Ohio
5. Akron
6. Bowling Green

- West
1. Eastern Michigan
2. Ball State
3. Toledo
4. Western Michigan
5. Central Michigan
6. Northern Illinois

Player of the Year: C.J. Massinburg, G, Buffalo
Coach of the Year: Nate Oats, Buffalo

MAAC
1. Rider
2. Canisius
3. Iona
4. Quinnipiac
5. Monmouth
6. Manhattan
7. Fairfield
8. Marist
9. St. Peter's
10. Niagara
11. Siena

Player of the Year: Isaiah Reese, G, Canisius
Coach of the Year: Tim Cluess, Iona

MEAC
1. Bethune-Cookman
2. Howard
3. North Carolina Central
4. Norfolk State
5. North Carolina A&T
6. Savannah State
7. South Carolina State
8. Morgan State
9. Florida A&M
10. Coppin State
11. Delaware State
12. Maryland-Eastern Shore

Player of the Year: RJ Cole, G, Howard
Coach of the Year: Ryan Riddler, Bethune-Cookman

MVC
1. Loyola-Chicago
2. Illinois State
3. Southern Illinois
4. Northern Iowa
5. Bradley
6. Valparaiso
7. Indiana State
8. Missouri State
9. Drake
10. Evansville

Player of the Year: Clayton Custer, Loyola-Chicago
Coach of the Year: Porter Moser, Loyola-Chicago

MWC
1. Nevada
2. San Diego State
3. Fresno State
4. Boise State
5. New Mexico
6. UNLV
7. Wyoming
8. Utah State
9. Colorado State
10. Air Force
11. San Jose State

Player of the Year: Caleb Martin, G, Nevada
Coach of the Year: Eric Musselman, Nevada
Freshman of the Year: Jordan Brown, C, Nevada

NEC
1. Fairleigh Dickinson
2. Wagner
3. St. Francis-PA
4. Central Connecticut State
5. Scared Heart
6. Robert Morris
7. Mount St. Mary's
8. LIU Brooklyn
9. St. Francis-BKN
10. Bryant

Player of the Year: Jamaal King, G, St. Francis-PA
Coach of the Year: Greg Herenda, Fairleigh Dickinson

OVC
1. Murray State
2. Belmont
3. Austin Peay
4. Jacksonville State
5. Morehead State
6. Tennessee-Martin
7. Tennessee State
8. Tennessee Tech
9. Eastern Kentucky
10. Southeast Missouri State
11. SIU-Edwardsville
12. Eastern Illinois

Player of the Year: Dylan Windler, SG/SF, Belmont
Coach of the Year: Matt McMahon, Murray State

Pac-12
1. Oregon
2. UCLA
3. Washington
4. USC
5. Arizona
6. Arizona State
7. Colorado
8. Utah
9. Oregon State
10. Cal
11. Stanford
12. Washington State

Player of the Year: Bol Bol, C, Oregon
Coach of the Year: Mike Hopkins, Washington
- Freshman of the Year: Bol

Patriot League
1. Bucknell
2. Lehigh
3. Colgate
4. American
5. Boston University
6. Holy Cross
7. Lafayette
8. Loyola-MD
9. Army
10. Navy

Player of the Year: Sa’eed Nelson, G, American
Coach of the Year: Nathan Davis, Bucknell

SEC
1. Kentucky
2. Tennessee
3. Auburn
4. Florida
5. LSU
6. Mississippi State
7. Alabama
8. Vanderbilt
9. Texas A&M
10. Arkansas
11. Missouri
12. South Carolina
13. Georgia
14. Ole Miss

Player of the Year: Grant Williams, F, Tennessee
Coach of the Year: Mike White, Florida
Freshman of the Year: Keldon Johnson, SF, Kentucky

SoCon
1. UNC Greensboro
2. Wofford
3. East Tennessee State
4. Chattanooga
5. Furman
6. Western Carolina
7. Samford
8. VMI
9. The Citadel
10. Mercer

Player of the Year: Fletcher Magee, G, Wofford
Coach of the Year: Wes Miller, UNC Greensboro

Southland
1. SE Louisiana
2. Stephen F. Austin
3. Nicholls
4. Sam Houston State
5. New Orleans
6. Lamar
7. Central Arkansas
8. McNesse
9. Abilene Christian
10. Texas A&M-CC
11. Houston Baptist
12. Incarnate Word
13. Northwestern Louisiana

Player of the Year: Marlain Veal, G, Southeastern Louisiana
Coach of the Year: Jay Ladner, Southeastern Louisiana

SWAC
1. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
2. Grambling
3. Prairie View A&M
4. Texas Southern
5. Southern
6. Jackson
7. Alcorn State
8. Alabama State
9. Mississippi Valley State
10. Alabama A&M

Player of the Year: Martaveous McKnight, G, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Coach of the Year: Donte Jackson, Grambling

Summit League
1. South Dakota State
2. South Dakota
3. IPFW
4. Denver
5. North Dakota State
6. Oral Roberts
7. Omaha
8. Western Illinois

Player of the Year: Mike Daum, F, South Dakota State
Coach of the Year: TJ Otzelberger, South Dakota State

Sun Belt
1. Louisiana
2. Georgia State
3. Georgia Southern
4. Texas-Arlington
5. Appalachian State
6. Louisiana-Monroe
7. Troy
8. Coastal Carolina
9. South Alabama
10. Texas State
11. Arkansas State
12. Little Rock

Player of the Year: Tookie Brown, G, Georgia Southern
Coach of the Year: Ron Hunter, Georgia State

WAC
1. Grand Canyon
2. New Mexico State
3. Utah Valley
4. UMKC
5. Seattle
6. Texas-Rio Grande Valley
7. Cal Baptist
8. Bakersfield
9. Chicago State

Player of the Year: Alessandro Lever, Grand Canyon
Coach of the Year: Dan Majerle, Grand Canyon

WCC
1. Gonzaga
2. St. Mary's
3. BYU
4. San Francisco
5. San Diego
6. Loyola Marymount
7. Pacific
8. Pepperdine
9. Portland
10. Santa Clara

- Player of the Year: Rui Hachimura, F, Gonzaga
- Coach of the Year: Mark Few, Gonzaga
- Freshman of the Year: Filip Petrusev, F, Gonzaga

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