By Jeff Goodman
Here at CBSSports.com, we decided to poll our stable of experts on 10 questions prior to the start of the season - everything from Player of the Year to Breakout Player and the guy we are each most concerned about.
Jim Nantz politely declined the invite and Clark Kellogg opted to pick and choose a half-dozen of the questions (Clark's got a few inches and plenty more credibility than me, so who am I to argue). We even got Seth Davis to fill 'em out (although it was so impressive that I'm still not convinced it wasn't one of his kids picks).
And if you missed any of our loaded preseason content, you gotta go here and see all the work we've done. Here goes on the day that the college hoops campaign truly gets going:
Clark Kellogg, CBS Sports Analyst
Champion: North Carolina
Cinderella: Xavier
Undervalued: VCU
POY: Harrison Barnes, North Carolina or Terrence Jones, Kentucky (C'mon Clark, make a decision)
AA: Harrison Barnes (North Carolina), Jared Sullinger (Ohio State), Terrence Jones (Kentucky), Tu Holloway (Xavier), Jeremy Lamb (UConn)
Breakout: Orlando Johnson, UC Santa Barbara
Jeff Goodman, CBSSports.com Senior Writer
Champion: North Carolina
Final Four: North Carolina, Kentucky, UConn, Xavier
Cinderella: Saint Mary's
Undervalued: Washington
Overrated: Baylor
Player of the Year: Harrison Barnes, North Carolina
All-American team: Harrison Barnes (North Carolina), Jared Sullinger (Ohio State), Thomas Robinson (Kansas), Tu Holloway (Xavier), John Jenkins (Vanderbilt)
Freshman of the Year: Brad Beal, Florida
Breakout Player: Terrence Ross, Washington
Concerned about: Andre Drummond, UConn
Gary Parrish, CBSSports.com Senior Writer
Champion: North Carolina
Final Four: North Carolina, Kentucky, UConn, Ohio State
Cinderella: Iona
Undervalued: Washington
Overrated: Kansas
POY: Jared Sullinger, Ohio State
AA team: Harrison Barnes (North Carolina), Jared Sullinger (Ohio State), Terrence Jones (Kentucky), Jordan Taylor (Wisconsin), John Jenkins (Vanderbilt)
FOY: Anthony Davis, Kentucky
Breakout: Thomas Robinson, Kansas
Concerned: Trey Burke, Michigan
Seth Davis, CBS Sports/Sports Illustrated
Champion: North Carolina
Final Four: North Carolina, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Baylor
Cinderella: Belmont
Undervalued: Washington
Overrated: Memphis
POY: Harrison Barnes, North Carolina
AA team: Harrison Barnes (North Carolina), Jared Sullinger (Ohio State), Jeremy Lamb (UConn), Jordan Taylor (Wisconsin), John Jenkins (Vanderbilt)
FOY: Andre Drummond, UConn
Breakout: Fab Melo, Syracuse
Concerned: Robbie Hummel, Purdue
Matt Norlander, CBSSports.com Senior Blogger
Champion: Kentucky
Final Four: Kentucky, Baylor, North Carolina, Louisville
Cinderella: Wichita State
Undervalued: Marquette
Overrated: Duke
POY: Harrison Barnes, North Carolina
AA team: Harrison Barnes (North Carolina), Jared Sullinger (Ohio State), Anthony Davis (Kentucky), Jordan Taylor (Wisconsin), Tu Holloway (Xavier)
FOY: Anthony Davis, Kentucky
Breakout: Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati
Concerned: Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh
Jeff Borzello, CBSSports.com Recruiting Blogger
Champion: North Carolina
Final Four: North Carolina, Kentucky, Florida, Louisville
Cinderella: Creighton
Undervalued: Alabama
Overrated: Kansas
POY: Jared Sullinger, Ohio State
AA team: Harrison Barnes (North Carolina), Jared Sullinger (Ohio State), Jordan Taylor (Wisconsin), Tu Holloway (Xavier), John Jenkins (Vanderbilt)
FOY: Anthony Davis, Kentucky
Breakout: Thomas Robinson, Kansas
Concerned: Patric Young, Florida
Steve Lappas, CBS Sports Network
Champion: North Carolina
Final Four: North Carolina, Kentucky, Pittsburgh, Ohio State
Cinderella: New Mexico
Undervalued: Alabama
Overrated: Arizona
POY: Terrence Jones, Kentucky
AA team: Harrison Barnes (North Carolina), Jared Sullinger (Ohio State), Terrence Jones (Kentucky), Jordan Taylor (Wisconsin), Jeremy Lamb (UConn)
FOY: Anthony Davis, Kentucky
Breakout: Thomas Robinson, Kansas
Concerned: Tyshawn Taylor, Kansas
Pete Gillen, CBS Sports Network
Champion: North Carolina
Final Four: North Carolina, Kentucky, UConn, Xavier
Cinderella: Drexel
Undervalued: Marquette
Overrated: Vanderbilt
POY: Jared Sullinger, Ohio State
AA team: Harrison Barnes (North Carolina), Jared Sullinger (Ohio State), Terrence Jones (Kentucky), Jordan Taylor (Wisconsin), Tu Holloway (Xavier)
FOY: Austin Rivers, Duke
Breakout: Maalik Wayns, Villanova
Concerned: Jeremy Lamb, UConn
Wally Sczerbiak, CBS Sports Network
Champion: North Carolina
Final Four: North Carolina, Duke, Kentucky, Ohio State
Cinderella: Xavier
Undervalued: Iowa State
Overrated: St. John's
POY: Jared Sullinger, Ohio State
AA team: Harrison Barnes (North Carolina), Jared Sullinger (Ohio State), Terrence Jones (Kentucky), Jeremy Lamb (UConn), Tyler Zeller (North Carolina)
FOY: Austin Rivers, Duke
Breakout: Ryan Kelly, Duke
Concerned: Mason Plumlee, Duke
Jon Rothstein, CBS Sports Network
Champion: Kentucky
Final Four: Kentucky, UConn, North Carolina, Florida
Cinderella: Iona
Undervalued: Cincinnati
Overrated: Arizona
POY: Terrence Jones, Kentucky
AA team: Harrison Barnes (North Carolina), Jared Sullinger (Ohio State), Terrence Jones (Kentucky), John Jenkins (Vanderbilt), Perry Jones (Baylor)
FOY: Anthony Davis, Kentucky
Breakout: Bernard James, Florida State
Concerned: Tyler Lamb, UCLA
Photos: AP
