2007 Winners

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)

#23 E’Twaun Moore

#41 Scott Martin

#47 JaJuan Johnson

#61 Robbie Hummel

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

5) Ohio State (207 pts)

#12 Kosta Koufos

#54 Evan Turner

#61 Jon Diebler

#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)

#5 Derrick Rose

#55 Jeff Robinson

#65 Marcus Morris

#93 Markieff Morris

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)

#7 Jerryd Bayless

#22 Jamelle Horne

Alex Jacobson

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)