Know anyone with larger-than-life enthusiasm for college hoops, plus knowledge of the game and a really loud voice? Guess what, we found him! Dick Vitale's special 2000-01 College Basketball Preview, on sale at newsstands now, contains in-depth team reports, plus features on Duke's Shane Battier and other Rolls-Roycers, Diaper Dandies and PTPers. You won't want to miss the All-Alcatraz Team. All together now, it's ...
| Dick's Top 40 | | 1. | Duke Blue Devils | (29-5; NCAA Sweet 16) | | 2. | Arizona Wildcats | (27-7; NCAA Second Round) | | 3. | North Carolina Tar Heels | (22-14; NCAA Final Four) | | 4. | Kansas Jayhawks | (24-10; NCAA Second Round) | | 5. | Stanford Cardinal | (27-4; NCAA Second Round) | | 6. | Maryland Terrapins | (25-10; NCAA Second Round) | | 7. | Illinois Fighting Illini | (22-10; NCAA Second Round) | | 8. | Seton Hall Pirates | (22-10; NCAA Sweet 16) | | 9. | Michigan State Spartans | (32-7; NCAA Champions) | | 10. | Tennessee Volunteers | (26-7; NCAA Sweet 16) | | 11. | Wake Forest Deacons | (22-14; NIT Champions) | | 12. | UConn Huskies | (25-10; NCAA Second Round) | | 13. | DePaul Blue Demons | (21-12; NCAA First Round) | | 14. | Florida Gators | (29-8; NCAA Finals) | | 15. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | (22-15; NIT Finals) | | 16. | Kentucky Wildcats | (23-10; NCAA Second Round) | | 17. | Arkansas Razorbacks | (19-15; NCAA First Round) | | 18. | Cincinnati Bearcats | (29-4; NCAA Second Round) | | 19. | UCLA Bruins | (21-12; NCAA Sweet 16) | | 20. | Utah Utes | (23-9; NCAA Second Round) | | | The Rest of Dick's Picks >> | | |  | | Shane Battier |
| |  | | Jason Gardner |
| |  | | Jeff Boschee |
| |  | | Cory Bradford |
| |  | | Ty Shine |
| |  | | Vincent Yarbrough |
| | Dick's Rolls-Roycers | |
First Team | | Terence Morris, F, Maryland | | Shane Battier, F, Duke | | Troy Murphy, C-F, Notre Dame | | Jamaal Tinsley, G, Iowa State | | Joseph Forte, G, North Carolina
| | Second Team | | Vincent Yarbrough, F, Tennessee | | Michael Wright, F, Arizona | | Brendan Haywood, C, North Carolina | | Jason Gardner, G, Arizona | | Juan Dixon, G, Maryland
| | Third Team | | Richard Jefferson, F, Arizona | | B.B. Waldon, F, South Florida | | Loren Woods, C, Arizona | | Earl Watson, G, UCLA | | Cory Bradford, G, Illinois | |
