College Basketball Major Conference Predictions

Bob Donnan - USA Today Sports

We have made it to the start of the year and what does that mean? Predictions, predictions, and more predictions. Something that we can come back on right before March Madness tips off and see who let us down, what teams we nailed, and which fan base I made the most upset. These are how I feel things will shake out in these major conferences. If you are a mid-major fan, the best of the rest rankings is in here, but you can see who I believe deserves an automatic bid in our first bracketology.

ACC Predictions:

ACC Player of the Year:

Buddy Boeheim, Syracuse

ACC Coach of the Year:

Mike Krzyzewski, Duke

ACC Standings Prediction:

1. Duke Blue Devils

2. North Carolina Tar Heels

3. Florida State Seminoles

4. Virginia Tech Hokies

5. Syracuse Orange

6. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

7. Virginia Cavaliers

8. Louisville Cardinals

9. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

10. NC State Wolfpack

11. Miami Hurricanes

12. Clemson Tigers

13. Pittsburgh Panthers

14. Wake Forest Demon Deacons

15. Boston College Eagles

Big East Predictions:

Big East Player of the Year:

Collin Gillespie, Villanova

Big East Coach of the Year:

Travis Steele, Xavier

Big East Standings Prediction:

1. Villanova Wildcats

2. Xavier Musketeers

3. UCONN Huskies

4. Seton Hall Pirates

5. St. Johns Johnnies

6. Butler Bulldogs

7. Creighton Blue Jays

8. Providence Friars

9. Marquette Golden Eagles

10. Georgetown Hoyas

11. DePaul Blue Demons

Big Ten Predictions:

Big Ten Player of the Year:

Hunter Dickinson, Michigan

Big Ten Coach of the Year:

Matt Painter, Purdue

Big Ten Standings Prediction:

1. Michigan Wolverines

2. Purdue Boilermakers

3. Illinois Fighting Illini

4. Maryland Terrapins

5. Ohio State Buckeyes

6. Michigan State Wolverines

7. Indiana Hoosiers

8. Iowa Hawkeyes

9. Nebraska Cornhuskers

10. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

11. Wisconsin Badgers

12. Northwestern Wildcats

13. Penn State Nittany Lions

14. Minnesota Gophers

Big 12 Predictions

Big 12 Player of the Year:

Ochai Agbaji, Kansas

Big 12 Coach of the Year

Mark Adams, Texas Tech

Big 12 Standings Prediction:

1. Kansas Jayhawks

2. Texas Longhorns

3. Baylor Bears

4. Texas Tech Red Raiders

5. Oklahoma State Cowboys

6. West Virginia Mountaineers

7. Oklahoma Sooners

8. TCU Horned Frogs

9. Kansas State Wildcats

10. Iowa State Cyclones

Pac 12 Predictions

Pac 12 Player of the Year:

Johnny Juzang, UCLA

Pac 12 Coach of the Year:

Dana Altman, Oregon

Pac 12 Standings Prediction:

1. Oregon Ducks

2. UCLA Bruins

3. USC Trojans

4. Arizona Wildcats

5. Washington State Cougars

6. Arizona State Sun Devils

7. Colorado Buffaloes

8. Oregon State Beavers

9. Utah Utes

10. Stanford Cardinal

11. Washington Huskies

12. California Golden Bears

SEC Predictions:

SEC Player of the Year:

Jahvon Quinnerly, Alabama

SEC Coach of the Year:

John Calipari, Kentucky

SEC Standings Predictions:

1. Kentucky Wildcats

2. Alabama Crimson Tide

3. Arkansas Razorbacks

4. Tennessee Volunteers

5. Auburn Tigers

6. Mississippi State Bulldogs

7. Florida Gators

8. LSU Tigers

9. Ole Miss Rebels

10. Texas A&M Aggies

11. Vanderbilt Commodores

12. Missouri Tigers

13. South Carolina Gamecocks

14. Georgia Bulldogs

Best of the Rest Rankings:

1. Gonzaga Bulldogs

2. St. Bonaventure Bonnies

3. Loyola Chicago Ramblers

4. BYU Cougars

5. Colorado State Rams

6. Belmont Bruins

7. Richmond Spiders

8. San Diego State Aztecs

9. St. Mary’s Gaels

10. Nevada Wolfpack

11. Buffalo Bulls

12. San Francisco Dons

13. Drake Bulldogs

14. Utah State Aggies

15. Boise State Broncos