My College Football Preseason Top 25

Since there is not going to be much NBA Draft news for quite a while, this is going to turn into pretty much an all sports blog. While I will still be posting draft coverage, there will also be college and pro football and baseball stuff.

For the last few years I have done a college football top 25. This year will be no different, and the following is the unveiling of the brand spanking new preseason top 25. Obviously this is just a rough outline, and for the first few weeks of the season you could see radical shakeups in the rankings as no one knows just how good these teams are.


Cammo Top 25

1. USC
2. Iowa
3. Tennessee
4. LSU
5. Texas
6. Ohio State
7. Virginia Tech
8. Michigan
9. Oklahoma
10. Miami
11. Florida State
12. Georgia
13. Florida
14. Texas A&M
15. Boise State
16. Arizona State
17. Georgia Tech
18. Auburn
19. Purdue
20. California
21. Alabama
22. Louisville
23. Utah
24. UCLA
25. Bowling Green

Top 20 Remaining Free Agents

1. Joe Johnson (Restricted) Likely Destination: Atlanta
Atlanta has offered a max contract, Phoenix may not be able to match.

2. Eddy Curry (Restricted) Likely Destination: Chicago
Curry is vastly overrated around the league, but he's big. Chicago won't allow him to leave for nothing.

3. Tyson Chandler (Restricted) Likely Destination: Chicago
Chicago will match just about any offer.

4. Antoine Walker (Unrestricted) Likely Destination: Sacramento
Another bad move by the Knicks could be in the cards. A sign and trade with the Kings is most likely.

5. Marko Jaric (Restricted) Likely Destination: Cleveland
Jaric and Wilcox to Cleveland for Drew Gooden is the hot rumor.

6. Vladamir Radmonovic (Restricted) Likely Destination: Seattle
Vlad won't garner much interest simply because of his restricted status. Look for him to resign a 1 year deal and be unrestricted next year.

7. Earl Watson (Unrestricted) Likely Destination: Memphis
If Jayson Williams is being dealt, then they have to keep Watson.

8. Damon Stoudamire (Unrestricted) Likely Destination: Atlanta
With Sarunas to Indy and Jaric likely to Cleveland, a 2 Stoudamire backcourt in Atlanta may not be so far fetched.

9. Brevin Knight (Unrestricted) Likely Destination: Charlotte
Charlotte has all the money in the world to resign Knight.

10. Latrell Sprewell (Unrestricted) Likely Destination: Detroit
Detroit was rewarded for taking a risk on McDyess, they will see if lighting strikes twice.

11. Gary Payton (Unrestricted) Likely Destination: Boston
Tons of younger PG's on the market, Payton will quietly resign in Boston.

12. Steven Hunter (Unrestricted) Likely Destination: Utah
What a difference a year makes. Hunter's size and athletic ability makes him an interesting risk.

13. Gerald Wallace (Restricted) Likely Destination: Charlotte
Wallace is a lot like VladRad, in that if he were an unrestricted free agent, there would be far more interest. He will likely resign for one more year and be unrestricted next year.

14. Jay Williams (Unrestricted) Likely Destination: Houston
Could be the steal of this free agent class if he can come back and play like he did before his horrific crash. Chicago will resign Duhon, so Houston makes the most sense.

15. Chris Duhon (Unrestricted) Likely Destination: Chicago
Duhon was a real surprise last season and he will be kept around in Chicago. I hear this deal is a s good as done.

16. Reggie Evans (Restricted) Likely Destination: Seattle
Seattle loved this Ben Wallace knockoff last year, he is a great rebounder and dirty work guy. With Jerome James gone to NY, Evans will stay in Seattle.

17. Zaza Pachulia (Restricted) Likely Destination: Milwaukee
Some teams have interest in Zaza, including Orlando. None will likely pay his enough to keep Milwaukee from matching the offer.

18. Damon Jones (Unrestricted) Likely Destination: Miami
All this guy does is win basketball games. He is like the Rodney Dangerfield of the NBA, no respect. Jones will stay in Miami, cause he and Shaq are buddies. What Shaq wants, Shaq gets.

19. Juan Dixon (Unrestricted) Signed By: Portland

20. Danny Fortson (Unrestricted) Likely Destination: Dallas
Dallas needs big tough guys to battle in the West, Cuban will outbid all for this bruiser.

Top 30 Free Agents

1. Ray Allen (Unrestricted) Signed By: Seattle

2. Michael Redd (Unrestricted) Signed By: Milwaukee

3. Samuel Dalembert (Restricted) Signed By: Philadelphia

4. Zydrunas Illgauskus (Unrestricted) Signed By: Cleveland

5. Joe Johnson (Restricted) Likely Destination: Atlanta
Atlanta has offered a max contract, Phoenix may not be able to match.

6. Eddy Curry (Restricted) Likely Destination: Chicago
Curry is vastly overrated around the league, but he's big. Chicago won't allow him to leave for nothing.

7. Larry Hughes (Unrestricted) Signed By: Cleveland

8. Shareef Abdur Rahim (Unrestricted) Signed By: New Jersey

9. Tyson Chandler (Restricted) Likely Destination: Chicago
Chicago will match just about any offer.

10. Stromile Swift (Unrestricted) Signed By: Houston

11. Cuttino Mobley (Unrestricted) Signed By: LA Clippers

12. Antoine Walker (Unrestricted) Likely Destination: Sacramento
Another bad move by the Knicks could be in the cards. A sign and trade with the Kings is most likely.

13. Bobby Simmons (Unrestricted) Signed By: Milwaukee

14. Antonio Daniels (Unrestricted) Signed By: Washington

15. Sarunas Jasikivicius (Unrestricted) Signed By: Indiana

16. Donyell Marshall (Unrestricted) Signed By: Cleveland

17. Kwame Brown (Restricted) Signed By: LA Lakers

18. Marko Jaric (Restricted) Likely Destination: Cleveland
Jaric and Wilcox to Cleveland for Drew Gooden is the hot rumor.

19. Udonis Haslem (Restricted) Signed By: Miami

20. Vladamir Radmonovic (Restricted) Likely Destination: Seattle
Vlad won't garner much interest simply because of his restricted status. Look for him to resign a 1 year deal and be unrestricted next year.

21. Earl Watson (Unrestricted) Likely Destination: Memphis
If Jayson Williams is being dealt, then they have to keep Watson.

22. Damon Stoudamire (Unrestricted) Likely Destination: Atlanta
Indy and Cleveland would make more sense, but Indy got Sarunas and if Cleveland signs Jaric, a Salim and Damon tandem may be in the cards for Atlanta.

23. Brevin Knight (Unrestricted) Likely Destination: Charlotte
Charlotte has all the money in the world to resign Knight.

24. Robert Horry (Unrestricted) Signed By: San Antonio

25. Latrell Sprewell (Unrestricted) Likely Destination: Detroit
Detroit was rewarded for taking a risk on McDyess, they will see if lighting strikes twice.

26. Chris Anderson (Unrestricted) Signed By: New Orleans

27. Kyle Korver (Restricted) Signed By: Philadelphia

28. Jerome James (Unrestricted) Signed By: New York

29. Gary Payton (Unrestricted) Likely Destination: Boston
Tons of younger PG's on the market, Payton will quietly resign in Boston.

30. Steven Hunter (Unrestricted) Likely Destination: Utah
What a difference a year makes. Hunter's size and athletic ability makes him an interesting risk.

Top 50 Prospects (2006 Draft)

1. Rudy Gay (6'9'', SF, UConn, Fresh.)
2. Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
3. Adam Morrison (6'8'', SG, Gonzaga, Soph.)
4. Daniel Gibson (6'2'', PG, Texas, Fresh.)
5. Andrea Bargnani (7'0'', PF, Italy)
6. Sergio Rodriguez (6'3'', PG, Spain)
7. LaMarcus Aldridge (6'11'', PF, Texas, Fresh.)
8. Josh Boone (6'10'', PF, UConn, Soph.)
9. Nemanja Aleksandrov (6'10'', SF, Serbia)
10. Rodney Carney (6'7'', SF, Memphis, Jr.)
11. Ronnie Brewer (6'7'', SG, Arkansas, Soph.)
12. Brandon Rush (6'7'', SG, HS)
13. Jordan Farmar (6'2'', PG, UCLA, Fresh.)
14. Mardy Collins (6'6'', SG, Temple, Jr.)
15. Sheldon Williams (6'9'', PF, Duke, Jr.)
16. Uros Tripkovic (6'5'', SG, Serbia)
17. Marko Tomas (6'8'',SG, Croatia)
18. Marcus Slaughter (6'8'', SF, San Diego St., Soph.)
19. Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
20. Guillermo Diaz (6'2'', PG, Miami, Soph.)
21. Ivan Chiriaev (7'0'', SF, Russia)
22. Hassan Adams (6'4'', SG, Arizona, Jr.)
23. Sammy Mejia (6'6'', PG, DePaul, Soph.)
24. Vladimir Veremeenko (6'10'', PF, Belarus)
25. Darius Washington Jr. (6'2'', PG, Memphis, Fresh.)
26. Predrag Samardziski (7'0'', C, Macedonia)
27. Rajon Rondo (6'1'', PG, Kentucky, Fresh.)
28. Torin Francis (6'11'', PF, Notre Dame, Jr.)
29. Steven Smith (6'8'', SF, La Salle, Jr.)
30. Viktor Keirou (6'6'', SG, Russia)
31. Maurice Ager (6'5'', SG, Michigan State, Jr.)
32. Matt Harayasz (6'11'', C, Stanford, Jr.)
33. Al Horford (6'8'', PF, Florida, Fresh.)
34. Taj Gray (6'9'', PF, Oklahoma, Jr.)
35. Curtis Stinson (6'3'', SG, Iowa State, Soph.)
36. Kevin Pittsnogle (6'11'', PF, West Virginia, Jr.)
37. Paul Davis (6'11'', C, Michigan State, Jr.)
38. Daniel Brown (6'0'', PG, Illinois, Jr.)
39. Brandon Roy (6'5'', SG, Washington, Jr.)
40. JJ Redick (6'4'', SG, Duke, Jr.)
41. Kosta Perovic (7'2'', C, Serbia)
42. Justin Grey (6'1'', PG, Wake Forest, Jr.)
43. Pops Mensah-Bonsu (6'9'', PF, George Washington, Jr.)
44. Jose Juan Barea (6'0'', PG, Northeastern, Jr.)
45. Marcus Vinicius Vieira De Souza (6'9'', SF, Brazil)
46. Chuck Davis (6'7'', SF, Alabama, Jr.)
47. Carl Krauser (6'2'', PG, Pitt, Jr.)
48. Brandon Bowman (6'8'', SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
49. Eric Williams (6'8'', PF, Wake Forest, Jr.)
50. Oleksiy Pecherov (6'11'', PF, Ukraine)