Whimsical Top 50 for 2009-2010

We've gotten to that point in the summer, where most of the post-NBA draft fallout has settled, a few of the weird off-season events have occurred (Iowa's implosion, Illinois' former walk-on Jeff Jordan walks-off the team), and we all start to get an idea of what the landscape of college basketball is going to look like next season. So, it's time for some ridiculous prognostications! In the last few years, I correctly picked UNC for '09, incorrectly picked Tennessee for '08 (but hey, Memphis 2nd), and correctly Florida for '07. So, without further ado, here's my why-the-heck not top 50 for 2009-2010:

1. Kansas
2. Tennessee
3. Villanova
4. Purdue
5. Duke
6. Washington
7. Kentucky
8. Michigan State
9. West Virginia
10. Butler
11. Texas
12. Clemson
13. California
14. Minnesota
15. Mississippi State
16. Wake Forest
17. Siena
18. Vanderbilt
19. Brigham Young
20. Dayton
21. South Carolina
22. Notre Dame
23. Tulsa
24. Nevada
25. Connecticut
26. Michigan
27. Northern Iowa
28. UCLA
29. Gonzaga
30. Memphis
31. Maryland
32. Louisville
33. Oklahoma State
34. Akron
35. North Carolina
36. Cincinnati
37. Creighton
38. Texas A&M
39. Utah State
40. Northwestern
41. Boston College
42. Seton Hall
43. Kansas State
44. Ohio State
45. Old Dominion
46. LaSalle
47. Oregon State
48. Western Kentucky
49. Hofstra
t-50. Illinois
t-50. Florida State