Ryan Gomes, PROVIDENCE. This 6-foot-7, do-it-all forward can shoot threes, grab rebounds (9.5 per game) and end a game at the foul line (88.7 percent).
Lawrence Roberts, MISSISSIPPI STATE. The perennially overlooked Bulldogs are led by this stone-faced 6-foot-9 junior banger. He scored in double figures in all but two games this year.
Nick Welch, AIR FORCE. Here’s your upset special. Led by this heady forward, the Falcons run the fabled Princeton offense to perfection.
Devin Harris, WISCONSIN. The boring Badgers are history thanks to this speedy scoring machine.
Chris Paul, WAKE FOREST, and Luol Deng, DUKE. No freshman this year can match Melo, but these two are gifted enough to spark a title run.
