Bluegrassrivals

1. Butler
2. Southern Illinois
3. George Mason
4. BYU
5. Xavier
6. Miami (Ohio)
7. Saint Mary's
8. Saint Joseph's
9. Western Kentucky
10. New Orleans

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/notebook?p...klywatch03

I know it's way early, but you may want to remember some of these names as the season goes on.

I know Western had a nice win over Michigan, BYU has looked really good all year, Xavier whipped Indiana, and George Mason looked tough against Villanova..St Joes, Butler and Southern Illinois are always tough..the mid-majors will make a lot of noise this year..I'd like to see the term "mid-major" removed all-together, lol..those are just some darn good basketball teams!!

I think Butler is going to be a REALLY tough out for teams in the NCAA Tournament. I could see them in the elite 8. I also think George Mason could pull an upset or 2 in March, they beat a very talented Kansas State squad in the Old Spice Classic.