United Athletic Conference

The Basketball News has made its men's preseason predictions and Fresno State has been picked to win the WAC and is ranked 25th nationally. Tulsa was also ranked in the publication's top 64 at No. 38.

WAC predicted order of finish
1. Fresno State
2. Tulsa
3. Texas-El Paso
4. Boise State
5. Southern Methodist
6. Louisiana Tech
7. Hawaii
8. Nevada
9. San Jose State
10. Rice

All-WAC
First Team
Melvin Ely, Fresno State
Damon Hancock, Southern Methodist
Gerrod Henderson, Louisiana Tech
Chris Jefferies, Fresno State
Predrag Savovic, Hawaii

Second Team
Eugene Costello, Texas-El Paso
Greg Harrington, Tulsa
Abe Jackson, Boise State
Kevin Johnson, Tulsa
Brian Stewart, Texas-El Paso

Player of the Year
Melvin Ely, Fresno State

Newcomer of the Year
Carlton Baker, San Jose State

National Top 64
1. Duke
2. Kentucky
3. Maryland
4. Florida
5. UCLA
6. Illinois
7. Kansas
8. Missouri
9. Boston College
10. Syracuse
11. St. Joseph's
12. Iowa
13. Virginia
14. Memphis
15. Georgetown
16. Temple
17. Oklahoma State
18. Connecticut
19. USC
20. Indiana
21. Oklahoma
22. Alabama
23. Gonzaga
24. Stanford
25. Fresno State
26. Arizona
27. Xavier
28. Louisville
29. Wyoming
30. Michigan State
31. North Carolina
32. Auburn
33. Cincinnati
34. Western Kentucky
35. Wake Forest
36. California
37. Notre Dame
38. Tulsa
39. Texas
40. Tennessee
41. Marshall
42. Mississippi
43. Utah
44. South Florida
45. Providence
46. Illinois State
47. Minnesota
48. Arkansas
49. Kent State
50. Miami (Fla.)
51. New Mexico
52. Butler
53. UC Irvine
54. Ohio State
55. Colorado
56. Michigan
57. West Virginia
58. Charlotte
59. Arizona State
60. San Francisco
61. San Diego State
62. Georgia Tech
63. Southwest Missouri State
64. South Carolina