5 Georgetown

There are cupcakes here, but Old Dominion isn't one; the Monarchs won last year in the Hoyas' campus gym. Alabama will be a test as part of the Big East/SEC Invitational, but the gem is Memphis, a pre-Christmas gift for fans and a possible national title-game preview.

Grade: B

FAST FACTS

Coach John Thompson III (4th yr.)

2006-07 record 30-7

Big East record 13-3 (first)

NCAA tournament Final Four

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