In three weeks, college basketball will be back in action, the 2016-17 season beginning in earnest with dozens of games on tap for Nov. 11. That will start five months' worth of near-daily hoops action, culminating in a national champion crowned in Arizona in early April.
There are 351 Division I teams set to compete and vie for bragging rights, team goals and various titles. Not all are created equal, however, as you'll see as the games unfold.
Instead of pointing out the best of the best in a standard format, through a Top 25 poll or a list of projected conference champions, this time we're taking an alphabet tour of college basketball's top squads.