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| WHAT'S HOT, WHAT'S NOT: COLLEGE HOOPS 2004-05 | ||
| Category | Hot | Not Hot |
| Super-fan |  Ashley Judd (as always) |
 Red Sox players |
| Hair | Yes | No |
| Tobacco Road stud | Marvin Williams (UNC) | J.J. Redick (Duke) |
| Retro jersey | Retro is out | Fennis Dembo |
| REAL top NBA prospect |  Chris Taft (Pitt) |
 Chris Paul (Wake) |
| Most talent in New York | Hakim Warrick (Syracuse) | Any New York Knick |
| Cinderella | Northwestern | UAB |
| Bandwagon | Wake Forest | St. Joe's |
| Sleeper | Providence | Xavier |
| Needs more pub |  Joey Graham (Okla St.) |
 Wayne Simien (Kansas) |
| Player of the Year hotbed | Tobacco Road | SEC |
| Mighty mite | Nate Robinson (Washington) | Jameer Nelson (St. Joe's) |
| Matt Brust Hasn't-He-Been-In-College-Forever? Award | David Lee (Florida) | Chris Duhon (Finally!) |
| Freshman |  Jordan Farmar (UCLA) |
 Dwight Howard (Orlando) |
| On-court style statement | High socks | Sweatbands |
| Skill to show NBA scouts | Distribution | Defense |
| Power Conference | ACC | Pac-10 |
| Sleeper State | Florida State | Oklahoma State |
| Scandal Watch | Local car dealers | Quin Snyder (Mizzou) |
| RPI factor | Strength of schedule | Opponent's rep |
| Hot new coach |  Trent Johnson (Stanford) |
 Lon Kruger (UNLV) |
| Key to deep Tourney run | Frontcourt depth | Go-to scorer |
| Pound-for-pound (or gender-for-gender) best college player in country | Seimone Augustus (LSU-W) | Chris Paul |
| Un-cliched Final Four | Louisville, Providence, N.C. St, Illinois | Kansas, Wake, UNC, Syracuse |