Updated: November 14, 2008, 2:49 PM ET

Shade of Carolina blue dominates experts' picks

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Ten brave ESPN experts agreed to make their predictions concerning the 2008-09 season. Here's what they think:

ESPN.com's Expert Picks
Jay Bilas
ESPN analyst		 Hubert Davis
ESPN analyst		 Pat Forde
ESPN.com senior writer		 Fran Fraschilla
ESPN analyst		 Doug Gottlieb
ESPN analyst
ACC Champ North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina
Big 12 Champ Texas Texas Texas Texas Oklahoma
Big East Champ UConn Louisville Louisville Louisville UConn
Big Ten Champ Michigan St. Michigan St. Michigan St. Michigan St. Michigan St.
Pac-10 Champ UCLA USC UCLA USC UCLA
SEC Champ Tennessee LSU Tennessee Florida Florida
A-10 Champ Xavier Xavier Xavier Xavier UMass
C-USA Champ Memphis Memphis Memphis Memphis Memphis
MVC Champ Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Southern Illinois
MWC Champ UNLV UNLV UNLV UNLV UNLV
National POY T. Hansbrough, UNC B. Griffin, Oklahoma S. Curry, Davidson T. Hansbrough, UNC B. Griffin, Oklahoma
Sleeper Team Saint Mary's LSU Ohio State Washington State Wisconsin
Final Four UNC, UConn, Louisville, Michigan State UNC, Louisville, Memphis, Gonzaga UNC, Louisville, Duke, UConn UNC, Louisville, UConn, Texas UNC, Louisville, UConn, UCLA
National Champion North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina

ESPN.com's Expert Picks
Andy Katz
ESPN.com senior writer		 Joe Lunardi
ESPN.com Bracketologist		 Dana O'Neil
ESPN.com writer		 Mark Schlabach
ESPN.com writer		 Dick Vitale
ESPN analyst
ACC Champ North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina
Big 12 Champ Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas
Big East Champ UConn UConn Louisville UConn UConn
Big Ten Champ Michigan St. Wisconsin Michigan St. Purdue Michigan St.
Pac-10 Champ UCLA UCLA UCLA UCLA UCLA
SEC Champ Tennessee Florida Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee
A-10 Champ Xavier Xavier Temple Xavier Xavier
C-USA Champ Memphis Memphis UAB Memphis Memphis
MVC Champ Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton
MWC Champ UNLV UNLV UNLV UNLV UNLV
National POY T. Hansbrough, UNC T. Hansbrough, UNC S. Curry, Davidson T. Hansbrough, UNC T. Hansbrough, UNC
Sleeper Team Syracuse Creighton UAB Baylor Xavier
Final Four UNC, Louisville, Michigan St., UConn UNC, UConn, Gonzaga, Michigan St. UNC, Michigan St., Texas, Louisville UNC, UCLA, UConn, Pittsburgh UNC, UConn, Louisville, Gonzaga
National Champion North Carolina North Carolina Louisville North Carolina North Carolina

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