College Basketball's Power Eight

1. North Carolina Despite losing freshman Tyler Zeller for the season, the Tar Heels have looked as good as, if not better than, everybody thought they would be. Their matchup against Notre Dame will be a great game, and we should really get a feel of how good North Carolina really is.   2. Connecticut Hasheem Thabeet and Jeff Adrien are both averaging double-doubles, which helped put the Huskies past No. 19 Wisconsin. My only problem with UConn is their very close win over La Salle. I would have felt a lot better about them if they had played to their full potential in that game.   3. Louisville I've been set on Louisville ever since they whupped Tennessee in the Sweet 16 last year. Their leading scorer, Samardo Samuels, is off to a great start, averaging 21 points per game. The Cardinals will have to get through a tough Big East schedule though.  If they get out with fewer than six losses, watch out. 4. Michigan State Michigan State will ... (link)