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The end of the non-conference season means that it is time to recognize the best players in college basketball for 2015. HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel has reviewed the entire season so far and is ready to announce his picks for the 5 best players from every single conference in the country based on their all-around stats. Players are listed in a traditional 5-position lineup (G-G-F-F-C) whenever possible, with several exceptions. If you think he has overlooked anyone, feel free to post your feedback in the comments section below.

America East
G: Jaleen Smith (New Hampshire)
G: Jahad Thomas (UMass-Lowell)
G: Ahmad Walker (Stony Brook)
F: Jameel Warney (Stony Brook)
F: Willie Rodriguez (Binghamton)
POYSF (Player of the Year…so far): Jameel Warney (Stony Brook)

AAC
G: Shaquille Harrison (Tulsa)
G: Nic Moore (SMU)
G: Daniel Hamilton (Connecticut)
F: Dedric Lawson (Memphis)
F: Jordan Tolbert (SMU)
POYSF: Dedric Lawson (Memphis)

A-10
G: Jack Gibbs (Davidson)
G: Jordan Price (La Salle)
F: Terry Allen (Richmond)
F: Isaiah Miles (St. Joseph’s)
F: DeAndre’ Bembry (St. Joseph’s)
POYSF: Jack Gibbs (Davidson)

ACC
G: Anthony Barber (NC State)
G: Grayson Allen (Duke)
F: Michael Gbinije (Syracuse)
F: Michael Young (Pitt)
F: Devin Thomas (Wake Forest)
POYSF: Anthony Barber (NC State)

Atlantic Sun
G: Dallas Moore (North Florida)
G: Damon Lynn (NJIT)
G: Ky Howard (NJIT)
F: Marc-Eddy Norelia (Florida Gulf Coast)
F: Demarcus Daniels (North Florida)
POYSF: Dallas Moore (North Florida)

Big 12
G: Buddy Hield (Oklahoma)
G: Monte Morris (Iowa State)
F: Georges Niang (Iowa State)
F: Rico Gathers (Baylor)
C: Cameron Ridley (Texas)
POYSF: Buddy Hield (Oklahoma)

Big East
G: Kris Dunn (Providence)
G: Isaiah Whitehead (Seton Hall)
F: Ben Bentil (Providence)
F: Roosevelt Jones (Butler)
C: Luke Fischer (Marquette)
POYSF: Kris Dunn (Providence)

Big Sky
G: Austin McBroom (Eastern Washington)
G: Quinton Hooker (North Dakota)
G: Ethan Telfair (Idaho State)
F: Joel Bolomboy (Weber State)
F: Venky Jois Eastern (Washington)
POYSF: Joel Bolomboy (Weber State)

Big South
G: Armel Potter (Charleston Southern)
G: Rashun Davis (Radford)
F: John Brown (High Point)
F: DeSean Murray (Presbyterian)
C: Lotanna Nwogbo (Longwood)
POYSF: John Brown (High Point)

Big 10
G: Denzel Valentine (Michigan State)
G: Malcolm Hill (Illinois)
G: Caris LeVert (Michigan)
F: Jarrod Uthoff (Iowa)
C: AJ Hammons (Purdue)
POYSF: Denzel Valentine (Michigan State)

Big West
G: Michael Bryson (UCSB)
G: Roderick Bobbitt (Hawaii)
F: Josh Fox (UC Davis)
F: Tavrion Dawson (Cal State Northridge)
C: Mamadou Ndiaye (UC Irvine)
POYSF: Roderick Bobbitt (Hawaii)

CAA
G: David Walker (Northeastern)
G: Kory Holden (Delaware)
G: Juan’ya Green (Hofstra)
F: Quincy Ford (Northeastern)
F: Marvin King-Davis (Delaware)
POYSF: David Walker (Northeastern)

C-USA
G: Marcus Evans (Rice)
G: Alex Hamilton (Louisiana Tech)
F: James Kelly (Marshall)
F: Justin Johnson (Western Kentucky)
C: Adrian Diaz (Florida International)
POYSF: Alex Hamilton (Louisiana Tech)

Horizon
G: Kahlil Felder (Oakland)
G: Carrington Love (Green Bay)
G: Jordan Fouse (Green Bay)
F: Matt Tiby (Milwaukee)
C: Jalen Billups (Northern Kentucky)
POYSF: Kahlil Felder (Oakland)

Ivy
G: Robert Hatter (Cornell)
G: Maodo Lo (Columbia)
F: Justin Sears (Yale)
F: Cedric Kuakumensah (Brown)
C: Zena Edosomwan (Harvard)
POYSF: Maodo Lo (Columbia)

MAAC
G: Justin Robinson (Monmouth)
G: Marquis Wright (Siena)
G: Matt Scott (Niagara)
F: Brett Bisping (Siena)
C: Quadir Welton (St. Peter’s)
POYSF: Justin Robinson (Monmouth)

MAC
G: Thomas Wilder (Western Michigan)
G: Jaaron Simmons (Ohio)
G: Eric Washington (Miami Ohio)
F: Antonio Campbell (Ohio)
C: Nathan Boothe (Toledo)
POYSF: Nathan Boothe (Toledo)

MEAC
G: James Daniel (Howard)
G: Jordan Potts (Bethune-Cookman)
G: Reginald Johnson (Hampton)
F: Malcolm Bernard (Florida A&M)
F: Mario Moody (Bethune-Cookman)
POYSF: James Daniel (Howard)

MVC
G: DJ Balentine (Evansville)
G: Ron Baker (Wichita State)
G: Wes Washpun (Northern Iowa)
F: Sean O’Brien (Southern Illinois)
C: Egidijus Mockevicius (Evansville)
POYSF: Egidijus Mockevicius (Evansville)

MWC
G: Josh Adams (Wyoming)
G: Elijah Brown (New Mexico)
G: Marvelle Harris (Fresno State)
F: Tim Williams (New Mexico)
F: Hayden Graham (Air Force)
POYSF: Josh Adams (Wyoming)

NEC
G: Rodney Pryor (Robert Morris)
G: Cane Broome (Sacred Heart)
G: Corey Henson (Wagner)
F: Jerome Frink (LIU Brooklyn)
F: Dan Garvin (Bryant)
POYSF: Rodney Pryor (Robert Morris)

OVC
G: Jarelle Reischel (Eastern Kentucky)
G: Evan Bradds (Belmont)
G: Keron DeShields (Tennessee State)
F: Wayne Martin (Tennessee State)
C: Chris Horton (Austin Peay)
POYSF: Jarelle Reischel (Eastern Kentucky)

Pac-12
G: Andrew Andrews (Washington)
G: Gary Payton II (Oregon State)
F: Josh Scott (Colorado)
F: Jakob Poeltl (Utah)
C: Thomas Welsh (UCLA)
POYSF: Gary Payton II (Oregon State)

Patriot
G: Nick Lindner (Lafayette)
G: Austin Tillotson (Colgate)
F: Tanner Plomb (Army)
F: Jarred Jones (Loyola Maryland)
C: Kevin Ferguson (Army)
POYSF: Tanner Plomb (Army)

SEC
G: Stefan Moody (Mississippi)
G: Kevin Punter (Tennessee)
F: Ben Simmons (LSU)
F: Moses Kingsley (Arkansas)
C: Damian Jones (Vanderbilt)
POYSF: Ben Simmons (LSU)

Southern
G: QJ Peterson (Virginia Military)
G: Mike Brown (Western Carolina)
F: Torrion Brummitt (Western Carolina)
F: Stephon Jelks (Mercer)
C: RJ White (NC Greensboro)
POYSF: QJ Peterson (Virginia Military)

Southland
G: Zeek Woodley (Northwestern State)
G: Kyle Hittle (Incarnate Word)
G: Thomas Walkup (Stephen F. Austin)
F: Rashawn Thomas (Texas A&M CC)
F: Ja’Dante’ Frye (Nicholls State)
POYSF: Rashawn Thomas (Texas A&M CC)

SWAC
G: Ladarius Tabb (Alabama A&M)
G: Paris Collins (Jackson State)
G: Jamel Waters (Alabama State)
F: Malcolm Riley (Texas Southern)
F: Nick West (Alabama A&M)
POYSF: Ladarius Tabb (Alabama A&M)

Summit
G: Obi Emegano (Oral Roberts)
G: Mo Evans (IPFW)
G: Tra-Deon Hollins (Nebraska Omaha)
F: Jake White (Nebraska Omaha)
F: Tre’Shawn Thurman (Nebraska Omaha)
POYSF: Obi Emegano (Oral Roberts)

Sun Belt
G: Frank Eaves (Appalachian State)
G: Donte Thomas (Arkansas State)
F: Shawn Long (Louisiana Lafayette)
F: Kevin Hervey (Texas Arlington)
F: Jordon Varnado (Troy)
POYSF: Shawn Long (Louisiana Lafayette)

WCC
G: Kyle Collinsworth (BYU)
G: Emmett Naar (St. Mary’s)
F: Kyle Wiltjer (Gonzaga)
F: Domantas Sabonis (Gonzaga)
F: Kyle Davis (BYU)
POYSF: Kyle Collinsworth (BYU)

WAC
G: Ian Baker (New Mexico State)
G: Martez Harrison (UMKC)
F: Pascal Siakam (New Mexico State)
F: Kevin Mays (Cal State Bakersfield)
C: Aly Ahmed (Cal State Bakersfield)
POYSF: Pascal Siakam (New Mexico State)

A rundown of today’s college basketball games, and a quick look back at yesterday…

NEWS AND NOTES

-Things are getting busy and more intense with conference playing starting up.

-Michigan State fell on the road at Iowa, but they weren’t at full strength and it’s hardly a bad loss.  I still think the Spartans have what it takes to land on a #1 seed.  Iowa has beaten the #1 ranked team, and had a 20 point lead on the #2 ranked team in the second half.  They’re not always playing at a top level, but when they are they’re pretty good.

-Texas Tech picked up another notable win at home when they knocked off Richmond.  They may be good, but their problem is that they haven’t even played a true road game yet.  True road wins in Big Twelve play are not going to be easy to come by, and they’ll be under more pressure to pick up a few.  It’s rare that you see teams with less than four wins away from home in the field.

-Florida State picked up what is probably their biggest and most feel good win of the season by winning at Florida.  The Noles should be able to make some noise in ACC play.

-Cincinnati lost at home to Temple.  It’s never good to lose conference games at home to sub NIT teams, which is what Temple appears to be.  Without an abundance of chances at notable wins, Cincinnati can’t afford too many strikes like that.  They’re still in good shape, but they won’t be if that becomes a habit.

-For Chad Sherwood’s Under the Radar Game of the Day – CLICK HERE

HIGHLIGHTED GAMES

-WEST VIRGINIA AT VIRGINIA TECH.  Virginia Tech’s program appears to be improving under Buzz Williams, but they still have a long way to go.  West Virginia has just one loss and has looked strong this season, but this is their first true road game of the year, and it comes against a rival, so it may be somewhat challenging.

-INDIANA AT RUTGERS (Big Ten).  Indiana needs wins to strengthen what is a flimsy profile heading into conference play.  With a defense as weak as theirs it won’t shock me to see them drop road games like this throughout the year.

-PENN STATE AT MARYLAND (Big Ten).  Penn State has a decent record, but they amassed it against bad teams.  Maryland is a very good team and their resume should improve as they go through conference play.

-HOUSTON AT SOUTH FLORIDA (American).  Houston has a good record, but it came against weak teams, which means their margin for error is razor thin.  In fact, this would be their first true road win if they pull it off.

-MICHIGAN AT ILLINOIS (Big Ten).  Despite being 10-3, Michigan still has work to do in order to get to the level many were expecting them to be at at the start of the year.  Are they good enough to beat a very NIT-ish looking Illinois team on the road?

-NORTHWESTERN AT NEBRASKA (Big Ten).  Northwestern has just one loss, but they’ve had to sweat out some very weak opponents.  For most of the season Nebraska hasn’t even looked like an NIT team, but they’re still a lot tougher than most of Northwestern’s opponents.

-OAKLAND AT VIRGINIA.  Oakland took Michigan State to overtime this past weekend, but I’d be shocked if they’re able to do the same at Virginia today.

-MINNESOTA AT OHIO STATE (Big Ten).  Ohio State has so much ground to make up that they’ll need to roll off three or four wins just to get back into the conversation.  But, seeing how good they looked against Kentucky they could be good enough to do just that.  If they lose at home today, though, they’re in real trouble.

-CLEMSON AT NORTH CAROLINA (ACC).  Clemson has not won a true road game yet.  And, they haven’t won at North Carolina yet.  Ever.  EVER!!!  UNC is good enough to be a protected seed and should win their conference opener today.

-SETON HALL AT MARQUETTE (Big East).  Neither team has really gotten the nation’s attention yet, but both come into this game at 10-2 and actually have some decent wins to go along with it.

-ARKANSAS AT DAYTON.  Dayton has just two losses on the year and should land inside the bubble so long as they hold serve in games like this one.

-BRADLEY AT NORTHERN IOWA (Missouri Valley).  Northern Iowa has two huge wins, but they’ve also failed to hold serve in games against lower level competition.  To make the dance, you have to win the big ones, but you also have to avoid losing the small ones.  They need a very strong showing in conference if they want to make the field.

-INDIANA STATE AT EVANSVILLE (Missouri Valley).  Evansville can improve to 12-2 on the year with a win today.  This conference will give them a few opportunities at notable wins, but only a few, so they’ll need to finish very strong in order to end up in the conversation.

-SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AT LOYOLA CHICAGO (Missouri Valley).  Southern Illinois’s schedule has been weak, but they are 11-2 and this would be their fifth true road win of the year if they’re able to pick it up.

-LITTLE ROCK AT SOUTH ALABAMA (Sun Belt).  A first place finish in the SBC should land Little Rock inside the bubble, but they need to avoid bad losses.  That basically means they need to avoid losing to pretty much everyone other than Arlington.

-GEORGIA STATE AT UT ARLINGTON (Sun Belt) – CLICK HERE to see Chad Sherwood’s Under the Radar Game of the Day

-SYRACUSE AT PITTSBURGH (Big East…I mean ACC).  Pitt has a great record against awful teams.  Syracuse has big wins, but very few of those occurred in the United States.  The best part of their resume was winning the Battle 4 Atlantis down in the Bahamas.  With Pitt playing such a weak schedule it puts a lot more pressure on them to do well in conference play.  They better end up more than just two games above 500 if they want to feel safe on Selection Sunday.

-GEORGETOWN AT DEPAUL (Big East).  Georgetown has looked great this season when they’re not playing buy games.  They have a lot of ground to make up in conference play if they want to end up safely in the discussion.

-FRESNO STATE AT UNLV (Mountain West).  UNLV is perhaps the only team from the Mountain West that has a solid chance of landing inside the bubble, and they’ll have to blow through the conference in order to do it.

BUY GAMES

-Long Beach State @ Duke
-Francis Marion (nondiv1) @ South Carolina
-Coppin State @ Iowa State
-Western Michigan @ Vanderbilt
-UC Davis @ Boise State