Burlison's column at BruinReportOnline tabs Duke and UConn as the favorites to take home the national title next year. Perhaps more interesting to those of us in Pac-10 country, he picks Washington and Stanford as the co-favorites of the conference (provided Brandon Roy and Martell Webster play for UW next year, and Chris Hernandez and a healthy Dan Grunfeld play for the Cardinal). This differs sharply with some other national analysts like Andy Katz and Joe Lunardi who have picked the Bruins as the top team in the Pac-10 for next year.

Burlison also has his column in the Press-Telegram looking at next year's college hoops season, but it includes some additional information about recruiting tournaments taking place in Vegas this weekend. If you happen to be in Vegas and want to see some Bruin recruits in action, you can check out the Southern California All-Stars/Red team featuring UCLA commits James Keefe and Taylor King. They will be playing in the Spring Showcase, as will be other UCLA recruiting targets. Another tournament for high school prospects, the Pump 'N' Run Spring Tournament, will also be taking place in Vegas this weekend.