Indiana, Louisville battle it out for preseason power rankings top spot

In the NBA, a franchise center is the rare, elite big man whom a team can build around for a decade. The college equivalent is the rare, elite big man whom a

In the NBA, a franchise center is the rare, elite big man whom a team can build around for a decade. The college equivalent is the rare, elite big man whom a program can build around for more than one season. Cody Zeller is the NCAA's first back-to-the-basket, "franchise" center since Brook Lopez at Stanford in 2007-08 -- and the primary reason Indiana gets my preseason No. 1 nod over Louisville. Now, we get to find out if the Hoosiers can capitalize.

College Hoops Power Rankings: Midnight Madness Edition

The Next 16: 17. UCLA* (In purgatory until Shabazz Muhammad is cleared; when that happens, the Bruins are top 10.), 18. Baylor, 19. Gonzaga, 20. Memphis, 21. VCU, 22. UNLV, 23. Creighton, 24. San Diego State, 25. Pittsburgh, 26. Minnesota, 27. Tennessee, 28. Texas, 29. West Virginia, 30. Georgetown, 31. Ohio, 32. Murray State