You can never underestimate York, because you never know who they may add at the midway point, the fact that they do play a tough schedule is also very good. Hunter is loaded! I remember the guard Flagg from his HS days, and yes, he is the real deal. I think Brooklyn will make a lot of noise in the regular season, but at the end of the day, it will probably be another first round upset, coaching has got to get better at both of these schools. I also like what Lehman is doing in the bronx, the new big guy they added is tough, and they have played despite all the drama I am seeing on this board! Baruch is good, but to call Rankis the best coach in the region is a very, very, very big overstatement. How many CUNY titles does he have?

New to the top 25 discussion, was trying to find out, are these accurate rankings of the top 40 teams, or are these just teams that you feel should be the top teams. Missing quite a few schools if it is accurate, would like to shed some info on some teams from the Atlantic region if possible.

That is a good point, a Lehman-Baruch rematch would be my pick as well at this point. Staten Island is a good team, but Baruch and Lehman usually play at a higher level. Staten Island does have a great team, and have some impressive victories this season. Women's conference will be very interesting come January!

Great to see such talk early in the season. Brooklyn does return a great team from last season, but I dont see Weismuller in the box scores, and I have heard he isnt playing this season. We also dont mention John Jay too much, but even though they have a slow start, they still have talent, and will be a factor in the region. My sleeper team is going to be a surprise, but nobody is talking about Lehman College. Lehman is off to a 6-3 start, and they have just added a great bigman in D1 transfer Resnick. With Rhoden, and Garcia leading the way, and a legitimate post presence in Resnick, we might be talking about Lehman in the regional rankings. Lehman will host Paterson next week some time, dont be surprised if they come off with a win!

Had the opportunity to attend the CUNY Coaches vs. Cancer event at Lehman College today, and have to say kudos to the CUNYAC for having such a great event to benefit a worthy cause. The crowds were great, and there were some very exciting games with Staten Island almost upsetting NYU, and Lehman holding on to win a defensive battle with Skidmore. Didnt stay for the last game, but heard there was a thrilling come from behind victory by SUNY Purchase against Brooklyn College. Great event, congrats CUNYAC.

Wow, theres a pulse on the CUNY board, thought I was out here for my lonesome. JWill, dont know if you could say coach Joseph at Baruch is the best coach in the CUNY hands down, even though the talent level of coaches in CUNY is thin, you do have coach Gualitieri at CSI and coach Harrison at Lehman, who are two of the top coaches in the business. Also, Brown over at York actually coaches the national teams in her country each Olympic game, so she has to have an idea of what she is doing as well. Joseph hands down could be a little bit of an overstatement

Wow, been away from the boards for the Holidays, and I come back to see that Lehman has defeated national power Depauw University!!! Is this for real, please lets have some more insight into this one, great win for Lehman and the entire CUNY conference!

Is there anyone else excited that the season is underway. Great win for the conference today as Staten Island defeated Stevens Tech. Also saw Lehman had a good win over St. Joseph's, and CCNY defeated MIT. Good to see this type of start for CUNY teams. Anyone know why the York game was postponed? Waiting on the Amherst-NYC Tech game, should not be pretty!

Manhattan College 110 Baruch College 42. This type of loss cant be good for the reputation of the conference! Had friends attend this game, heard it was ugly from start to finish, guess the score does indicate that.

Wheres Bard??? Lol, right where they should be, the bottom of the conference. Whats the deal with SUNY Purchase, how and when did they become a basketball power and a preseason favorite. Someone please elaborate

I have to agree, the CUNY schedules arent the toughest this year on the men's side. Seems like many of the schools have went the route of scheduling some of the lesser opponents and have stayed away some of the local powers. Never know how that could play out, could be very interesting. Does anyone know anything about NYC Tech. I know they have Hall and Phillips, did they add anyone, and can they be a serious contender? I think Lehman can be a sleeper, Rhoden is one of the top players in the conference and they return everyone from the team who almost upset York last season in the playoffs. Steve Shulmen is a good coach, his teams are usually prepared.

Great to see a CUNY face on the pre-season All-American team! Sally Nnamani from Lehman is a fourth team D3 hoops pre-season All-American, congrats. What is the rest of the conference talent shaping up as.. Does Lehman still return Whitley Barnes? That duo could be tough.

Also hear rumblings that Lehman is going to be good this year, heard that have a legit D1 transfer, and with Rhoden returning, could be a surprise team

Havent heard much about any of the schools, just know that John Jay is returning a lot of talent from last year, and hey, they did win the title, so its theres until someone takes it from them. Brooklyn College has a world of talent, and would be shocked to see them melt like they did last year. With Weismuller for the whole year, the team has plenty of time to gel. Does Brooklyn have their new facility yet, and what is the word around conference, how is York going to be?

Guess I will start the 08-09 CUNY talk. Here are my predictions for this season:

East
1.  John Jay
2.  Lehman
3.  Hunter
4.  Baruch
5.  CCNY

West
1.  Brooklyn
2.  York
3.  NYC Tech
4.  Staten Island
5.  Medgar Evers