The Blue Ribbon 2010-11 College Basketball Yearbook will hit the stands soon, but here is the Sun Belt Conference men's basketball forecast. The Owls are tabbed 2nd in the East, with Raymond Taylor as an early favorite for an All Conference Team selection...

AND, it looks like they are giving no credence to FIU early on:

2010-11 BLUE RIBBON FORECAST
 
East
1. Western Kentucky
2. Florida Atlantic
3. South Alabama
4. Middle Tennessee
5. FIU
6. Troy

West
1. North Texas
2. Arkansas State
3. Louisiana-Lafayette
4. Denver
5. UALR
6. Louisiana-Monroe

ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
G-Josh White, SR, North Texas
G-Tim Williams, SR, South Alabama
G-Ray Taylor, SO, Florida Atlantic
F-George Odufuwa, SR, North Texas
F-Sergio Kerusch, SR, Western Kentucky

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Josh White, SR, North Texas

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Juan Pattillo, SR, Western Kentucky

FAU will open their 2010-11 slate with an exhibition against Northwood University on November 4th.