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"&lt;p&gt;\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSI.com's 2012-13 Midseason Crystal Ball\n\nSI.com's Seth Davis, Luke Winn, and Andy Glockner serve up their predictions at the midway point of the 2012-13 season.\n\n\n\n\nFinal Four (Plus One Darkhorse)\n\n\n \nSeth Davis\n\nFinal Four\nFinal Four\nFinal Four\nFinal Four\nDarkhorse\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nLuke Winn\n\nFinal Four\nFinal Four\nFinal Four\nFinal Four\nDarkhorse\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nAndy Glockner\n\nFinal Four\nFinal Four\nFinal Four\nFinal Four\nDarkhorse\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nNational Champion\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSecond-Half Flop Team\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNational Player of the Year\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTrey Burke: Mike Stobe/Getty Images\n\n&lt;strong&gt;Davis&lt;/strong&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;Doug McDermott, Creighton:&lt;/strong&gt; The Dougie can put up numbers that are as impressive as you'll find anywhere, but his scoring is not always off the charts because that's not what Creighton always needs. He is excelling in all areas of the game, and most important, his team is winning.\n&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;Winn&lt;/strong&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;Trey Burke, Michigan:&lt;/strong&gt; Duke's Mason Plumlee has been the early frontrunner, but Burke has looked amazing of late while piloting the nation's best offense. If he continues on this path, he should soon take over the No. 1 spot.\n&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;Glockner&lt;/strong&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;Trey Burke, Michigan:&lt;/strong&gt; The race is wide open. Russ Smith, Mason Plumlee, Doug McDermott (my preseason choice), Cody Zeller and others are all viable choices. I'm going with a point guard who's leading the No. 2 team in the land and making a significant run at the Point Guard Nirvana season of Jordan Taylor in 2010-11. He's scoring in ridiculously efficient fashion and, since the NC State game on Nov. 27, has had 63 assists against just 10 turnovers.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nImpact Freshman\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnthony Bennett: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images\n\n&lt;strong&gt;Davis&lt;/strong&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;Anthony Bennett, UNLV:&lt;/strong&gt; This is the closest thing to Glenn \"Big Dog\" Robinson that I've seen come into college basketball in a long time. (That includes Robinson's son, Glenn III, who plays for Michigan.) He is a beast on the block, he can drill three-pointers, and he's a monster finisher on the break. I would not be surprised if he ends up as the NBA's number one draft pick next spring.\n&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;Winn&lt;/strong&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA:&lt;/strong&gt; As good as Anthony Bennett has been for UNLV -- his numbers make him an All-America candidate -- Muhammad is starting to take over the Bruins' offense now that he's healthy, and he could transform them from an early underachiever into an actual Pac-12 title contender.\n&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;Glockner&lt;/strong&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;Anthony Bennett, UNLV:&lt;/strong&gt; Easy choice here. He's been great for the Rebels and is in the discussion for NPOY, not just NFOY.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nMatchup We Can't Miss\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCasey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports\n\n&lt;strong&gt;Davis&lt;/strong&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;Michigan at Indiana, Feb. 2:&lt;/strong&gt; The biggest game in the best conference will likely pit two top-five teams. I can't wait to see how those young Wolverines handle the pitched environment of Assembly Hall.\n&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;Winn&lt;/strong&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;Michigan at Indiana, Feb. 2:&lt;/strong&gt; The Wolverines have to travel to Ohio State and Minnesota before they get to face the Hoosiers, so they may no longer be undefeated; regardless, this is the true battle for supremacy of the country's best conference and the marquee regular-season matchup of 2012-13.\n&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;Glockner&lt;/strong&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;Arizona at Colorado, Feb. 14:&lt;/strong&gt; You can pick a lot of elite games in the Big Ten, along with Syracuse-Louisville, and be fine. After Thursday's controversial ending in Tucson (on top of the Buffs edging Zona for the Pac-12 tournament title last season), this is a budding rivalry and the Coors Event Center should be bedlam. No love lost on Valentine's Day, for sure.\n&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nMost Brutal Second-Half Schedule\n \n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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