Sports Illustrated just released their Top 20 men's college basketball teams on Monday for the upcoming season and while Siena was left off of the list and probably for good reason, the writers also published a breakdown of the Top 20.

There were a few questions, including

Who will be this year's Davidson?

If you remember Davidson rode junior guard Stephen Curry to a 29-7 record and a spot in the Elite Eight, where they lost to Kansas (eventual national champion) 59-57.

Here's what Sports Illustrated's writers had to say....

Seth Davis: Besides Davidson, you mean? I'm going with Siena. They return all five starters from the group that routed Vanderbilt in the first round last year. The Saints won't overwhelm anyone with their size (few mid-majors will), but they certainly will not face the athletic deficit that many mid-majors face when they go against the big boys.

Luke Winn: Davidson wasn't in my top 20 - I was a big Jason Richards fan, and still have my doubts about this whole Curry-at-the-point thing working out - so I'm going to pass on the Wildcats in favor of Siena. Ronald Moore, Kenny Hasbrouck and Edwin Ubiles make up as good of a backcourt as you're going to find at any mid-major, and they're all upperclassmen, too. The Saints aren't a mid-major powerhouse on the level with the better teams in the West Coast Conference - they did lose to Memphis by 44 on the road last season, after all - but they've already gained valuable NCAA tournament experience by beating Vanderbilt in the first round. It wouldn't be a huge shock to see Siena make the Sweet 16 as a 12-seed this time around.

Grant Wahl: The easy answer is either "nobody" (since last year's Davidson run wasn't the kind of thing you see every year) or "Davidson" (since that Curry kid is still around). But I'll play along here and spotlight Saint Mary's -- which could use one in that jazz-club-dark gym it plays in. Like Davidson, its star player even has a female-sounding handle! But to call Patty Mills a poor man's Steph Curry would be damning the Aussie with faint praise, considering he put up 20 against Team USA in the Olympics. And the Gaels have more talent down low than Davidson did last season. Forward Diamon Simpson is a menace at both ends of the floor, and I like to call wide-bodied center Omar Samhan the Moraga Mikan. With three heavyweights in Saint Mary's, Gonzaga and San Diego, the West Coast Conference should be must-see TV with its new Thursday night games on ESPN2.

Two out of three ain't bad...

You might remember that Davis has been on the Siena bandwagon since March. During the Selction Show on CBS, he first picked Siena to knock off Vandy when the pairings were announced.

You can read the whole discussion here...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/basketball/ncaa/11/10/roundtable/index.html?eref=T1

Less than a week before Siena tips off the season against Boise State on Monday, Nov. 17.