The Nov. 23 issue of Sports Illustrated just fell through my mail slot, and there's Siena at No. 20, with a full-gage preview that includes a picture of Ronald Moore dribbling during the NCAA Tournament last year, the projected starting five, schedule and quotes from Moore, head coach Fran McCaffrey and assistant Mitch Buonaguro.

Even Fran's wife, Margaret, and her famous apple cobbler get a nice plug.

Pablo S. Torre's preview calls Dec. 2 at Georgia Tech the key game, but Siena has a tough one coming up on Saturday, at Temple as part of the Philly Hoop Classic.

The Saints have been called Villanova North, because they play the same way and half the roster and coaching staff are from Philly. SI, by the way, picked Villanova third.