1. Dani Pedrosa (supposedly at home on a RC212V. I thought most of the season last year he was the better RC211V pilot)
2. Nicky Hayden (Consistency and patience will again lead him to the top 3)
3. Marco Melandri (I can't wait to see this guy race against Nicky and Dani next season it could really go to either of these 3.)
4. Valentino Rossi (I think this will be the turning season in Vale's domination, winning the championship so long takes the hunger for it out of you. I think he won't run as hard as we've seen him in the past.)
5. Loris Capirossi (The man could race as we all know, hopefully he'll put a string of wins together and get higher on the list.)
6. Kenny Roberts Jr. (He won a championship so we know he could race, and now that he's got a bike powered by Honda, I think we'll see him on the podium frequently next season.)