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SCOUTING REPORTS: THE TOP 20 TEAMS

Sports Illustrated presents its selection of basketball's best and tells why they deserve to be ranked in the order below

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1

Cincinnati

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2

Duke

44

3

Kentucky

45

4

Mississippi State

45

5

West Virginia

46

6

Loyola

46

7

Bowling Green

47

8

St. Louis

47

9

Oregon State

48

10

Illinois

48

11

Stanford

49

12

Ohio State

49

13

Wichita

50

14

Arizona State

50

15

Houston

51

16

Kansas State

51

17

UCLA

52

18

Colorado State

52

19

Indiana

53

20

DePaul

53

Ten teams that will surprise

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