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	44
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	54