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COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW

ISAIAH THOMAS, Junior Guard

MEN'S TOP 20

1 DUKE

2 MICHIGAN STATE

3 KANSAS STATE

4 VILLANOVA

5 PITT

6 OHIO STATE

7 KANSAS

8 BAYLOR

9 FLORIDA

10 NORTH CAROLINA

11 ILLINOIS

12 BUTLER

13 SYRACUSE

14 GONZAGA

15 WASHINGTON

16 PURDUE

17 BYU

18 MISSOURI

19 KENTUCKY

20 TEMPLE

WOMEN'S TOP 10

1 BAYLOR

2 STANFORD

3 UCONN

4 XAVIER

5 TENNESSEE

6 DUKE

7 OHIO STATE

8 TEXAS A&M

9 KENTUCKY

10 WEST VIRGINIA

PLUS

SI'S PROJECTED 68-TEAM NCAA FIELD

SCOUTING REPORTS

PHOTO

ON THE COVER Photographs by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images (Washington); background by Bob Rosato and SI Imaging