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COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW

MEN'S TOP 20

1 LOUISVILLE 2 KENTUCKY 3 MICHIGAN STATE 4 DUKE 5 KANSAS 6 ARIZONA 7 MICHIGAN 8 SYRACUSE 9 FLORIDA 10 OKLAHOMA STATE 11 OHIO STATE 12 NORTH CAROLINA 13 MEMPHIS 14 UCONN 15 MARQUETTE 16 VCU 17 CREIGHTON 18 WICHITA STATE 19 GONZAGA 20 HARVARD

NO. 1

NO. 2

MARCH RIVALS

IN AN UPSET, THE CARDS, NOT THE CATS, ARE THE 1

THE SI BRACKET

P. 58

RUSS SMITH

JULIUS RANDLE

Umatilla Thrillas

Louisville's Shoni And Jude Schimmel

BY KELLI ANDERSON • P. 82

Hoops Lab 101

How Kentucky's Freshmen Match Up with the Fab Five

BY LUKE WINN • P. 50

Andre Dawkins

His Emotional Journey Back to the Blue Devils

BY SETH DAVIS • P. 90

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BILL FRAKES/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, ANDREW HANCOCK FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (LOUISVILLE AND KENTUCKY)