Filling The Brackets

TEAM // CONFERENCE // RETURNING STARTERS // SKINNY

21 WAKE FOREST // ACC // 5 //
Trio of frontcourt freshmen—led by Al-Farouq Aminu, a 6'8" McDonald's All-American—will have the Demon Deacons dancing for first time since 2005.

22 WISCONSIN // BIG TEN // 3 //
Seniors Marcus Landry and Joe Krabbenhoft lead the nation's No. 1 defense (54.4 points a game) as Badgers aim for their third straight 30-win season.

23 BAYLOR // BIG 12 // 4 //
With four double-digit scorers returning from the Big 12's second-most prolific offense (but worst D), Bears should get back-to-back NCAA bids for first time.

24 USC // PAC-10 // 3 //
Forward Demar DeRozan, a 6'7" leaper and the Trojans' latest superfreshman, will have more talent alongside him than previous USC one-and-doner O.J. Mayo.

25 ST. MARY'S // WCC // 4 //
Aussie point guard Patrick Mills lit up Team USA with 20 points in Olympics, prompting Coach K to say, "I'm glad [Duke] doesn't play St. Mary's" this season.

26 KANSAS // BIG 12 // 0 //
Champs reload after losing five players to NBA; holdovers Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich will lead talented seven-man recruiting class.

27 FLORIDA // SEC // 4 //
Sophomore Nick Calathes, one of two players in the nation to average more than 15 points, five boards and six assists, headlines roster of 11 underclassmen.

28 UNLV // MWC // 3 //
Star guard Wink Adams will be joined by Memphis transfer Tre'Von Willis, who averaged 15.2 points and led Runnin' Rebs in assists on summer tour Down Under.

29 SIENA // MAAC // 5 //
Up-tempo Saints, paced by guard Kenny Hasbrouck, the league tournament MVP, prep for return to NCAAs with tune-ups against Tennessee, Pitt and Kansas.