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spt_090406_BKC_next_year.appHeader = "College basketball | 15 teams to watch next season";
spt_090406_BKC_next_year.appDeck = "It's never easy to pick next year's champ, let alone right after the title game. Many programs are awaiting decisions from players still evaluating their NBA draft status. And the recruiting picture may not become clear until the coaching carousel stops spinning. That said, here's our best guess at the contenders.";
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spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i++] = new Array("","15. Penn State","Talor Battle drives against Illinois' Mike Davis.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Interactives%20and%20Slideshows/College%20Hoops/ss_090217_Top25/090219_PennState.vmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "Darrell Hoemann", "AP", "281", "198", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br>Bus loads of students heading to Madison Square Garden to revel in an NIT title? Joe Paterno talking hoops in April? What is happening in Happy Valley? Talor Battle is the name to remember for next season's breakout star.";

spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i++] = new Array("","14. California ","Jerome Randle","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090107-Jerome-Randle-vmed-5p.vmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "Jeff Chiu", "AP file", "297", "198", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br>Coach Mike Montgomery has the Golden Bears ahead of schedule. Jerome Randle will become a national name, and if Patrick Christopher doesn't stay in the NBA draft, Cal returns all of its players and will win the Pac-10.";

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spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br>The Hoyas were a huge disappointment in the Big East, but that's to be expected of a team featuring five sophomores and three freshmen. If Greg Monroe comes back for his sophomore season, look for John Thompson III to have a contender again.";

spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i++] = new Array("","12. Butler","Matt Howard","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-090221-spt-butler-11a.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Chuck Burton", "AP", "216", "308", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br>It would be foolish to leave the Bulldogs off this list. They've averaged 28 wins a season the last three years. Matt Howard, Shelvin Mack and Gordon Hayward will be back and Butler will be very good. ";

spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i++] = new Array("","11. Texas","Damion James passes against Oklahoma State.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Interactives%20and%20Slideshows/College%20Hoops/Top%2025%20slideshows/ss_090224_Top25/090301_OklahomaStateTexas_v.vmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Brody Schmidt", "AP", "282", "198", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br>There&#146;s no way coach Rick Barnes will be out of the Big 12 race for a second consecutive season. Damion James should be one of the Big 12's top players. An outstanding recruiting class replaces A.J. Abrams and Connor Atchley in Austin.";

spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i++] = new Array("","10. Texas A&M","Donald Sloan","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Interactives%20and%20Slideshows/College%20Hoops/ss_090321_NCAATourney_Round2/ss_090321_NCAATourney_Round2/090321_ConnecticutTexasAM2_v.vmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "Jim Mcisaac", "Getty Images", "257", "198", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br>Mark Turgeon&#146;s team really came together late in the season. The Aggies lose shooting star Josh Carter but everyone else returns, including floor leader Donald Sloan and big men Bryan Davis and Chinemelu. Also, Turgeon has a top recruiting class. ";

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spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br>Chris Kramer, E&#146;Twaun Moore, and Robbie Hummel return for the Boilermakers. JaJuan Johnson is about to become a big-time star. If Purdue can avoid the injuries that plagued it this season, it could be the Big Ten's best team.";

spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i++] = new Array("","8. Pittsburgh","DeJuan Blair","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090322-pitt-vlg-2p.vmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Andy Lyons", "Getty Images", "289", "198", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br>The Panthers lose Levance Fields, Tyrell Biggs and Sam Young, but the cupboard won't be bare. Especially if DeJuan Blair passes on the NBA overtures and stay in school. Coach Jamie Dixon will get to the Final Four some day.";

spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i++] = new Array("","7. North Carolina","Roy Williams","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-080305-BBcoaches/ss-080305-BBcoaches-Williams.vmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "Kevin C. Cox", "Getty Images", "282", "198", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br>Roy Williams has another outstanding recruiting class coming in. The Tar Heels will have a different look without guys like Tyler Hansbrough, Danny Green and possibly Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington, but they aren&#146;t going away.";

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spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br>Toney Douglas will be gone but Leonard Hamilton has this program moving up in the ACC. Solomon Alabi, Chris Singleton and Derwin Kitchen will make up for the loss of Douglas.";

spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i++] = new Array("","5. Michigan State","Kalin Lucas","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090327-michiganSt-857p.vmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "Andy Lyons", "Getty Images", "264", "198", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i-1].body = "The Spartans will miss Goran Suton and Travis Walton, but Tom Izzo has plenty of talent left in East Lansing. Durrell Summers and Raymar Morgan are ready for their staring roles. And don't forget the Big Ten player of the year, Kalin Lucas.";

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spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br>Call this a wild hunch. James Johnson may be leaving for the NBA, but the Demon Deacons are loaded with athletes like Jeff Teague and have so much potential. After a great start this season, Wake played like an immature team. <br><r/><br>The Demon Deacons will have all off-season to think about that. They will return highly motivated.";

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spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br>With all that money Calipari is getting to coach the Wildcats, he really needs to produce. No honeymoon for Coach Cal. The last coach in Lexington missed the tournament and got fired after two years. <br><r/><br>With Jodie Meeks, Patrick Patterson and undetermined players who will follow him from Memphis or sign letters of intent, Calipari should win it all. But he&#146;s never done that, has he? ";

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spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br>Coach Jim Boeheim has encouraged point guard Jonny Flynn to test the NBA waters. That&#146;s OK as long as Flynn decides to come back. Flynn has developed into a star for college hoops. The game needs him back. <br><r/><br>With Andy Rautins, Rick Jackson, Paul Harris, Arinze Onuaku and Eric Devendorf back, the Orange will have something special if Flynn returns.";

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spt_090406_BKC_next_year[i-1].body = "<headline/><br><r/><br>If Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich both pass on the NBA draft, the Jayhawks will be a very good team. If prize recruits Xavier Henry, Lance Stephenson or John Wall join the fold, Bill Self's team will feature the nation's most talented and deepest roster.<br><r/><br>Kansas won the 2008 NCAA crown with a deep, experienced roster that relied on balanced scoring. Next year's could be just that.";

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