Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Nickname: Dukes
Conference: Atlantic-10
Last Year’s Record: 21-13

Why they’ll make it:

With eight of the top nine players in their rotation returning, the Dukes will have plenty of firepower this season.

Led by juniors, Damian Sanders and Bill Clark, they’ll be one of the top teams in the Atlantic-10.

This program is undergoing a bit of a renaissance and its showing in its recruiting. They were able to get athletic forward out of Charlotte, Andre Marhold, over Clemson, and Purdue, and New York City guard, Sean Johnson, over Nebraska.

They were one game away from the Big Dance last season a...

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