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Message: [QUOTE="SimpleDawg, post: 3480696, member: 9267"] In my own opinion....... 1. [B]South Carolina[/B] - They lose Harrigan and Harris, but Dawn still has the most talented starting lineup. I don't know if they'll drop a bit from this year, but I don't see much competition for where the media will lean for this top spot. 2. [B]Stanford [/B]- The only other team I debated putting at #1. They lose a couple of players... Wilson, Fingall but I don't think those will show to make that much difference. If anything, their sophomores could elevate to POY, and their freshmen could really get into the national conversation. I actually think they have the strongest team on paper, but it's just media will slightly lean for the team that had a championship caliber team the year before like SC. If Carrington gets an extra year, it'll be even better but I think they'll still be loaded regardless. 3. [B]UConn[/B] - I actually don't think Walker will make too much of a difference. This UConn team has a top recruiting class set to provide what was missing from this year and should be more talented than the current team. I see them being elite again with a stronger bench. 4. [B]Mississippi State [/B]- Losing only Danberry, they're a good bet next year. They return a loaded team that has now evolved to include a whole bunch of McDonald's All-Americans. Jackson will be the headline, but this team should be better than previous year with a lot of freshmans and sophomores now sophomores and juniors in their prime. 5.[B] Louisville [/B]- They lose 4 out of their top 6 scorers, but I still really like this team. They return the most important piece which is possible Player of Year favorite Dana Evans who looks to have a senior year to remember. Besides, Jeff has such a loaded roster I'm sure somebody will eventually help take the load. Will they lose too much? I don't know, but I'm obviously betting on some of their lesser played players getting better. 6. [B]Baylor[/B] or [B]Maryland.[/B] Baylor loses too much offense for me to put them higher. Their top scorer will be NaLyssa Smith next year and I'm not sure what Kim will get to surround her with. And Maryland.... I dunno. But i'll assume they're strong... I just don't have the Big 10 Network to watch their games a lot. [/QUOTE]

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