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Dick's Top 40
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Duke Blue Devils
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(29-5; NCAA Sweet 16)
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Arizona Wildcats
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(27-7; NCAA Second Round)
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North Carolina Tar Heels
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(22-14; NCAA Final Four)
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Kansas Jayhawks
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(24-10; NCAA Second Round)
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Stanford Cardinal
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(27-4; NCAA Second Round)
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Maryland Terrapins
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(25-10; NCAA Second Round)
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Illinois Fighting Illini
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(22-10; NCAA Second Round)
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Seton Hall Pirates
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(22-10; NCAA Sweet 16)
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Michigan State Spartans
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(32-7; NCAA Champions)
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Tennessee Volunteers
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(26-7; NCAA Sweet 16)
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Wake Forest Deacons
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(22-14; NIT Champions)
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UConn Huskies
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(25-10; NCAA Second Round)
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DePaul Blue Demons
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(21-12; NCAA First Round)
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Florida Gators
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(29-8; NCAA Finals)
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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(22-15; NIT Finals)
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Kentucky Wildcats
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(23-10; NCAA Second Round)
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Arkansas Razorbacks
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(19-15; NCAA First Round)
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Cincinnati Bearcats
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(29-4; NCAA Second Round)
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UCLA Bruins
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(21-12; NCAA Sweet 16)
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Utah Utes
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(23-9; NCAA Second Round)
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The Rest of Dick's Picks >>
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| | Shane Battier |
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| | Jason Gardner |
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| | Jeff Boschee |
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| | Cory Bradford |
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| | Ty Shine |
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| | Vincent Yarbrough |
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Dick's Rolls-Roycers
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First Team
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Terence Morris, F, Maryland
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Shane Battier, F, Duke
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Troy Murphy, C-F, Notre Dame
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Jamaal Tinsley, G, Iowa State
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Joseph Forte, G, North Carolina
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Second Team
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Vincent Yarbrough, F, Tennessee
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Michael Wright, F, Arizona
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Brendan Haywood, C, North Carolina
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Jason Gardner, G, Arizona
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Juan Dixon, G, Maryland
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Third Team
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Richard Jefferson, F, Arizona
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B.B. Waldon, F, South Florida
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Loren Woods, C, Arizona
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Earl Watson, G, UCLA
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Cory Bradford, G, Illinois
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