Filling The Brackets

TEAM / CONFERENCE / RETURNING STARTERS / SKINNY

21 GEORGIA TECH / ACC / 4 /

Superfreshman Derrick Favors could be the ACC's best big man; he and G D'Andre Bell—out last season with a back injury—key a revival.

22 DAYTON / ATLANTIC 10 / 4 /

With dunkmaster F Chris Wright's stuffs and seven returning players who averaged at least 14 minutes, the Flyers return to the Dance.

23 MARYLAND / ACC / 4 /

The Terps rejoiced when G Greivis Vasquez—the first player to lead Maryland in points, rebounds and assists—pulled out of the NBA draft.

24 OKLAHOMA / BIG 12 / 2 /

There's nothing petite about 6'9", 296-pound freshman F Keith (Tiny) Gallon, who with G Willie Warren try to fill the void left by the Griffins.

25 ILLINOIS / BIG TEN / 3 /