The last two national champions will battle for that preseason top spot after excellent offseason work.

There is a reason March Madness locks up the American sports calendar every single spring. It is not just the upsets or the buzzer-beaters. It is the teams. The rosters are so loaded with future NBA talent that you wonder how they ever shared one basketball.

UCLA's title-winning team will undergo major changes as all six of its top players, including the core seniors, graduate and move to the professional ranks. Three Final Four contenders from this season are poised to return most of their key talent, setting ...