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Fordham

Georgia Tech

Marquette

Northwestern

South Carolina

The Gamecocks are the only team who had a winning record last season to appear on this list. But first, consider the program’s barren basketball resume. South Carolina hasn’t won a NCAA tournament game since Frank McGuire coached the team in 1972-73. In fact, the Gamecocks have made only four appearances in the field during the last 40 years, most recently in 2003-04. After three years building, coach Frank Martin is trying to start new traditions in Columbia. His team is 20th in the nation in defensive rating (allowing 0.89 pts. per possession), excellent on the glass (top 50 in offensive and defensive rebounding percentage), shooting well (40.1 percent on 3s) and likely to be 13-0 when it opens SEC play Jan. 5 at Auburn. Southern Cal
Southern Illinois

Texas Tech

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