• If contenders' players had stayed in school ... Kentucky would still probably dominate

  • By SN Staff | March 26, 2015 12:52:31 PM PDT

Kentucky, Arizona and Duke are among the most talented Sweet 16 teams remaining. But what if their players from recent years hadn't left early for the NBA?

We believe we have the answer: Kentucky would still dominate ... so much so that a Kentucky "B" team would probably still beat out the Blue Devils and the desert Wildcats for a spot in our mythical national championship game.

Yep, the Kentuckies would be good -- especially in the frontcourt, where they're so stacked that we had to move Nerlens Noel to the second team lest we have four big men clogging up that first-team lane.

(And yes, we are aware that some of the players might have chosen different schools if the depth charts were this loaded. Let us dream!)

Now it's your turn to pick.


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