No. 7 Kansas

Coach: Bill Self (269-53 in nine seasons at Kansas)

Last season’s record: 32-7, lost to Kentucky in national championship game

Key players back

G Elijah Johnson 6-4 10.2 ppg

G Travis Releford 6-6 8.5 ppg

C Jeff Withey 7-0 9.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.6 bpg

Key new players

G Ben McLemore 6-5

G Andrew White III 6-6

G Rio Adams 6-3

F Perry Ellis 6-8

F Landen Lucas 6-10

F Zach Peters 6-9

Number of Final Fours: 14

Number of NCAA titles: 3 (1952, 1988, 2008)

Mark Bradley’s key to returning to Atlanta: If incumbent center Jeff Withey and freshman forward Perry Ellis can offset the production lost when Thomas Robinson departed.

Las Vegas odds of winning Final Four in Atlanta: 7-1, according to gamingtoday.com