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
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