Not knowing who college basketball's championship favorites and top contenders are either means you haven't been paying attention this offseason—which is understandable considering how long it is—or aren't aware that this list is often made up of the same teams each season.

A quick look at the early odds to win the 2016-17 title, per Odds Shark, has the usual suspects at or near the top: Arizona, Duke, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, North Carolina and Wisconsin. Same goes for 2016 Final Four qualifier Oregon and defending national champion Villanova, both of whom return almost their entire teams for th...

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