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Five Offseason Sleeper Teams That Could Make Noise in 2019–20

With the NBA draft pool set and a slate of transfer decisions made, we now enter the summer with a largely settled crop of rosters throughout the NCAA. The title favorites have been identified with the usual stalwarts at the top, as Michigan State, Kentucky and Duke headline the early list of contenders for the national championship in April 2020.

The clearing picture allowed for SI's updated prospective Top 25 last week, but there are still other teams that deserve an extra look five months before the season opener. Below are the top sleeper teams for 2019–20, including a few potential conference champions.