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ACC Basketball Power Rankings: How far does Syracuse fall without Taurean Thompson?

Key returners: (played more than 40 percent of available minutes in 2016-17): Grayson Allen.
Key additions: (Top 150 recruits in 247 Sports composite rankings): Marvin Bagley (No. 1), Trevon Duval (No. 6), Wendell Carter (No. 7), Gary Trent Jr. (No. 17), Alex O’Connell (No. 68), Jordan Tucker (No. 84).
Major losses (played more than 40 percent of available minutes): Jayson Tatum, Luke Kennard, Frank Jackson, Amile Jefferson, Matt Jones.
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Outlook: Since May, Duke has gone from a slight ACC favorite to the odds-on national title favorite.