1.   And in no team were the sweat rings more pronounced than Arkansas, the haughty champs who returned all starters from a year ago.

2.   Barnes and Sutton each had one returning starter.

3.   But Braswell figures his young team -- which includes five freshmen and one returning starter -- only can learn from that.

4.   Coach Dean Smith returns four starters and will have one of the most talented forward tandems in the nation in Antawn Jamison and Vince Carter.

5.   Defensively, the Sooners return eight starters, led by Calmus, a preseason All-American.

6.   He returns five starters, but only forward Tariq Kirksay was a consistent threat against the Bruins.

7.   Keith Brown and Jermaine Lewis will not provide the running game that Skip Hicks did last year, and the defense is young, with only one returning starter.

8.   K-State returns starter Jonathan Beasley and experienced backup Jeremy Milne.

9.   Lopez, Hamilton and Turner are returning senior starters whose tenure with the Red Storm can also be measured on the misery index.

10.   Nebraska returns four starters in its offensive line.