11.   But it grates on him, understandably, when constantly asked how it feels to join such elite teams at this level.

12.   But the matchup with the Broncos is a measuring stick as to how close they are to what many believe is the elite team in football.

13.   But they always seem to come on national TV or cable against another elite team.

14.   By the time Olajuwon reaffirmed his faith to Islam, the Rockets were getting closer to being an elite team.

15.   By most accounts, defense is what kept the Tigers from being among the elite teams in the country.

16.   China is an elite team.

17.   Cuomo recalls that only four members of the elite older team, the Celtics, showed up for a basketball game one night.

18.   Does that make us an elite team?

19.   Drama about an elite team of undercover New York cops who put their lives in constant jeopardy in order to take down criminals.

20.   During the playoffs we often compared the Lakers to the elite teams in NBA regular-season history.