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Top teams are JC, Paintsville, and SV in any order. I think its a tossup again this year. JC has got lots of talent returning with the addition of Crum, and Paintsville has all their talent returning, and SV proved their young team shouldn't be underestimated with their great gaurd play. JC is probably the most solid team this season, with experience and talent, but anything can happen. Painstville needs to prove they they have matured and stop using the 'Baby Tigers' excuse, if that happens, they'll be the favorite IMO. And Valley has some extremely good and young gaurds that proved they can handle the pressure of a tournament, but lack size. An improvemnt for Valley would definately be the return of Johnson to the lineup.