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From Oklahoma to Southern Indiana, 32 teams that will surprise this season

Related Topics: Frankie Policelli, Khalif Battle

Every 2022-23 men's college basketball preseason list coming out right now will be naming superlatives. In fact, we did the same thing, with our picks for the top coaches and players across every Division I conference.

We're going to choose something a little different for this next edition: the come-from-behind team that will surprise in each league this season, better known as the sleeper team.

The criteria for a "sleeper" team is usually too broad. Just because a team isn't the favorite to win a conference doesn't make it a sleeper. Can't be that easy.