(AP) -- Last season was such a downer for Saint Louis, there'll be few tears shed if the school's first appearance in the Top 25 since 1994 lasts a single week.
The Billikens figure to be back.
A year late, coach Rick Majerus' program is finally taking flight.
All five starters are back on a team picked to finish third in the Atlantic-10.
Saint Louis has already beaten Oklahoma, Villanova, Boston College and Washington in a scintillating 6-0 start.
The lone loss came on dead legs at Loyola Marymount on Tuesday, the team's fourth game in six days.
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