(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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