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Dick Vitale's dazzling dozen for the 2024-25 season

Diving into the 12 things Dickie V is most excited about for this season.

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99 teams, 12 tiers and a whole lot of projections for March hoops

What are the realistic chances for this year's men's D-I college hoops teams to go dancing?

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Ranking college basketball's 50 best newcomers, plus 16 more sleepers

Yeah, Cooper Flagg is on this list, but who else should step up for their new team this season? Which newcomers are we higher on than the consensus?

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The superlatives describing Cooper Flagg and 15 other incoming freshmen

From explosiveness to shotmaking to ... being the next Reed Sheppard?

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One big thing to watch in every Division I conference

From Cooper Flagg to Matt Langel, John Calipari's new wardrobe to Gonzaga's impending conference change, what to know across all 31 leagues.

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Bracketology: The numbers show it, Kansas is the best program in modern college basketball

Twenty-one years of history says Kansas' preseason No. 1 ranking should be a net positive for the Jayhawks.

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