Dickie V’s Stunning Dozen: Ranking the 12 finest males’s college

• Penis VitaleJun 4, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close Dick Vitale, college basketball’s top expert and ambassador, signed up with ESPN throughout the 1979-80 season. His comprehensive understanding of the game is produced in a passionate, passionate style. Vitale also contributes columns to ESPN.com.Hoops enthusiasts,

it’s time to get pumped up, baby!The 2025-26 college basketball season has to do with 150 days away, and the guys’s transfer portal has been sizzling hotter than a Tampa summer.I have actually got my newest preseason rankings as we get in summer season,

filled with super stars, Diaper Dandies and PTPers (Prime-Time Players). Check out Dickie V’s Amazing Dozen teams that look ready to rock the hardwood. Coach Matt Painter has his Boilermakers prepared to roll. They return 5 of their top 6 scorers, consisting of Trey Kaufman-Renn and Braden Smith, plus significant transfers Oscar Cluff and Liam Murphy. Beware, baby, this squad’s Sweet 16 run in 2015 was no fluke.

Coach Kelvin Sampson’s Cougars are roaring once again. Emanuel Sharp and Joseph Tugler lead a core fresh off a championship look. Watch on first-class Chris Cenac Jr.– he’s Diaper Dandy Deluxe.Editor’s Picks

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The protecting champs from Gainesville are chewing for more. Alex Condon and Thomas Haugh are back, joined by transfer stars Xaivian Lee and Boogie Fland. Can they repeat? They have the skill, baby.

The Huskies are howling again. Solo Ball and Alex Karaban return, bolstered by transfers Silas Demary Jr. and Malachi Smith. This team has Last Four potential written all over it.

Rick Pitino’s Johnnies are packed. They have transfers like Ian Jackson and Bryce Hopkins. They have anchor Zuby Ejiofor. They’re ready to storm the Big East and beyond. They’re going to make major sound again.

The Red Raiders are prepared to raid again. JT Toppin and Christian Anderson are back, enhanced by transfer talent like LeJuan Watts and Josiah Moseley. They made it to the Elite Eight in 2015; could a Final Four be next?

BYU has a squad that’s hotter than Provo in July. Richie Saunders returns, alongside mega transfers Robert Wright III and five-star A.J. Dybantsa. Beware, Cougars fans, this team’s legit.

Coach John Calipari’s Razorbacks return D.J. Wagner and Trevon Brazile, paired with sensational freshmen Darius Acuff and Meleek Thomas. Woo Pig Sooie, they’re stacked.

Coach Jon Scheyer has another smash hit class at Duke. Isaiah Evans and Caleb Foster return, signed up with by first-class phenom Cameron Boozer. This group screams Final 4 contender.

Mick Cronin’s Bruins keep grinding. Tyler Bilodeau and Eric Dailey Jr. heading a group filled with skill, including transfers Donovan Damage, Steven Jamerson II and Xavier Booker. Keep an eye out, Big 10; this team is coming strong.

Mark Pope reloads again, folks. Otega Oweh and Brandon Garrison will be looking to lead an amazing group of transfers including Jayden Quaintance, Jaland Lowe and Mouhamed Dioubate. The Wildcats are roaring loud in Lexington.

Go Blue, child! Michigan returns essential players Roddy Gayle Jr. and Nimari Burnett, and adds transfers Elliot Cadeau and Morez Johnson Jr. The Wolverines are Sweet 16 veterans starving for more.So, basketball junkies, fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a season filled with Slam Jam Bam excitement! It’s amazing, infant!