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Dick Vitale's college basketball preseason Top 40 rankings for 2021-22

Thanks so much to everyone for the overwhelming amount of prayers, support and well-wishes I've received since announcing my melanoma diagnosis. Your love means the world to me as a I prepare for this fight! In the meantime, I am so excited for the 2021-22 college basketball season to get underway. Has it really been that long since Baylor cut down the nets, beating an unbeaten Gonzaga squad that was favored?

The transfer portal has changed everything, and a number of teams have relied heavily on it. Several stars have changed teams and their moves will influence my rankings.