The countdown to the 2022-23 college basketball season has begun. As we draw closer to tipoff on Monday, Nov. 7, ESPN's panel of experts of Jeff Borzello, John Gasaway, Myron Medcalf and Joe Lunardi is ready with predictions. They begin with a look at the mid-major conferences -- and the mid-major program that hasn't behaved like a mid-major in quite some time, the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
Elsewhere, conversations around the impact of the transfer portal -- nearly 2,000 players made the decision to search for greener pastures this offseason -- have largely centered on the fluidity of Power Five rosters.