It's not easy to track all of the moving pieces in men's college basketball in the transfer portal era. This offseason saw over 1,800 players entering and exiting the transfer portal. Others made last-minute decisions about leaving college or staying -- some of it based on name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities. Some top recruits decommitted from their original choices and recommitted to other programs, while others reclassified.
One of the biggest consequences of this movement: some of the mid-major leagues lost nearly every player on their 2021-22 all-conference teams to other leagues. But the transformation of the sport's landscape has created more intriguing player of the year races in each conference.