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Here’s why Syracuse basketball will have the nation’s No. 1 class in 2022

Dior Johnson, Syracuse basketball (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Syracuse basketball, should Dior Johnson play for at least one year on the Hill, could position itself for a top-ranked 2022 class.

CBS Sports recently did a roundtable predicting which school, other than Duke or Kentucky, would next secure a No. 1 recruiting class – and Syracuse basketball, unsurprisingly, didn’t make the cut.

The CBS Sports writers spoke of fellow Atlantic Coast Conference member North Carolina, Big Ten powerhouses Michigan and Michigan State, and Texas out of the Big 12.

Putting my allegiance to the Orange aside, though, I honestly believe that the ‘Cuse is setting itself up for an elite 2022 recruiting cycle, one that could end up No.