There have been 210 long days since college basketball's 2024-25 season ended in April.
That drought ends today.
That's right, baby: College basketball season is officially -- finally -- back in our lives. So, ahead of the season beginning and before we jump headfirst into the goodness that is this wonderful sport, I put out the bat signal to our team of experts and asked them: Who ya got winning it all?
Every one of our experts had different answers to that question, which just shows how wide-open the season feels -- despite so many good teams hovering at or near the top. While I had them, I also asked for their picks for national runner-up and predictions for the other Final Four teams.
Results from our experts are below.
Expert picks
Gary Parrish
Matt Norlander
Kyle Boone
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