In some ways, money drives college basketball's lineups now more than ever, no matter how often certain coaches try to downplay it. High-priced free agent signings will get every opportunity to earn a lion's share of the minutes.

But if recruiting rankings go out the door when a player steps foot onto campus, big non-conference games have a way of illuminating if changes to the rotation need to be made, regardless of who is making what.

Let's dive into five key rotation battles that have our attention and are already looming large.

Inside the numbers of Arkansas ' 5-man platoon

The battle between an offense-first center in Malique Ewin and a defense-first option in Nick Pringle has been pretty one-sided throughout the first month.

Pringle is up in the 24-minute range, while Ewin

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