Hamidou Diallo’s return shoots Kentucky to the top of the pile, at least until this unproven collection of highly-rated talent proves itself as something else. John Calipari welcomes five other five-star prospects to Lexington (not counting Diallo), in Kevin Knox, Jarred Vanderbilt, P.J. Washington, Nick Richards and Quade Green, as well as two four-star recruits in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jemari Baker. Add that crew to the holdovers of Wenyen Gabriel and Sacha Killeya-Jones and Coach Cal may have his best line-up since his legendary 2014-2015 team.
2. Arizona Wildcats
Arizona was aided by the return of some serious talents to campus, including Allonzo Trier, Rawle Alkins and Dusan Ristic, while also bringing in a stellar recruiting class headlined by prospects DeAndre Ayton, Brandon Randolph, Ira Lee and Emmanuel Akot.