The 2020–21 men's college basketball season kicks off Wednesday, in what's sure to be one of the most unusual seasons in the history of the sport. Already, the opening week schedule has been racked with COVID-19–related cancellations, including high-profile programs such as Baylor, Tennessee and Florida needing to shut down for a week or two.
The show is going on, though, beginning the slow march to what the sport hopes will be a successful return of the NCAA tournament in 2021 (albeit this time, in a bubble). While predicting anything in a year like this is probably foolhardy, SI's college basketball staff, nonetheless, is giving it their best attempt.