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College basketball rankings: UConn, St. John's surge in way-too-early Top 25

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St. John's has the No. 1 -ranked portal class in the nation, according to 247 Sports.

The Boilermakers bring back the preseason national player of the year front-runner in Braden Smith .

Rick Pitino and St.John's bring back an All-Big East First Team First Team forward in Bryce Hopkins .

Louisville and Iowa are the biggest portal winners after Kentucky and Iowa .

St. John's rise to the top is happening because of Pitino and the school's lead donor, Mike Repole , whose horse " Grande " will be in this weekend ’s Kentucky Derby .

Houston has the nation's No. 1 -ranked recruiting class, headlined by Link Academy product Chris Cenac Jr. Texas Tech has All-American JT Toppin back in the fold.

The Blue Devils will go from the Cooper Flagg Show to the Cameron-and-Cayden Boozer Show in the upcoming year .

The Hogs are slated to get D.J. Wagner , Trevon Brazile , Billy Richmond and Karter Knox back.

Darius Acuff and Meleek Thomas will bolster the offense for the Razorbacks .

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