Midseason Musings: Hoops Edition
ESPN's college basketball writers take a look back at their preseason predictions and make revised picks for the biggest storylines to watch down the stretch of the 2024-25 college basketball season.
Kansas to win it all? Creighton in the Final Four? Would be nice to take those picks back, right? That's what this piece is all about. Revisiting our preseason predictions -- and making changes moving forward. We're just about halfway through the regular season; nonconference play has been left in 2024; and it's now a sprint to Selection Sunday.
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