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NCAA Basketball: Updated 2020-21 power rankings after NBA Draft deadline

By Tristan Freeman

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 05: Head coach Jay Wright of the Villanova Wildcats walks the sidelines in the game against the Butler Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse on February 05, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 05: Head coach Jay Wright of the Villanova Wildcats walks the sidelines in the game against the Butler Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse on February 05, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 20: The first round draft board is seen during the 2019 NBA Draft (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /

With a ton of NCAA Basketball players making huge decisions on the NBA Draft, which teams benefitted the most for the upcoming season?

It’s absolutely crazy that in the month of August, many of us NCAA Basketball fans still haven’t had a clear look at how all 357 rosters look for the upcoming season. That’s in part due to the NBA Draft deadline having been extended up to August 3rd for underclassmen to decide on whether or not they’ll return to college, or opt to go pro.

The good news for basketball fans overall is that the bubble for the NBA seems to be working well, with the season continuing. That helps the league setup continue without even further delay, such as the NBA Draft lottery occurring later this month, along with the actual draft set to happen in October. The hope is that an actual combine for prospective prospects will happen after all, with nearly 100 invites having already been set out.

Between the combine, and even whether or not there will be a 2020-21 NCAA Basketball season has had to play into the minds of players who waiting to decide his late of their potential decisions. There’s no gameplan for how to do this, so waiting as long as one can only make sense in this situation.

But with the deadline has now passed (still an extra two weeks in case the college season does, in fact, get canceled), we now know which players are staying in college and who we had to say goodbye to. And compared to some of our own expectations on what some guys would ultimately do, there definitely were several surprising moves.

For an instant reaction look overall, here are my current top-25 power rankings for the upcoming season.

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