The deadline to withdraw from the NBA Draft has come and gone.
Most of the rosters around college basketball are solidified spare a handful of late additions via graduate transfer or commitment from a 2017 prospect. For the most part, we know what we've got.
With that, let's take a way-too-early look at how things stand heading into the Big Ten season with a May version of power rankings that will surely be 100 percent accurate come the end of next season.
Let's get to it, shall we?
14. Rutgers
Key returners: Corey Sanders, Deshawn Freeman, Mike Williams, Shaquille Dorson
Additions: Souf Mensah, Myles Johson, Geo Baker
Who's gone: Ibrahima Diallo (transfer), C.J. Gettys, Nigel Johnson (transfer), Jonathan Laurent (transfer)
Outlook: There weren't really many other options here. Steve Pikiell's team showed improvement last season — his first at the helm — but frankly, up was the only way the Scarlet Knights could go. Rutgers just doesn't have enough talent to be projected anywhere other than this spot, and Pikiell's mission is to try and get the Scarlet Knights out of the cellar.
13. Nebraska
Key returners: Glynn Watson Jr., Jack McVeigh, Anton Gill, Jordy Tshimanga
Additions: Thomas Allen (top-100 prospect), Nana Akenten, Duby Okeke (Winthrop grad transfer), James Palmer (Miami transfer), Isaac Copeland (Georgetown transfer, eligible midseason)
Who's gone: Tai Webster, Ed Morrow (transfer), Michael Jacobson (transfer), Jeriah Horne (transfer), Nick Fuller (transfer)
Outlook: The losses of Webster and Morrow cannot be understated, and though Nebraska returns Watson, McVeigh and adds a top-100 player and a few transfers, there's too much turnover for the Huskers to be picked much higher than here preseason. This is a critical year in the Tim Miles era.
12. Illinois
Key returners: Michael Finke, Kipper Nichols, Leron Black
Additions: Mark Smith (top-100 prospect), Trent Frazier, DaMonte Williams, Mark Alstork (Wright State graduate transfer)
Who's gone: Malcolm Hill, Tracy Abrams, Maverick Morgan, Jaylon Tate, Mike Thorne, D.J. Williams (transfer), Jalen Coleman-Lands (transfer)
Outlook: Smith, Frazier and Alstork will be welcomed additions to the backcourt, but Illinois lost quite a bit of production from a team that didn't make the NCAA tournament a year ago. There isn't much of a frontcourt presence for Brad Underwood in his first year at the helm and the Illini could struggle.
11. Ohio State
Key returners: Jae'Sean Tate, Keita Bates-Diop, C.J. Jackson, Kam Williams, Micah Potter, Andre Wesson
Additions: Kaleb Wesson (top-100 prospect), Braxton Beverly, Derek Funderburk (coming off redshirt)
Who's gone: Marc Loving, Trevor Thompson, David Bell (transfer), JaQuan Lyle (left program)
Outlook: Perhaps this is a bit of an optimistic position for an Ohio State program that's a bit of a mess at this current point in time. But if the Buckeyes can keep Tate and Bates-Diop healthy all season that gives them a solid 1-2 punch in the frontcourt. Guard play is a huge question mark, however, as is depth at the center position with just two bigs currently on the roster.
10. Penn State
Key returners: Shep Garner, Tony Carr, Josh Reeves, Lamar Stevens
Additions: Trent Buttrick, John Harrar, Jamari Wheeler, Satchel Pierce (Virginia Tech transfer)
Who's gone: Payton Banks (transfer), Terrence Samuel (transfer), Isaiah Washington (transfer)
Outlook: Penn State is a team on the rise, but this is a big season for Pat Chambers' team and if the Nittany Lions are going to break through this might just be the year to do so. Penn State has talent but now needs to figure out how to win games.
9. Indiana
Key returners: Robert Johnson, Josh Newkirk, Juwan Morgan, De'Ron Davis, Collin Hartman
Additions: Justin Smith (top-100 prospect), Aljami Durham, Clifton Moore
Who's gone: Thomas Bryant, James Blackmon Jr., OG Anunoby, Grant Gelon (transfer)
Outlook: Archie Miller has to replace a monster trio of Bryant, Blackmon and Anunoby so his hands are full in Year 1. The Hoosiers have a nice core returning in Johnson, Morgan, Hartman and Co., but those losses cannot be understated.
8. Wisconsin
Key returners: Ethan Happ, Khalil Iverson, D'Mitrik Trice, Brevin Pritzl
Additions: Nathan Reuvers (top-100 prospect), Brad Davison, Kobe King
Who's gone: Bronson Koenig, Nigel Hayes, Zak Showalter, Vitto Brown, Jordan Hill (transfer)
Outlook: Happ is a preseason Big Ten Player of the Year candidate, but the Badgers lost their other four starters from last season. It's hard to imagine a scenario where Wisconsin doesn't take a significant step back this season.
7. Iowa
Key returners: Jordan Bohannon, Nicholas Baer, Ahmad Wagner, Dom Uhl, Tyler Cook
Additions: Connor McCaffrey, Luke Garza, Jack Nunge
Who's gone: Peter Jok, Dale Jones (transfer)
Outlook: The loss of Jok is obviously massive, but Iowa returns just about everyone else and that includes a core of young talent. This is a darkhorse team for a top-four finish in the Big Ten.
6. Michigan
Key returners: Moe Wagner, Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman, Duncan Robinson, Xavier Simpson
Additions: Charles Matthews (Kentucky transfer), Jaaron Simmons (Ohio graduate transfer), Jordan Poole (top-100 prospect), Isaiah Livers, Eli Brooks
Who's gone: Derrick Walton Jr., Zak Irvin, D.J. Wilson, Mark Donnal (transfer)
Outlook: Michigan must replace two seniors in Walton and Irvin and one of the Big Ten's most versatile players in Wilson, but the Wolverines getting Wagner to return was huge. Simmons and Matthews, a pair of new faces, will be key in how good this team becomes.
5. Northwestern
Key returners: Bryant McIntosh, Vic Law, Scottie Lindsey, Dererk Pardon, Gavin Skelly
Additions: Anthony Gaines
Who's gone: Sanjay Lumpkin, Nathan Taphorn
Outlook: Northwestern doesn't add a ton but didn't lose a ton, either. How do the Wildcats handle the success they had a year ago? McIntosh, Law, Lindsey and Pardon give Chris Collins quite the core to contend, though.
4. Maryland
Key returners: Justin Jackson, Anthony Cowan, Kevin Huerter, Michal Cekovsky, Jared Nickens
Additions: Bruno Fernando (top-100 prospect), Darryl Morsell (top-100 prospect), Sean Obi (Duke grad transfer)
Who's gone: Melo Trimble, Damonte Dodd, L.G. Gill, Jaylen Brantley (transfer),
Outlook: I thought Maryland would take a step backward last year after losing four starters but Trimble and a young core of freshmen had a very solid campaign. Trimble is now gone but Maryland's core of Jackson, Huerter and Cowan is very strong and the Terps add a pair of top-100 players who could have an instant impact.
3. Purdue
Key returners: Vince Edwards, Carsen Edwards, Isaac Haas, Dakota Mathias, P.J. Thompson, Ryan Cline
Additions: Nojel Eastern (top-100 prospect), Matt Haarms, Eden Ewing, Aaron Wheeler, Sasha Stefanovic
Who's gone: Caleb Swanigan, Spike Albrecht
Outlook: The loss of Swanigan, last season's Big Ten Player of the Year, is massive, but Matt Painter got a huge bump when Vince Edwards opted to return to school. It'd be disappointing if Purdue finished outside the top-four at the end of the season.
2. Minnesota
Key returners: Nate Mason, Amir Coffey, Jordan Murphy, Reggie Lynch
Additions: Isaiah Washington (top-100 prospect), Jamir Harris,
Who's gone: Akeem Springs, Ahmad Gilbert (transfer)
Outlook: After a remarkable turnaround, Minnesota made the NCAA tournament last season and, with the majority of its core returning, the Gophers should be even better next year. Mason, Coffey, Murphy and Lynch are a versatile group for Rick Pitino and Minnesota has a chance to contend in the Big Ten, which sounds weird to say.
1. Michigan State
Key returners: Miles Bridges, Nick Ward, Josh Langford, Cassius Winston, Tum Tum Nairn, Matt McQuaid, Gavin Schilling, Kyle Ahrens, Kenny Goins
Additions: Jaron Jackson (top-10 prospect), Xavier Tillman (top-100 prospect), Ben Carter (UNLV transfer)
Who's gone: Eron Harris, Alvin Ellis, Matt Van Dyk
Outlook: The runaway favorites in the Big Ten reside in East Lansing. Tom Izzo's team, which returns nearly everyone from last season — including Miles Bridges — is absolutely loaded. Add in an incoming McDonald's All-American in Jackson and top-100 prospect in Tillman and anything other than a Big Ten title is a disappointment for the Spartans.
