Jeff Borzello Oct 22, 2026, 09:00 AM ET

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Basketball recruiting insider.

Joined ESPN in 2014.

Graduate of University of Delaware.

We're just two weeks away from the start of the college basketball season, and because of all of the eligibility issues -- five-for-five lawsuits, stricter international requirements, conferences cracking down on former pros playing in college -- we're still not certain what this season's rosters are going to look like when finalized.

But in the backdrop of these eligibility fights, programs have been turning their attention to future rosters, recruiting prospects in the 2027, 2028 and 2029 classes. The early signing period is now less than a month away, so it's time to release our top 10 recruiting classes, with a look at some early trends to monitor.

Commitments at a faster pace than 2026: When we released our initial recruiting 2026 class rankings last October, we only had enough data to publish a top five.…