A few notable players hit the NCAA men's transfer portal during March Madness and have already made their big decision before the championship game. With more than 1,600 players in the portal within the first two weeks of eligibility,

Changes to the NCAA transfer portal have made it easy for college athletes to transfer from one school to another, year after year, without sitting out for a season. That, combined with name, image, and likeness (NIL) rules,

Power-conference programs benefited from the active early period driven by the looming House settlement and addition of agents to the process.