Top Grad Transfers generally are looking for two items: chance to compete at higher level to increase draft position and chance to win NC. Clear playing opportunity/fit also a key.
ESPN's Way Too Early Top 5 is South Carolina, Stanford, Miss St., UConn & Baylor.
South Carolina, UConn & Baylor all graduated their starting PG and don't have a returning player that is clearly lined up to take over that spot.
Stanford is not competition. They will never be a grad transfer competitor while it is almost impossible to gain admission into their grad programs.
Miss St. returns all of their rotation players [save 1 combo guard] plus a key redshirting transfer.
South Carolina, UConn & Baylor all have current guard and post needs, all need additional scoring, all could easily take a grad transfer for early playing time at both PG & post. All of them are also NC contenders.
UConn: biggest brand, players love their 5 out motion O, HOF coach, players excel in WNBA, etc.
but bad conference and most question marks with current team.
South Carolina: AA coach [meaningful to some players], hot program, coach played in WNBA and on National Team, clear NC favorite (maybe shouldn't be).
but least prestigious of 3 programs.
Baylor: name program, name coach, WNBA quality D taught, recent history of successful grad transfers at PG.
but O is slower pace than other options and impression that O is post oriented (not correct).
Two high quality grad transfer PGs in portal. Baylor needs to land one. If I had to guess, Baylor & South Carolina each get 1 of the 2. Guessing that UConn gets a big time undergrad transfer. Assuming the One Time Transfer Amendment fails, UConn may be facing another meltdown when their transfer has to sit but transfers at other schools do not.