No surprises here.

Kansas tops the preseason AP poll to begin the college basketball season, and honestly they have to be the runaway favorite right now to win their second title in three years. They return the must underrated guard in the country in Sherron Collins and the imposing big man Cole Aldrich, both of whom are on the short list for the Naismith POY Award. Add in the coaching of Bill Self and the addition of super freshman Xavier Henry, and you've got the recipe for a very dangerous team.

Michigan State, Texas, North Carolina, and Kentucky round out the top 5. The Tar Heels and Spartans met in last year's national title game, and both received first-place votes in the first poll of the season.

This is going to be a very interesting college basketball season for a number of reasons. Will Kentucky regain their championship glory under new coach John Calipari? Will the Tar Heels be as good as they were last season after losing all-everything Tyler Hansbrough and the dynamic Ty Lawson? Will Michigan State get back to the national title game after being crushed last season? Will Purdue (7th) and West Virginia (9th) live up to the lofty expectations? Will teams like Clemson (24th) and Georgetown (21st) take the next step? Who will come out of nowhere to surprise the nation?

Stay tuned, America. It's going to be a great season.