The Kansas Jayhawks are #1 in the AP Preseason Top 25 for only the second time in their storied history. With so much talent returning, the big question isn’t whether they will make it to the Final Four but how many Jayhawks will be out for work release in time for the NCAA tournament.

KU turf battle is settled now that Gino shot Tony. Guy on far right is hot.
During the off season the Jayhawks did their best West Side Story re-enactment as they battled the football team over turf in Lawrence, KS. Really, I’m not making this shit up here. Have you ever been to Kansas? It’s not like there’s a shortage of land. It’s really all they got, land, corn and great college basketball. Kansas is such a bad place to live that even Kansas City moved to MIssouri.
As my preacher used to tell me before our massage, ‘idle hands are the devils work shop’, so now that the season is fast approaching I would expect Coach Self to keep the boys off of the mean streets of Lawrence.
Overrated
How can a team lose Tyler Hansborough, Danny Green and Ty Lawson and be ranked #4 before playing a game? Sorry Heels and my Husband, you are my team, but this ranking is based on tradition not logic.
Kentucky at #5? I know they had a great recruiting class but aren’t you expected to prove something other than an NIT bid from the previous year to get ranked this high in the preseason? Let’s play switch the jerseys and you tell me the outcome of this scenario; a non-basketball power house, like Auburn, goes to the NIT, lands all of the same recruits as Kentucky, plus John Calipari, do you think Auburn would be ranked #5 in the preseason poll?
Preseason Prediction

Michigan State's Tom Izzo
Not really going out on a limb here but I remember Michigan State giving North Carolina fits last year and this is essentially the same team from 2008-09 minus Goran Suton. In my humble opinion, Tom Izzo is the most underrated coach in all of sports. Look for Sparty to cut down the nets in Indy this March.
AP Top 25 Preseason Rankings
1. Kansas
2. Michigan State
3. Texas
4. North Carolina
5. Kentucky
6. Villanova
7. Purdue
8. Duke
9. West Virginia
10. Butler
11. Tennessee
12. California
13. Washington
14. Connecticut
15. Michigan
16. Oklahoma
17. Ohio State
18. Minnesota
19. Mississippi State
20. Georgia Tech
21. Georgetown
22. Dayton
23. Louisville
24. Clemson
25. Syracuse
Final Note
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