We published our list of the Top 25 And 1 college basketball coaches earlier this week. It's a nice honor, I think, if only because inclusion ensures you're not entering the season on the so-called hot seat.

One of college basketball's top conferences is well represented in the preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll on Wednesday. Kansas, led by Hunter Dickinson and highly touted Wisconsin transfer AJ Storr, was selected No. 1 in the preseason poll, with Houston, Iowa State, Baylor and Arizona being ranked inside the top 10.

The 2023 coaching cycle was long, headlined by changes at former powerhouses Georgetown and St. John's and the departures of a pair of longtime faces of the sport, Jim Boeheim and Bob Huggins. The early read on the 2024 hot seat felt quieter.