New York, New York - The first day of the college basketball season will be here In the blink of an eye, and fans can once against look forward to the hoop madness the hardwood players are set to bring.

With the 2022-23 season tipping off on Monday and running all the way through the national championship game on April 3, 2023, a lot of twist and turns are sure to unfold over the next five months.

Last month, the North Carolina Tar Heels made history for securing the most No. 1 preseason rankings of all time after being awarded their 10th ahead of Monday's action.

The reigning national champions in the Kansas Jayhawks surprisingly earned a No. 5 ranking by the AP committee.

Still, preseason rankings don't hold too much weight heading into the season as we've learned one too many times.

So, who will earn one of the coveted Final Four spots in Houston, and which team will cut down the nets as the kings of the court?

Which ever team you're rooting for this season, Tag24 has you covered on all the action of what’s sure to be another compelling season of college hoops.

In the most talked about programs during the offseason, Duke and Villanova, which are both under the new leadership of Jon Scheyer and Kyle Neptune respectively, have been tasked with replacing legendary coaches Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) and Jay Wright (Villanova).

For Scheyer, thankfully, Duke's recruiting hasn't taken a hit following the retirement of Krzyzewski.

The Blue Devils currently have the No. 1 class for 2022, headlined by three of the nation's top recruits: Dereck Lively II, Dariq Whitehead, and Kyle Filipowski.

Neptune's situation at Villanova, however, is much different than Duke's to say the least.

Replacing the now-retired Jay Wright, Neptune lost key players such as Collin Gillespie and Jermaine Samuels to the NBA draft last year.

Due to this, he will be relying on a pair of highly touted freshmen – Cam Whitmore and Mark Armstrong.

Kyle Neptune, the first-year Wildcats head coach, will also rely on his experienced veteran returnees including guard Justin Moore. That is, if the star senior is ready to take the hardwood floor after suffering from a torn Achilles in March.

The two programs' season openers on Monday should reveal much of what is to come following the end of the historic era with the resignation of their former coaches.

Duke will return this season as the 2022 regular-season ACC conference champions while Villanova will hit the court as the reigning Big East champions. Both programs made it to the NCAA Final Four tournament last year.

Duke will begin their season on Monday against Jacksonville at 7 PM ET, while Villanova will look to take down La Salle at home at 7 PM ET.