Same as your 2008-09 preseason All-Americans.

OK, not quite. There's no Ty Lawson or Tyler Hansbrough anywhere to be found. But there is a batch of players we are all by now quite familiar with, several of whom seem like they've been around forever. Those players are not exactly a surprise: Leading the vote is returning All-American Luke Harangody, who will be the primary interest in Notre Dame this season (but if you want to see insane rebounding and possession numbers in action, he'll be worth watching all the same). Next up is Kansas center Cole Aldrich, who had a breakout season in 2008-09, followed by Sherron Collins, Patrick Patterson, and Kyle Singler. Like I said: Players that seem like they've been around forever. Sherron Collins seems especially old, which I guess is what happens when an elite point guard stays for all four years.

The preseason All-American teams are more about past accomplishment than prospective ability anyway, and it's not hard to imagine other players creeping ahead of these five by the time the year is up. Still, though, this is a very good sample of the best college basketball has to offer in 2009-10. Even if people cared enough to complain about preseason All-American teams, and they don't, there's not much to complain about here.

Related: College Basketball Media