While hockey and football have been pretty miserable so far (I even heard that my high school is below .500 which is very rare), basketball season promises to be much better.
In the first pre-season basketball poll, Kentucky and Ohio State are ranked #2 and #3 behind North Carolina. Coach Cal believes that Terrence Jones is the best player in the country, and Jared Sullinger will likely have another big year.
The Kentucky women are picked to finish third in the SEC. I have not seen any national rankings yet for the women.