1. This is going to be fun. Caleb Love's announcement today of his return for the 2022-23 season means the four eligible members of the Iron Five will all be back for next season. That ensures the Tar Heels will be a consensus preseason top-three pick for just the second time in the last ten seasons (the other was the 2015-16 season, when the Tar Heels began the season as the preseason top team in the country).
2. The schedule is likely to befit the nation's top team.