While the spotlight is primarily focused on college football right now, the 2024-25 college basketball season is sneaking up quickly.

Six weeks before the campaign begins in early November, teams are allowed to start practice. And, wouldn't you know it, that moment is just around the corner in late September.

As part of building hype for the season, many schools host Midnight Madness events for their students and fans.

What follows is the most current information for those preseason festivities at several big-name programs.

Duke: Countdown to Craziness

When: Friday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. ET

Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina

Once again, Duke has assembled a star-studded freshman class that is generating a wave of national championship talk.

"Countdown to Craziness" will be their unofficial debut in Durham.

The school release notes it "features a night of entertainment, games, engaging videos and on-court contests all leading up to the introduction of the Blue Devils and the annual Blue-White scrimmage."

Duke is set to unveil that top-ranked recruiting class, one with top overall player and prized NBA draft prospect Cooper Flagg. The other incoming 5-star prospects are center Khaman Maluach (fourth overall) and wings Isaiah Evans (13th) and Kon Knueppel (18th).

Kansas: Late Night in the Phog

When: Friday, Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m. CT

Where: Phog Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas

Nelly had initially been announced as the musical act for "Late Night in the Phog" in 2024. Due to extenuating circumstances, the school said, the headliner will instead be Lil' Jon.

I will set an early over/under on the number of times the exclamation "Yeah!" is uttered in the arena at 2.4 million.

The women's team at Kansas will scrimmage at 7 p.m. CT, followed by the men's squad at 7:55 p.m. on what's certain to be a celebratory day in Lawrence. This season marks the 40th anniversary of Late Night.

All-American center Hunter Dickinson headlines a transfer-infused KU roster that brought in standout South Dakota State guard Zeke Mayo and Wisconsin wing AJ Storr, among others.

Kentucky: Big Blue Madness

When: Friday, Oct. 11 at time TBD

Where: Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky

Not only is the men's program entering a fresh era, Kentucky's women's team is doing the same.

Kenny Brooks spent the last eight seasons at Virginia Tech, where he guided the program to its first-ever Elite Eight and Final Four appearances. There's plenty of excitement around the women's team, too.

Mark Pope, meanwhile, is replacing an icon.

After spending 15 years at UK, John Calipari bolted for Arkansas. The university pivoted to Pope, a captain and national champion with the Wildcats in the 1990s. He'd served as the head coach at BYU since 2019 before accepting the role at his alma mater.

Big Blue Madness will double as an introduction to Kentucky's nine incoming transfers on Pope's initial team.