Kentucky has to be preseason #1 now correct?
I think there is some confusion with these rankings to start the season.
In my opinion, pre season rankings are thoughts on where these guys believe everyone will be when the final horn sounds in April.
A lot of people hate being ranked #1 to start the year, but that ranking tells me the voters think we have the best combination of talent, coaching and depth to win it all.
I always want to be ranked #1. The other benefit is, if you lose a couple games, you could still be in the top 10. Lose a couple games when you're ranked 13th-ish and you could fall out of the rankings. That’s a long climb back up.
So, I've seen where bracket busters had UK's backcourt ranked #1, but they ranked our front court at 15th WITH Sarr. Which is odd. I think UK has a lot of length and depth in the front court, so in my opinion, they’re much better than 15th. Getting Toppin cleared should help too.
I don’t know if UK will he pre season #1, but you know they will have duke and unc*** top 5 and UK has better talent, so we might as well be there too.