Kentucky in top five in Blue Ribbon's college basketball rankings

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The Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook is out for the upcoming season and in it you will find its preseason rankings, which, of course, includes your University of Kentucky Wildcats.

Kentucky came in at No. 4 in the rankings; falling behind No. 1 Duke, No. 2 Oregon, and No. 3 Kansas. Defending champion Villanova rounds out the top five.

Have a look at the entire Top 25 (with the Cats’ five opponents in bold):

1. Duke
2. Oregon
3. Kansas
4. Kentucky
5. Villanova
6. Wisconsin
7. North Carolina
8. Louisville
9. Purdue
10. Virginia
11. Michigan State
12. Xavier
13. Arizona
14. Gonzaga
15. Connecticut
16. Butler
17. Saint Mary’s
18. Indiana
19. Creighton
20. Florida State
21. West Virginia
22. UCLA
23. NC State
24. Maryland
25. Rhode Island

Go Cats.

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