Kentucky No. 10 in the Preseason AP Top 25
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The preseason AP College Basketball poll is out and your University of Kentucky Wildcats are No. 10. Gonzaga is the No. 1 team in the country, followed by Baylor and Villanova.
The Cats are the highest-ranked team in the SEC, followed by Tennessee at No. 12. LSU, Florida, Alabama, and Auburn all received votes. Kansas, Kentucky’s opponent in the Champions Classic, is No. 6. Texas and UCLA, also on Kentucky’s schedule, come in at Nos. 19 and 22, respectively. Louisville received votes.
Check it all out below.
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS |
| 1 | Gonzaga (0-0) | 1,541 (28) |
| 2 | Baylor (0-0) | 1,540 (24) |
| 3 | Villanova (0-0) | 1,501 (11) |
| 4 | Virginia (0-0) | 1,364 (1) |
| 5 | Iowa (0-0) | 1,273 |
| 6 | Kansas (0-0) | 1,221 |
| 7 | Wisconsin (0-0) | 1,150 |
| 8 | Illinois (0-0) | 1,105 |
| 9 | Duke (0-0) | 1,073 |
| 10 | Kentucky (0-0) | 1,038 |
| 11 | Creighton (0-0) | 922 |
| 12 | Tennessee (0-0) | 919 |
| 13 | Michigan State (0-0) | 820 |
| 14 | Texas Tech (0-0) | 790 |
| 15 | West Virginia (0-0) | 651 |
| 16 | North Carolina (0-0) | 465 |
| 17 | Houston (0-0) | 438 |
| 18 | Arizona State (0-0) | 402 |
| 19 | Texas (0-0) | 380 |
| 20 | Oregon (0-0) | 375 |
| 21 | Florida State (0-0) | 351 |
| 22 | UCLA (0-0) | 336 |
| 23 | Ohio State (0-0) | 270 |
| 24 | Rutgers (0-0) | 190 |
| 25 | Michigan (0-0) | 160 |
Others receiving votes: LSU 146, Memphis 69, Florida 69, Alabama 50, Indiana 48, Louisville 41, Richmond 40, Stanford 14, Providence 9, Saint Louis 8, Auburn 8, San Diego State 6, Connecticut 6, BYU 4, Loyola Chicago 3, Seton Hall 2, UNC Greensboro 1, Northern Iowa 1
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