Kentucky WBB comes in at No. 24 in first AP Poll of 2025-26 season

We already know the folks over at ESPN have no faith in Kentucky heading into this season, but what do the actual AP voters think? After all, they’re the ones that dictate what little number goes next to “KENTUCKY” on the scorebugs.

Last season, the Cats ended the year at No. 16 in the AP Poll, getting as high as No. 8. They opened the year at No. 22 in the AP Poll, but without Georgia Amoore to captain the ship, where does Kentucky fit amongst its peers in the eyes of the AP?

Well, it turns out that Kentucky comes in at No. 24 in the debut AP Poll for the 2025-26 season, tied with Richmond.

Debut AP Poll for 2025-26

1. UConn
2. South Carolina
3. UCLA
4. Texas
5. LSU
6. Oklahoma
7. Duke
8. Tennessee
9. NC State
10. Maryland
11. North Carolina
12. Ole Miss
13. Michigan
14. Iowa State
15. Notre Dame
16. Baylor
17. TCU
18. USC
19. Vanderbilt
20. Louisville
21. Iowa
22. Oklahoma State
23. Michigan State
24. Kentucky and Richmond

Others receiving votes: Washington 79, Ohio St. 46, West Virginia 17, Princeton 17, Minnesota 15, Kansas St 15, Kansas 7, Stanford 3, South Dakota St. 3, Illinois 2, Nebraska 2, Columbia 2.

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