LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky will begin the season as the top-ranked team in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll for the third season in a row.
Interesting Fact: UK had been ranked preseason No. 1 just twice in its history before this latest run.
Oh, by the way, Louisville is not ranked in preseason Coaches’ Poll, this is the first time since 2010.
The Wildcats share the preseason top spot with North Carolina. The two teams both garnered 749 points from the ballots of 32 Division I coaches. UNC had 12 first-place votes, compared with UK’s 11.