The Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook hits newsstands soon, and today, editor and publisher Chris Dortch released the preseason Top 25. Your University of Kentucky Wildcats are No. 2 behind their season-opening opponent Michigan State. Here’s the top ten:
1. Michigan State
2. Kentucky
3. Kansas
4. Duke
5. Florida
6. Louisville
7. Maryland
8. Villanova
9. Virginia
10. Gonzaga
Three more of Kentucky’s foes made the top 25: Auburn (No. 18), Tennessee (No. 23) and Ohio State (No. 24). Dortch has Kentucky winning the SEC and Ashton Hagans on his All-Conference Team, but picked Florida’s Kerry Blackshear as his SEC Player of the Year and Georgia’s Anthony Edwards as Newcomer of the Year.