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Kentucky’s ranked No. 1 in preseason polls by Blue Ribbon, The Sporting News, ESPN, CBS Sports, and The Stadium, but NBC Sports’ Rob Dauster has the Cats No. 2 in his Top 25, which came out this morning.
Dauster believes Kansas is the best team in the land heading into the season, citing the Jayhawks’ experience and talent. As for the Cats, he says they’ll be plenty of fun to watch, but raises questions about defense.
“As always, there is quite a bit of turnover on the Kentucky roster.