With college basketball right around the corner, USA Today released its preseason coaches poll on Thursday and your University of Kentucky Wildcats are one of the top teams in the nation.
The Cats came in at No. 4 in the rankings, trailing only No. 1 Duke, Michigan State and Kansas. UK received zero first place votes.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES | PREV | CHANGE | HI/LOW |
| 1 | Duke | 28-9 | 774 | 20 | NR | 0 | – |
| 2 | Michigan St | 20-15 | 747 | 9 | NR | 0 | – |
| 3 | Kansas | 31-5 | 723 | 0 | NR | 0 | – |
| 4 | Kentucky | 32-6 | 678 | 0 | NR | 0 | – |
| 5 | Arizona | 32-5 | 654 | 2 | NR | 0 | – |
| 6 | Villanova | 32-4 | 623 | 0 | NR | 0 | – |
| 7 | Florida | 27-9 | 549 | 1 | NR | 0 | – |
| 8 | Wichita St. |