The Wildcats are one of six SEC teams in the top 25 to start the season, Kentucky is the second-highest ranked SEC team, sitting behind Texas, who was ranked No. 1 by the coaches. The Longhorns have won back-to-back NCAA National Championships.
Here are details from UK Athletics:
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Volleyball team will begin the season ranked No. 9 in the initial poll of the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association top-25 poll, it was announced Monday morning.
The Wildcats are one of six Southeastern Conference teams ranked inside the top 25 to start the season, which is the most on record since at least the 1982 season.