UK basketball gets preseason top ranking

Blue Ribbon Basketball Yearbook has released its preseason Top 25 and Kentucky is ranked number one. The Wildcats are followed by Kansas, Gonzaga, Duke and Tennessee in the first five. Nevada is sixth, followed by Virginia, Auburn, Oregon and Michigan State in the top 10.

Other SEC teams in the poll are Mississippi State 11th, LSU is 18th and Florida is ranked 20th. Kentucky opens its season November 6th against Duke in Indianapolis.