The website kentuckywrestling.com has Christian County ranked third in its preseason poll. The Colonels are the defending state runner ups from last season. Defending state champion Union County is ranked first, with Caldwell County ranked 11th. Five Colonel grapplers are ranked in the top five of their weight classes in the preseason. Gage Fowler is second at 120, Austin Grant-Hall is first at 138, TyDarius Kelly is first at 285, JT Adams is third at 195 and AJ Harvey is fifth at 220.