Kentucky will open the 2017-18 season ranked No. 5 in the AP Top 25 Poll.
Duke is No. 1, followed by Michigan State, Arizona and Kansas.
Here’s a look at the preseason poll:
1 Duke (33) 0-0 1,572
2 Michigan State (13) 0-0 1,520
3 Arizona (18) 0-0 1,506
4 Kansas (1) 0-0 1,439
5 Kentucky 0-0 1,340
6 Villanova 0-0 1,284
7 Wichita State 0-0 1,270
8 Florida 0-0 1,100
9 North Carolina 0-0 1,047
10 USC 0-0 995
11 West Virginia 0-0 840
12 Cincinnati 0-0 837
13 Miami 0-0 836
14 Notre Dame 0-0 814
15 Minnesota 0-0 642
16 Louisville 0-0 570
17 Xavier 0-0 544
18 Gonzaga 0-0 500
19 Northwestern 0-0 473
20 Purdue 0-0 362
21 UCLA 0-0 340
22 Saint Mary’s 0-0 333
23 Seton Hall 0-0 274
24 Baylor 0-0 163
25 Texas A&M 0-0 130
Others receiving votes: Alabama 86, Virginia 57, Rhode Island 49, TCU 46, Providence 34, Missouri 19, Virginia Tech 16, Wisconsin 14, Butler 13, Texas 10, Oklahoma 7, Maryland 7, Nevada 7, Michigan 6, Dayton 5, Middle Tennessee 4, Ball State 4, SMU 3, Oakland 2, Oregon 2, UCF 1, South Carolina 1, Harvard 1
Here’s a release from UK:
LEXINGTON, Ky.