UConn will open the season at No. 1 with South Carolina coming in at No. 2. UCLA, Texas and LSU round out the top 5.
Here is a press release from UK Athletics:
LEXINGOTN, Ky. – Kenny Brooks’ University of Kentucky women’s basketball team is ranked 24th in the Preseason Associated Press Top 25, it was announced Tuesday.
It is the 12th time in the past 16 seasons that the University of Kentucky women’s basketball team has earned a preseason ranking from the AP, only missing out on early nods in the falls of 2017, 2018, 2022 and 2023.