The SEC preseason basketball poll has arrived, and if there was any doubt about Kentucky’s resurgence under Mark Pope, this should end it. The Wildcats have been picked to finish second in the SEC, trailing only defending national champion Florida.
It’s a position of respect, and a little motivation, for a Kentucky program determined to reclaim the league’s throne.
The official SEC preseason pecking order
Here’s how the SEC media predicts the league will stack up this season:
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Tennessee
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Auburn
- Missouri
- Ole Miss
- Texas
- Mississippi State
- Vanderbilt
- Oklahoma
- Texas A&M
- Georgia
- LSU
- South Carolina
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