The preseason college basketball coaches poll is out and a panel of 32 Division I head coaches believe Kentucky is the fourth best team in the country. First is Duke (predictably), followed by Kansas and Villanova. Despite the #4 ranking, it's worth noting that Kentucky did receive two first-place votes, the second most of any team on the list.
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES |
1 | Duke |
25-11 |
792 | 27 |
2 | Kansas |
33-5 |
721 | 1 |
3 | Villanova |
35-5 |
700 | 1 |
4 | Kentucky |
27-9 |
695 | 2 |
5 | Oregon |
31-7 |
620 | 1 |
6 | North Carolina |
33-7 |
614 | |
7 | Virginia |
29-8 |
596 | |
8 | Xavier |
28-6 |
552 | |
9 | Michigan St |
29-6 |
544 | |
10 | Wisconsin |
22-13 |
487 | |
11 | Arizona |
25-9 |
468 | |
12 | Indiana |
27-8 |
435 | |
13 | Gonzaga |
28-8 |
371 | |
14 | Louisville |
23-8 |
367 | |
15 | Purdue |
26-9 |
324 | |
16 | Connecticut |
25-11 |
239 | |
17 | Syracuse |
23-14 |
224 | |
18 | West Virginia |
26-9 |
204 | |
19 | St. Mary's |
29-6 |
203 | |
20 | UCLA |
15-17 |
185 | |
21 | Maryland |
27-9 |
153 | |
22 | Texas |
20-13 |
124 | |
23 | Creighton |
20-15 |
113 | |
24 | Rhode Island |
17-15 |
85 | |
25 | Cincinnati |
22-11 |
75 |
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.