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The college basketball season is just under two months away, so we’ll soon be seeing a wave of preseason polls and predictions.
The latest comes from Blue Ribbon Yearbook, who has Kentucky ranked second in their top 25 poll, trailing only Michigan State. The Wildcats will end up playing four teams in the top 11, including the top-ranked Spartans, No. 5 Florida, No. 6 Louisville and No. 11 Texas Tech.
PRESEASON TOP 25
1. Michigan State
2. Kentucky
3. Kansas
4. Duke
5. Florida
6. Louisville
7. Maryland
8. Villanova
9. Virginia
10. Gonzaga
11. Texas Tech
12. North Carolina
13. Seton Hall
14. Colorado
15. Utah State
16. Oregon
17. Davidson
18. Auburn
19. Xavier
20. Saint Mary’s
21. Memphis
22. Purdue
23. Tennessee
24. Ohio State
25. VCU
Blue Ribbon also projected the order of finish in the SEC, as well as the all-conference selections and awards. Kentucky was picked to win the league but had just one player make the All-SEC Team in sophomore point guard Ashton Hagans.
SEC FORECAST
1. Kentucky
2. Florida
3. Auburn
4. Tennessee
5. Alabama
6. Ole Miss
7. Georgia
8. LSU
9 Mississippi State
10. South Carolina
13. Texas A&M
11. Arkansas
12. Missouri
14. Vanderbilt
ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
F-Reggie Perry, SO, Mississippi State
F-Kerry Blackshear, GR, Florida
G-Ashton Hagans, SO, Kentucky
G-Lamonte´ Turner, SR, Tennessee
G-Anthony Edwards, FR, Georgia
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kerry Blackshear, GR, Florida
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Anthony Edwards, FR, Georgia