First Coaches Poll and preseason SEC honors announced

Kentucky is the highest-ranked SEC team but was not picked to win the league.

By Jason Marcum@marcum89 Nov 12, 2020, 3:37pm EST

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The 2020-21 college basketball season begins in less than two weeks, and the first Coaches Top 25 Poll has been unveiled.

The Kentucky Wildcats, ranked No. 10 in the first AP Poll, checked in at No. 9 in the Coaches Poll. They are the highest-ranked SEC team, followed by Tennessee (14) and Alabama (25).

Baylor is the No. 1 team, followed by Gonzaga, Villanova, Virginia and Kansas.

Other teams on Kentucky’s schedule in this poll include UCLA (21) and Texas (22). Louisville and Florida received the most votes of teams outside of the top 25. LSU got the fourth-most votes.

Coaches Top 25 Poll

Others receiving votes: Louisville 55; Florida 52; Michigan 38; Louisiana State 27; San Diego St. 23; Dayton 23; Richmond 21; Maryland 15; Indiana 14; Seton Hall 12; Memphis 12; Connecticut 11; Stanford 10; Oklahoma State 9; Northern Iowa 8; Brigham Young 8; Syracuse 4; Providence 4; Purdue 3; Arkansas 2; Western Kentucky 1; Stephen F. Austin 1; Saint Mary’s 1; Loyola-Chicago 1; Georgia Tech 1.

But that’s not all.

The SEC has announced its preseason media picks, which include Tennessee being picked to win the league this season. Kentucky was picked to finish second.

In addition, freshman forward Brandon Boston is a First-Team All-SEC pick, while senior center Olivier Sarr was named to the Second Team.

Florida junior forward Keyontae Johnson was selected as the Preseason SEC Player of the Year.

First Team All-SEC