Update: UK is No. 4 in the first AP poll.
The initial USA Today coaches’ basketball poll is out this morning, and Kentucky checks in at No. 5.
Here’s the top 10:
- 1. Kansas
- 2. Michigan State
- 3. Texas
- 4. North Carolina
- 5. Kentucky
- 6. Villanova
- 7. Purdue
- 8. Duke
- 9. West Virginia
- 10. Butler

John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky and graduate of UK, he covered UK football for 13 seasons before being promoted to columnist in 2000. He lives in Lexington with his wife and two sons. You can e-mail him at jclay@herald-leader.com.
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