Kentucky No. 5 in first USA Today coaches poll

Published October 29, 2009 9:34 am College hoops , UK basketball Closed

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

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