Jeff Borzello of ESPN has Kentucky at No. 10 in his Way-Too-Early Top 25 Rankings for the 2025-26 college basketball season.
Of course, Kentucky’s top 10 ranking depends a lot of the return of potential All-American Otega Oweh.
The rankings have been updated now that the transfer portal is closed.
Here’s a look at the top 10:
1. Purdue
2. Houston
3. St. John’s
4. Texas Tech
5. Louisville
6. UConn
7. BYU
8. Michigan
9. Arkansas
10. Kentucky
Excerpt about Kentucky:
10. Kentucky Wildcats
Previous ranking: 9
Kentucky is absolutely loaded on the perimeter next season, with the arrivals of transfers Jaland Lowe (Pitt), Kam Williams (Tulane) and Denzel Aberdeen (Florida) as well as five-star prospect Jasper Johnson to go with the potential return of leading scorer Otega Oweh and reserve Collin Chandler.
Mark Pope also revamped the frontcourt with defense at the front of his mind, with the additions of Mouhamed Dioubate (Alabama) and Jayden Quaintance (Arizona State). Quaintance, however, could miss time after suffering a torn ACL in late February.
Projected starting lineup
Jaland Lowe (16.8 PPG at Pitt)
Jasper Johnson (No. 17 in ESPN 100)
Otega Oweh (16.2 PPG)
Mouhamed Dioubate (7.2 PPG at Alabama)
Jayden Quaintance (9.4 PPG at Arizona State)
