There’s plenty of polls out there. Some have AU #1. Pretty good ceiling.Look at Parrish’s CBS poll where he predicts:
OUR CEILING:
Kentucky
- Coach: John Calipari
- 2017-18 record: 26-11
- Notable players definitely gone: Kevin Knox, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Hamidou Diallo, Wenyan Gabriel, Jarred Vanderbilt, Sacha Killeya-Jones, Tai Wynyard
- Other expected departures: None
- Notable players expected to return: PJ Washington, Quade Green, Nick Richards, Brad Calipari, Jemarl Baker
- Expected additions: Keldon Johnson, Immanuel Quickly, Tyler Herro, E.J. Montgomery
- Why the Wildcats are ranked here: Two of the top five scorers -- specifically PJ Washington and Quade Green -- are back from a team that advanced to the Sweet 16. Combine that with the nation's No. 2 recruiting class (that will improve if/when five-star Class of 2019 guard Ashton Hagans reclassifies), and the Wildcats are worthy of yet another preseason top-five rating. And if Stanford transfer Travis Reid enrolls, as expected, watch out. A second national title is in play for John Calipari
YOUR CEILING:
#10 Auburn
Read the last line and know your place.
- Coach: Bruce Pearl
- 2017-18 record: 26-8
- Notable players definitely gone: Mustapha Heron, Davion Mitchell, Desean Murray
- Other expected departures: None
- Notable players expected to return: Bryce Brown, Austin Wiley, Danjel Purifoy, Jared Harper, Chuma Okeke, Anfernee McLemore, Horace Spencer, Malik Dunbar
- Expected additions: Samir Doughty
- Why the Tigers are ranked here: The Tigers are losing Mustapha Heron to transfer, which is surprising. But they were expected to lose him anyway, one way or another, so the end result is the same. And, even with that development, Auburn is still returning six of the top eight scorers from a team that shared the SEC regular-season title last season. So another league championship is very much a possibility.
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