The Kentucky men’s basketball program will enter the 2025-26 season ranked in the Associated Press Top 10, coming in at No. 9.
This is the 58th time in program history that the Wildcats are among the top-rated teams to open the season in 65 preseason AP polls. Kentucky leads all programs with 992 appearances in the weekly poll, which is in its 77th season.
UK’s opening exhibition foe, Purdue, begins the season as the preseason No. 1 ranked team.
Senior guard Otega Oweh was named the Southeastern Conference’s preseason pick for SEC Player of the Year, while junior guard Jaland Lowe earned preseason third-team accolades to highlight the early-season honors for the Kentucky men’s basketball team on Monday. The Wildcats were selected to finish second in the overall standings.
Single-game tickets for Kentucky men’s basketball games will be offered this season through multiple public on-sale dates, the first of which will begin Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. ET.
The first public on-sale date for single-game tickets will include Kentucky’s first nine home games, including the two exhibition games. Tickets will be available exclusively online at Ticketmaster.com or through the Ticketmaster app.