The Sporting News and Gary Parrish of CBS Sports have released their preseason top-25 polls. As you’d expect, Kentucky men’s basketball is in both of the preseason polls.Parrish, with the assumption that Enes Kanter will not be able to play right away, ranks the Cats at No. 1. The Sporting News tabs UK at No. 8.CBS Sports1. Duke2. Michigan State3. Purdue4. Ohio State5. Pittsburgh6. Kansas State7. North Carolina8. Florida9. Villanova10. Baylor11. Memphis12. Kansas13. Gonzaga14. Kentucky15. Temple16. Illinois17. Missouri18. Washington19. Butler20. Syracuse21. Tennessee22. San Diego State23. Wisconsin24. Georgia25. BYU

The Sporting News1. Michigan State 2. Duke 3. Purdue 4. Kansas 5. Ohio State 6. Kansas State 7. Syracuse 8. Kentucky 9. North Carolina 10. Pittsburgh 11. Villanova 12. Memphis 13. Missouri 14. Gonzaga 15. Illinois 16. Baylor 17. Georgetown 18. Wisconsin 19. Butler 20. Florida 21. Virginia Tech 22. Tennessee 23. Washington 24. Wichita State 25. Florida State Here is what Parrish had to say about UK: I’m ranking Kentucky under the idea that freshman Enes Kanter won’t be available for a while — or at all — because of questions about his amateur status. Otherwise, the Wildcats would be in the top five. Kanter is that good.