Kentucky coach John Calipari is bringing in the nation's top recruiting class for the third consecutive year.

"It's in the same type of elite category," said Jerry Meyer, a national recruiting analyst for Rivals.com.

Kentucky's incoming freshman class includes three of the nation's top six prospects in 6-foot-2 point guard Marquis Teague (No. 2), 6-7 small forward Mike Gilchrist (No. 3) and 6-10 forward Anthony Davis (No. 6). The class also features 6-9 forward Kyle Wiltjer, the nation's No. 25 prospect.

Meyer believes at least two and maybe three of those freshmen could crack the starting lineup for Kentucky next season even in the unlikely event that all of the Wildcats' current underclassmen return to school.

In that scenario, Meyer envisions Davis and Gilchrist starting alongside Knight and Jones in a lineup with Teague and Lamb competing for the fifth spot in the lineup.