Kentucky falls to No. 10 in AP Poll after loss to Ohio State

We knew Kentucky’s 20-point loss to Ohio State would cost the Cats in the polls. The new AP Poll is out and Kentucky is No. 10, down six spots from No. 4 a week ago. The Cats are also No. 10 in the new Coaches Poll.

Tennessee remains the No. 1 team in the land, followed by Auburn, Iowa State, Duke, and Alabama. Florida, which comes to Rupp Arena on Jan. 4, is No. 6. There are now ten SEC teams in the Top 25, with Mississippi State and Arkansas entering the fold at Nos. 19 and 23, respectively. Five of those ten teams are in the top ten. Two more, Georgia and Missouri, received votes.

Kentucky is in the midst of a 10-day break. After spending Christmas with their families, the Cats will return to campus on Dec. 26 to start preparing for the game vs. Brown on New Year’s Eve and the SEC opener vs. Florida on Jan. 4.

AP College Basketball Poll – December 23

RK	TEAM	REC	PTS	TREND
1	Tennessee (41)	11-0	1528	–
2	Auburn (21)	11-1	1505	–
3	Iowa State	10-1	1415	–
4	Duke	10-2	1344	+1
5	Alabama	10-2	1258	+1
6	Florida	12-0	1239	+1
7	Kansas	9-2	1097	+1
8	Marquette	11-2	1038	+1
9	Oregon	11-1	970	+1
10	Kentucky	10-2	959	-6
11	UConn	10-3	903	–
12	Oklahoma	12-0	850	+2
13	Texas A&M	10-2	811	-1
14	Gonzaga	9-3	757	-1
15	Houston	8-3	615	–
16	Ole Miss	11-1	506	+1
17	Cincinnati	10-1	494	+2
18	Michigan State	10-2	426	+2
19	Mississippi State	11-1	423	+7
20	San Diego State	8-2	319	+3
21	Purdue	8-4	270	-5
22	UCLA	10-2	246	-4
23	Arkansas	10-2	158	+3
24	Illinois	8-3	135	+2
25	Baylor	7-3	123	+1

Others Receiving Votes: Maryland 119, Dayton 108, Drake 91, St. John’s 90, Memphis 65, Michigan 50, Georgia 45, Pittsburgh 27, West Virginia 26, Missouri 25, Ohio St. 23, North Carolina 20, Clemson 18, Arizona St 13, Utah St. 9, Wisconsin 9, Indiana 8, Texas Tech 8, St. Bonaventure 4, Penn St. 3.

Kentucky in other National Rankings

A week ago, Kentucky was a consensus top-five team in the national rankings. Now? More like top 15. Here is where the Cats stand in the other national rankings:

• Jeff Goodman: No. 7
• CBS Sports’ Kyle Boone: No. 8
• The Athletic: No. 9
• CBS Sports’ Gary Parrish: No. 9
• John Fanta: No. 9
• Jamie Shaw: No. 10
• Andy Katz: No. 14

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