Kentucky stays in AP Top 25 following Arkansas win
After the loss to Vanderbilt and the win at Arkansas, Kentucky stayed put in the AP Poll. The Cats are No. 23 in today’s update, the same as last week.
Kentucky is one of five SEC teams in this week’s AP Top 25. Alabama is down two spots to No. 4 after losing to Texas A&M. The Aggies jumped six spots to No. 18, right behind Tennessee at No. 17. Kentucky is No. 23 and Missouri made the cut at No. 25. Vanderbilt and Arkansas both received votes.
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Houston remains the No. 1 team in the land, followed by UCLA, which is up two spots to No. 2, and Kansas. Check out the complete poll below.
AP Poll – March 6
| RANK | TEAM | TREND | POINTS |
| 1 | Houston (29-2) | – | 1,522 (58) |
| 2 | UCLA (27-4) | ↑2 | 1,452 (3) |
| 3 | Kansas (25-6) | – | 1,368 |
| 4 | Alabama (26-5) | ↓2 | 1,343 |
| 5 | Purdue (26-5) | – | 1,274 |
| 6 | Marquette (25-6) | – | 1,218 |
| 7 | Texas (23-8) | ↑2 | 1,100 |
| 8 | Arizona (25-6) | – | 1,042 |
| 9 | Gonzaga (26-5) | ↑1 | 1,031 |
| 10 | Baylor (22-9) | ↓3 | 961 |
| 11 | UConn (24-7) | ↑3 | 847 |
| 12 | Kansas State (23-8) | ↓1 | 838 |
| 13 | Virginia (23-6) | – | 791 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) (24-6) | ↑2 | 761 |
| 15 | Xavier (23-8) | ↑4 | 641 |
| 16 | Saint Mary’s (25-6) | ↑1 | 587 |
| 17 | Tennessee (22-9) | ↓5 | 573 |
| 18 | Texas A&M (23-8) | ↑6 | 507 |
| 19 | Indiana (21-10) | ↓4 | 481 |
| 20 | San Diego State (24-6) | ↓2 | 370 |
| 21 | Duke (23-8) | – | 293 |
| 22 | TCU (20-11) | – | 193 |
| 23 | Kentucky (21-10) | – | 138 |
| 24 | Creighton (20-11) | – | 133 |
| 25 | Missouri (23-8) | – | 66 |
Others receiving votes: Oral Roberts 54, Florida Atlantic 53, Utah State 32, Providence 26, Iowa State 23, Northwestern 16, West Virginia 15, Toledo 10, Pittsburgh 10, Charleston 9, Michigan State 9, VCU 8, Boise State 7, Iowa 5, USC 5, Vanderbilt 3, Maryland 3, Memphis 3, Arkansas 2, North Texas 1, Drake 1
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