Kentucky stays in Top 15 of AP, Coaches Polls after loss to Arkansas

As expected, Kentucky fell in both polls following the loss to Arkansas, but not too far. Kentucky is No. 14 in the new AP and Coaches Poll. Last week, the Cats were No. 12 in both.

Auburn remains No. 1 in both polls, followed by Duke. From there, the AP poll is all shook up after eleven Top 25 teams lost last week. Nine SEC teams are ranked, with Vanderbilt dropping out of the Top 25 after a 30-point loss at Oklahoma. Tennessee’s 20-point win at Florida made up for the loss to Kentucky on Tuesday; the Vols are up to No. 4, just behind Alabama, which climbed to No. 3. Florida is down one spot to No. 6. Ole Miss, Kentucky’s opponent tomorrow night, is down two spots to No. 25 after losing to Auburn at home.

Louisville also dropped out of the Top 25 following its loss at Georgia Tech. You hate to see it.

AP College Basketball Poll – Feb. 3

RK	TEAM	REC	PTS	TREND
1	Auburn (62)	20-1	1550	–
2	Duke	19-2	1488	–
3	Alabama	19-3	1422	+1
4	Tennessee	18-4	1295	+4
5	Houston	17-4	1245	+1
6	Florida	18-3	1183	-1
7	Purdue	17-5	1102	+3
8	Iowa State	17-4	1078	-5
9	Michigan State	18-3	1044	-2
10	Texas A&M	17-5	976	+3
11	Marquette	18-4	875	-2
12	St. John’s	19-3	808	+3
13	Texas Tech	17-4	793	+9
14	Kentucky	15-6	747	-2
15	Missouri	17-4	717	+5
16	Kansas	15-6	599	-5
17	Memphis	18-4	530	+2
18	Maryland	17-5	390	+8
19	UConn	16-6	322	+6
20	Arizona	15-6	308	+6
21	Wisconsin	17-5	287	-4
22	Mississippi State	16-6	217	-8
23	Illinois	15-7	208	-5
24	Michigan	16-5	191	+2
25	Ole Miss	16-6	184	-2

Others Receiving Votes: Clemson 182, Saint Mary’s 136, Louisville 86, Creighton 50, Oregon 39, UCLA 26, New Mexico 23, Drake 18, Gonzaga 11, Utah St. 8, Vanderbilt 4, Baylor 3, George Mason 3, Texas 1, Oklahoma 1.

USA Today Coaches Poll – Feb. 3

Rank	Team	Record	PTS	Chg
1	Auburn	20-1	773 (29)	–
2	Duke	19-2	745 (2)	–
3	Alabama	19-3	710	+1
4	Tennessee	18-4	644	+4
5	Houston	17-4	613	–
6	Florida	18-3	580	–
7	Purdue	17-5	574	+3
8	Iowa State	17-4	564	-5
9	Michigan State	18-3	501	-2
10	St. John’s	19-3	473	+4
11	Marquette	18-4	439	-2
12	Texas Tech	17-4	436	+7
13	Texas A&M	17-5	410	+2
14	Kentucky	15-6	310	-2
15	Memphis	18-4	309	+1
16	Missouri	17-4	307	+5
17	Kansas	15-6	288	-6
18	UConn	16-6	178	+6
19	Wisconsin	17-5	151	-2
20	Arizona	15-6	148	+10
21	Clemson	18-4	145	+4
22	Michigan	16-5	117	+4
23	Saint Mary’s	20-3	114	+7
24	Maryland	17-5	110	+4
25	Illinois	15-7	108	-5

Dropped Out: No. 13 Mississippi State; No. 18 Oregon; No. 22 Louisville; No. 23 Ole Miss

Others Receiving Votes: Mississippi State 88; Ole Miss 70; Louisville 50; Creighton 44; Oregon 31; New Mexico 18; UCLA 7; West Virginia 6; Utah State 4; Gonzaga 4; Drake 2; BYU 2; UC Irvine 1; Baylor 1

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Kentucky in other National Rankings

Some media members dropped Kentucky out of the top 15 of their rankings, while others were more forgiving. Gary Parrish still has the Cats in his top ten.

• CBS Sports’ Gary Parrish: No. 9
• Jeff Goodman: No. 11
• Jon Rothstein: No. 11
• CBS Sports’ Kyle Boone: No. 12
• On3’s Jamie Shaw: No. 16
• John Fanta: No. 16
• The Athletic: No. 17
• Andy Katz: No. 19