Kentucky back to earning votes in the Coaches Poll
After receiving 12 votes in the new AP poll, your University of Kentucky Wildcats earned eight voting points in the updated USA Today Coaches Poll, but still remain unranked among the Top 25.
Counting backward from 26 in the Other Receiving Votes category, Kentucky is the 31st-ranked team in the country in the eyes of the participating coaches.
Top 10
- 1Breaking
Biff Poggi
Charlotte firing head coach
- 2Hot
Skipping SEC title game
Coaches prefer sitting out
- 3
Predicting new CFP Top 12
BCS formula predicts 12-team bracket
- 4New
Kiffin calls out Saban
'He's now the rat poisoner'
- 5
Dabo rips refs
Swinney headed to 'Targeting Anonymous'
Houston is No. 1 ahead of Alabama, UCLA, Kansas, and Purdue. At 25th, our friends at Texas A&M make it three SEC teams, along with Tennessee and the Vols’ two spot fall from 11th to 13th following the loss in Lexington.
USA Today Coaches Poll Top 25 – Week 16
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev |
| 1 | Houston | 25-2 | 791 | 24 | 2 |
| 2 | Alabama | 23-4 | 753 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | UCLA | 23-4 | 716 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Kansas | 22-5 | 693 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Purdue | 24-4 | 669 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Virginia | 21-4 | 638 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Arizona | 24-4 | 607 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Texas | 21-6 | 588 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Marquette | 21-6 | 515 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Baylor | 20-7 | 512 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Miami-Florida | 22-5 | 437 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Gonzaga | 23-5 | 431 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 20-7 | 398 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | Saint Mary’s | 24-5 | 349 | 0 | 17 |
| 15 | Xavier | 20-7 | 309 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 20-7 | 299 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | Indiana | 19-8 | 288 | 0 | 15 |
| 18 | Providence | 20-7 | 226 | 0 | 21 |
| 19 | Creighton | 18-9 | 225 | 0 | 19 |
| 20 | San Diego St. | 21-5 | 180 | 0 | 20 |
| 21 | Iowa State | 17-9 | 174 | 0 | 18 |
| 22 | Northwestern | 20-7 | 148 | 0 | NR |
| 23 | Connecticut | 20-7 | 128 | 0 | 23 |
| 24 | NC State | 21-7 | 93 | 0 | 22 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 20-7 | 87 | 0 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Texas Christian 64; Florida Atlantic 14; Pittsburgh 13; Duke 13; Maryland 10; Kentucky 8; Oral Roberts 6; Boise St. 6; Texas Tech 4; Iowa 4; Auburn 2; Rutgers 1; Oklahoma State 1.
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