Kentucky up to No. 13 in the AP Poll
Don’t look now, but the Kentucky Wildcats are climbing the AP Poll. The latest Top 25 just dropped and Kentucky is up three spots to No. 13. UCLA, the Cats’ opponent in the CBS Sports Classic, is also up three spots, to No. 16, making Saturday’s game a Top 20 showdown.
Purdue is the new No. 1 team in the country after Houston’s loss to Alabama. The Crimson Tide jumped four spots to No. 4 in the rankings. From the SEC, Tennessee is next at No. 6, Arkansas is No. 10, Mississippi State No. 17, and Auburn No. 19.
Check out the entire poll below.
AP Top 25 – Dec. 12
| Team | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1. Purdue (27) | 10-0 | 1508 | 4 |
| 2. Virginia (19) | 8-0 | 1476 | 3 |
| 3. UConn (15) | 11-0 | 1466 | 5 |
| 4. Alabama | 8-1 | 1326 | 8 |
| 5. Houston | 9-1 | 1224 | 1 |
| 6. Tennessee (1) | 9-1 | 1189 | 7 |
| 7. Texas | 7-1 | 1173 | 2 |
| 8. Kansas | 9-1 | 1165 | 6 |
| 9. Arizona | 8-1 | 1096 | 10 |
| 10. Arkansas | 9-1 | 1029 | 9 |
| 11. Baylor | 7-2 | 881 | 12 |
| 12. Duke | 10-2 | 840 | 15 |
| 13. Kentucky | 7-2 | 688 | 16 |
| 14. Indiana | 8-2 | 622 | 14 |
| 15. Gonzaga | 7-3 | 621 | 18 |
| 16. UCLA | 8-2 | 606 | 19 |
| 17. Mississippi St. | 9-0 | 497 | 23 |
| 18. Illinois | 7-3 | 487 | 17 |
| 19. Auburn | 8-1 | 453 | 11 |
| 20. Maryland | 8-2 | 414 | 13 |
| 21. TCU | 8-1 | 270 | 24 |
| 22. Wisconsin | 8-2 | 255 | – |
| 23. Ohio St. | 7-2 | 209 | 25 |
| 24. Virginia Tech | 10-1 | 109 | – |
| 25. Miami | 10-1 | 100 | – |
Others receiving votes: Memphis 74, Coll of Charleston 64, Arizona St 39, Marquette 39, Iowa St. 39, UNLV 27, Xavier 26, Iowa 25, West Virginia 20, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 15, San Diego St. 14, Texas Tech 14, New Mexico 12, Utah 12, Creighton 11, Michigan St. 5, Utah St. 4, MVSU 4, Kansas St 2.
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