Kentucky Basketball back in the Top 10 of the AP Poll
After wins over Mount St. Mary’s and Ohio, Kentucky is back in the top ten of the AP Poll. Or, rather, the top eleven. The new Top 25 is out and the Cats are tied for tenth with Alabama. That’s a rise of three spots from last week.
Gonzaga and UCLA are still No. 1 and No. 2 in the poll, with Purdue hopping Kansas to take the No. 3 spot. In addition to Kentucky and Alabama, four other SEC teams are in the Top 25: Arkansas (13), Tennessee (15), Auburn (19), and Florida (23).
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Ohio State dropped out of the rankings and Notre Dame and Louisville didn’t even receive votes, so Kentucky’s next game vs. a Top 25 opponent isn’t until Jan. 15 at Tennessee.
AP Top 25 (November 22)
| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Points |
| 1 | Gonzaga | West Coast | 4-0 | 1,515(55) |
| 2 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 4-0 | 1,443(5) |
| 3 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1,391(1) |
| 4 | Kansas | Big 12 | 3-0 | 1,354 |
| 5 | Duke | ACC | 5-0 | 1,225 |
| 6 | Baylor | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1,154 |
| 7 | Villanova | Big East | 3-2 | 1,090 |
| 8 | Texas | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1,083 |
| 9 | Memphis | American Athletic Conference (AAC) | 4-0 | 1,002 |
| 10 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-1 | 880 |
| 10 | Alabama | SEC | 4-0 | 880 |
| 12 | Houston | American Athletic Conference (AAC) | 3-0 | 861 |
| 13 | Arkansas | SEC | 3-0 | 754 |
| 14 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-1 | 624 |
| 15 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-1 | 558 |
| 16 | St. Bonaventure | Atlantic 10 | 5-0 | 517 |
| 17 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 5-0 | 474 |
| 18 | Brigham Young | West Coast | 4-0 | 449 |
| 19 | Auburn | SEC | 3-0 | 374 |
| 20 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-2 | 367 |
| 21 | Seton Hall | Big East | 3-0 | 363 |
| 22 | Connecticut | Big East | 4-0 | 342 |
| 23 | Florida | SEC | 3-0 | 294 |
| 24 | Southern California | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 138 |
| 25 | Xavier | Big East | 4-0 | 102 |
Others receiving votes: Oregon 96, Virginia Tech 91, Ohio St. 89, North Carolina 75, Indiana 45, Michigan St. 44, Marquette 41, Colorado St. 30, Maryland 28, Texas Tech 26, Iowa 6, LSU 6, Florida St. 4, Mississippi St. 4, Drake 2, San Francisco 1, George Mason 1, Ohio 1, Loyola Chicago 1.
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