Kentucky is No. 4 in Updated College Hoops AP Poll
The voters have spoken. There is a new college basketball AP Poll and the Wildcats are ranked No. 4 in the country on Valentine’s Day.
Kentucky was ranked fifth for two straight weeks. A 24-point loss by Purdue on the road at Michigan made room for the Wildcats to move up one spot.
The Wildcats will face No. 16 Tennessee Tuesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena, then host No. 25 Alabama Saturday at Rupp Arena. They could be without TyTy Washington and Jacob Toppin, who each suffered lower leg injuries last week.
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This Saturday a new set of rankings will provide more clarity of where Kentucky stands with less than one month until Selection Sunday. The Selection Committee will reveal the country’s top 16 seeds in the annual Bracket Preview Show, airing on CBS at 12:30 pm ET on Feb. 19. If the Cats can take down Tennessee, they are a lock for a No. 1 seed this Saturday.
AP Top 25 Poll (Feb. 14)
| RANK | TEAM | PV RANK | CONFERENCE | POINTS |
| 1 | Gonzaga (21-2) | 2 | WCC | 1,496 (56) |
| 2 | Auburn (23-2) | 1 | SEC | 1,413 (4) |
| 3 | Arizona (22-2) | 4 | Pac-12 | 1,370 |
| 4 | Kentucky (21-4) | 5 | SEC | 1,350 |
| 5 | Purdue (22-4) | 3 | Big Ten | 1,163 |
| 6 | Kansas (20-4) | 8 | Big 12 | 1,151 |
| 7 | Baylor (21-4) | 10 | Big 12 | 1,148 |
| 8 | Providence (21-2) | 11 | Big East | 1,093 |
| 9 | Duke (21-4) | 7 | ACC | 1,073 |
| 10 | Villanova (19-6) | 15 | Big East | 911 |
| 11 | Texas Tech (19-6) | 9 | Big 12 | 858 |
| 12 | Illinois (18-6) | 13 | Big Ten | 778 |
| 13 | UCLA (17-5) | 12 | Pac-12 | 711 |
| 14 | Houston (20-4) | 6 | American | 700 |
| 15 | Wisconsin (19-5) | 14 | Big Ten | 631 |
| 16 | Tennessee (18-6) | 19 | SEC | 595 |
| 17 | USC (21-4) | 21 | Pac-12 | 554 |
| 18 | Ohio State (15-6) | 16 | Big Ten | 503 |
| 19 | Michigan State (18-6) | 17 | Big Ten | 485 |
| 20 | Texas (18-7) | 20 | Big 12 | 410 |
| 21 | Murray State (24-2) | 23 | OVC | 290 |
| 22 | Wyoming (21-3) | NR | Mountain West | 190 |
| 23 | Arkansas (19-6) | NR | SEC | 158 |
| 24 | Connecticut (17-7) | 24 | Big East | 112 |
| 25 | Alabama (16-9) | NR | SEC | 80 |
Others receiving votes: Marquette 77, Xavier 51, Colorado State 29, Saint Mary’s 22, LSU 18, Iowa 17, Notre Dame 17, SMU 14, Rutgers 10, Virginia 4, Miami (FL) 3, Boise State 3, Toledo 3, South Dakota State 3, Belmont 2, San Francisco 2, Vermont 1, Wake Forest 1
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