Kentucky falls to No. 10 in latest Coaches Poll

by:Jack Pilgrim•about 14 hours

Dec 21, 2024; New York, New York, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Otega Oweh (00) reacts during the second half against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images

What’s the damage for Kentucky following its 20-point loss in New York City? It’s a hit, but not the biggest hit, the Cats falling to No. 10 overall in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll — a six-spot drop, which was the second-biggest of the week behind only Purdue (-8).

Tennessee (No. 1) and Auburn (No. 2) once again lead the nation, followed by Iowa State (No. 3), Duke (No. 4), Florida (No. 5), Alabama (No. 6), Kansas (No. 7), Marquette (No. 8) and Oregon (No. 9) to round out the top 10.

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Oklahoma sits at No. 11 with Texas A&M (No. 13), Ole Miss (No. 16) and Mississippi State (No. 19) closing out SEC representatives while Arkansas, Georgia and Missouri are also receiving votes.

Take a look at the entire top 25:

Rank	Team	Record	PTS	1st	Prev	Chg	Hi/Lo
1	Tennessee	11-0	764	20	1	–	1/12
2	Auburn	11-1	746	11	2	–	2/11
3	Iowa State	10-1	706	0	3	–	3/7
4	Duke	10-2	659	0	5	+1	4/10
5	Florida	12-0	649	0	6	+1	5/21
6	Alabama	10-2	620	0	7	+1	2/12
7	Kansas	9-2	531	0	8	+1	1/10
8	Marquette	11-2	529	0	9	+1	4/17
9	Oregon	11-1	484	0	10	+1	9/NR
10	Kentucky	10-2	476	0	4	-6	4/23
11	Oklahoma	12-0	412	0	15	+4	11/21
12	Houston	8-3	406	0	12	–	4/18
13	Texas A&M	10-2	405	0	11	-2	11/24
14	UConn	10-3	395	0	13	-1	2/NR
15	Gonzaga	9-3	327	0	14	-1	4/15
16	Ole Miss	11-1	261	0	16	–	15/NR
17	Cincinnati	10-1	252	0	20	+3	14/23
18	Michigan State	10-2	233	0	19	+1	18/NR
19	Mississippi State	11-1	196	0	25	+6	19/NR
20	San Diego State	8-2	148	0	23	+3	20/NR
21	UCLA	10-2	128	0	18	-3	18/NR
22	Illinois	8-3	86	0	NR	+6	17/NR
23	Baylor	7-3	83	0	NR	+4	8/NR
24	St. John’s	10-2	82	0	NR	+5	20/NR
25	Purdue	8-4	73	0	17	-8	6/25

Schools Dropped Out

No. 21 Michigan; No. 22 Memphis; No. 24 Dayton;

Others Receiving Votes

Maryland 65; Michigan 52; Drake 51; Arkansas 51; Georgia 42; Clemson 40; Dayton 28; Memphis 25; Pittsburgh 22; Utah State 14; Texas Tech 9; Wisconsin 7; North Carolina 6; Missouri 6; West Virginia 5; Penn State 1