Kentucky falls to No. 6 in the AP Poll
Kentucky’s loss at Tennessee cost them a few spots in the AP Poll. The Cats are down to No. 6 in the latest Top 25, which just dropped. Outside of No. 1 Gonzaga, the top five is all shook up. Auburn fell to No. 3 following its loss at Florida. Arizona is the new No. 2 and Purdue and Kansas moved ahead of Kentucky to round out the top five.
AP Poll – Feb. 21
| RANK | TEAM | PV RANK | CONFERENCE | POINTS |
| 1 | Gonzaga (23-2) | 1 | West Coast | 1,525 (61) |
| 2 | Arizona (24-2) | 3 | Pacific 12 | 1,461 |
| 3 | Auburn (24-3) | 2 | Southeastern | 1,313 |
| 4 | Purdue (24-4) | 5 | Big Ten | 1,299 |
| 5 | Kansas (22-4) | 6 | Big 12 | 1,297 |
| 6 | Kentucky (22-5) | 4 | Southeastern | 1,248 |
| 7 | Duke (23-4) | 9 | Atlantic Coast | 1,146 |
| 8 | Villanova (21-6) | 10 | Big East | 1,071 |
| 9 | Texas Tech (21-6) | 11 | Big 12 | 1,066 |
| 10 | Baylor (22-5) | 7 | Big 12 | 984 |
| 11 | Providence (22-3) | 8 | Big East | 910 |
| 12 | UCLA (19-5) | 13 | Pacific 12 | 802 |
| 13 | Wisconsin (21-5) | 15 | Big Ten | 735 |
| 14 | Houston (22-4) | 14 | American Athletic | 734 |
| 15 | Illinois (19-7) | 12 | Big Ten | 666 |
| 16 | USC (23-4) | 17 | Pacific 12 | 586 |
| 17 | Tennessee (19-7) | 16 | Southeastern | 580 |
| 18 | Arkansas (21-6) | 23 | Southeastern | 502 |
| 19 | Murray State (26-2) | 21 | Ohio Valley | 371 |
| 20 | Texas (19-8) | 20 | Big 12 | 349 |
| 21 | Connecticut (19-7) | 24 | Big East | 340 |
| 22 | Ohio State (16-7) | 18 | Big Ten | 320 |
| 23 | Saint Mary’s (22-6) | NR | West Coast | 148 |
| 24 | Alabama (17-10) | 25 | Southeastern | 63 |
| 25 | Iowa (18-8) | NR | Big Ten | 59 |
Others receiving votes: Michigan State 58, Rutgers 35, Wyoming 24, Boise State 22, Davidson 19, San Diego State 14, South Dakota State 13, LSU 13, Marquette 12, Wake Forest 11, Colorado State 10, Belmont 5, Notre Dame 4, SMU 3, Xavier 2, North Texas 2, Creighton 1, Vermont 1, Wagner 1
One AP Voter dropped Kentucky to No. 10
According to CollegePollTracker.com, Kentucky was voted as high as No. 2 (Seth Davis) and as low as No. 10 (Zach Klein).
Something tells me Klein will be hearing from the #BBN on Twitter today.
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