Kentucky is the new No. 3 in the updated Coaches Poll
Your University of Kentucky Wildcats are up to No. 3 in the latest edition of the Ferris Mowers Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll presented by USA Today. There’s a mouthful.
Kentucky snatched Purdue’s place in third due to the Boilermakers’ blowout loss at Michigan last week. Ahead of UK, you’ll find Auburn at No. 2 by only three more voting points, then top-ranked Gonzaga up top at No. 1 in the new Top 25.
The news follows the release of the updated AP poll where Kentucky climbed from fourth to fifth. The AP likes Arizona better. But we’re here now for the mower poll…
Ferris Coaches Poll – Feb. 1 4
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | Prev |
| 1 | Gonzaga | 21-2 | 798 | 1 |
| 2 | Auburn | 23-2 | 734 | 2 |
| 3 | Kentucky | 21-4 | 731 | 4 |
| 4 | Arizona | 22-2 | 725 | 5 |
| 5 | Duke | 21-4 | 631 | 6 |
| 6 | Kansas | 20-4 | 603 | 8 |
| 7 | Purdue | 22-4 | 596 | 3 |
| 8 | Baylor | 22-4 | 583 | 10 |
| 9 | Providence | 21-4 | 577 | 11 |
| 10 | Villanova | 21-2 | 475 | 15 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 19-6 | 451 | 15 |
| 12 | Illinois | 19-6 | 441 | 9 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 18-6 | 360 | 18 |
| 14 | UCLA | 18-4 | 358 | 12 |
| 15 | Houston | 17-6 | 351 | 7 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 14-5 | 328 | 14 |
| 17 | USC | 17-5 | 288 | 21 |
| 18 | Ohio State | 16-6 | 278 | 16 |
| 19 | Michigan State | 16-7 | 244 | 17 |
| 20 | Texas | 17-6 | 170 | 20 |
| 21 | Murray State | 19-4 | 105 | 24 |
| 22 | Wyoming | 19-4 | 94 | NR |
| 23 | Marquette | 15-6 | 87 | 19 |
| 24 | Connecticut | 22-2 | 68 | 23 |
| 24 | Arkansas | 19-5 | 68 | NR |
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