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Kentucky jumps up to No. 4 in latest Coaches Poll

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Make that two straight weeks moving up a single spot in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, jumping from No. 6 to No. 5 last week and now No. 5 to No. 4 this week. All it took was a rivalry win over Louisville inside Rupp Arena for Kentucky — and Marquette to take a loss.

That’s once again good for third in the SEC behind only Tennessee (No. 1) and Auburn (No. 2). Elsewhere, Iowa State (No. 3), Duke (No. 5), Florida (No. 6), Alabama (No. 7), Kansas (No. 8), Marquette (No. 9) and Oregon (No. 10). Texas A&M (No. 11), Oklahoma (No. 15), Ole Miss (No. 16) and Mississippi State (No. 25) make up the other SEC programs in the top 25 with Arkansas, Georgia and Missouri also receiving votes — 12 of 16 teams in the league included in those two categories.

Kentucky has two top-15 wins away from Rupp Arena, plus future opportunities against eight ranked teams and ten overall with home-and-homes vs. Tennessee and Auburn.

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RankTeamRecordPTS1stPrevChgHi/Lo
1Tennessee10-07652211/12
2Auburn9-1744922/11
3Iowa State9-1708033/7
4Kentucky10-166405+14/23
5Duke8-263806+15/10
6Florida10-061007+16/21
7Alabama8-260108+12/12
8Kansas8-2518010+21/10
9Marquette9-249604-54/17
10Oregon10-1454012+210/NR
11Texas A&M9-2368018+711/24
12Houston6-3363013+14/18
13UConn8-3337020+72/NR
14Gonzaga7-332809-54/14
15Oklahoma10-0308017+215/21
16Ole Miss9-1282015-115/NR
17Purdue8-3264011-66/17
18UCLA9-1263021+318/NR
19Michigan State8-217801919/NR
20Cincinnati8-1146023+314/23
21Michigan8-2113014-714/23
22Memphis8-21110NR+1015/NR
23San Diego State7-2110024+123/NR
24Dayton9-2980NR+2024/NR
25Mississippi State9-1920NR+125/NR

Schools Dropped Out

No. 16 Clemson; No. 22 Wisconsin; No. 25 Baylor;

Others Receiving Votes

Clemson 87; Baylor 79; Illinois 50; St. John’s 48; Drake 44; Utah State 40; Arkansas 31; Maryland 29; Georgia 23; Wisconsin 22; Pittsburgh 21; Missouri 18; North Carolina 9; West Virginia 5; Creighton 5; Texas Tech 3; Penn State 2

AP College Basketball Poll – December 16

  1. Tennessee (10-0) – 1537 (50)
  2. Auburn (9-1) – 1483 (12)
  3. Iowa State (9-1) – 1416
  4. Kentucky (10-1) – 1325
  5. Duke (8-2) – 1324
  6. Alabama (8-2) – 1210
  7. Florida (10-0) – 1169
  8. Kansas (8-2) – 1056
  9. Marquette (9-2) – 926
  10. Oregon (10-1) – 903
  11. UConn (8-3) – 808
  12. Texas A&M (9-2) – 758
  13. Gonzaga (7-3) – 737
  14. Oklahoma (10-0) – 732
  15. Houston (6-3) – 582
  16. Purdue (8-3) – 498
  17. Ole Miss (9-1) – 459
  18. UCLA (9-1) – 436
  19. Cincinnati (8-1) – 325
  20. Michigan State (8-2) – 322
  21. Memphis (8-2) – 287
  22. Dayton (9-2) – 281
  23. San Diego State (7-2) – 250
  24. Michigan (8-2) – 209
  25. Clemson (9-2) – 175

Others Receiving Votes: Mississippi St. 158, Arkansas 151, Missouri 120, Baylor 115, Illinois 70, Drake 52, St. John’s 50, Utah St. 48, Pittsburgh 28, Maryland 24, West Virginia 19, Wisconsin 18, Georgia 18, Oklahoma St. 16, Arizona St 14, Creighton 12, North Carolina 9, Penn St. 8, Indiana 7, Texas 3, St. Bonaventure 2.

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