Kentucky WBB rises in AP Poll ahead of SEC Tournament

Kentucky women’s basketball jumped a few spots in the final regular season rankings update.

The AP Top 25 Poll released Monday afternoon slotted the Wildcats at No. 12, a three-spot jump from the previous rankings. Kentucky went 1-1 last week against a pair of ranked opponents, smacking No. 18 Tennessee at home by 24 points before coming up short down the stretch against No. 5 South Carolina on the road. Kenny Brooks finished his first regular season as head coach with a 22-6 record (11-5 SEC).

Check out the entire Top 25 below as we gear up for postseason action.

AP WBB Top 25 Poll: Week 18 (March 3)

1. Texas
2. Southern California (+2)
3. UConn (+2)
4. UCLA (-2)
5. South Carolina (+1)
6. Notre Dame (-3)
7. NC State (+2)
8. TCU (+2)
9. LSU (-2)
10. Oklahoma (+3)
11. Duke (+5)
12. Kentucky (+3)
13. Ohio State (-1)
14. North Carolina (-6)
15. Maryland (+4)
16. West Virginia (+2)
17. Baylor
18. Tennessee (-7)
19. Alabama (+1)
20. Kansas State (-6)
21. Oklahoma State
22. Florida State (+2)
23. Creighton (-1)
24. Michigan State (-1)
25. South Dakota State

Others receiving votes: Louisville 40, Richmond 21, Mississippi 15, Utah 6, James Madison 5, Iowa 3, Fairfield 2, California 2, Georgia Tech 1

Looking at the NET rankings, Kentucky is up to No. 19 after another split week. The Wildcats sit on a 5-5 Quad 1 record with a 4-0 mark in Quad 2 games, a 4-1 mark in Quad 3, and a 9-0 mark in Quad 4. ESPN’s latest Bracketology also came out Monday morning, slotting UK as a three-seed in the Spokane Region. A top four seed means they would host the opening two rounds of the NCAA Tournament in Lexington’s Memorial Coliseum.

Kentucky officially locked up a double-bye as the four-seed in the SEC Tournament. Up first will be the winner of Oklahoma vs. Arkansas/Georgia this Friday at approximately 2:30 p.m. EST on ESPN in Greenville, SC.