Kentucky WBB stays at No. 14 in AP Poll following Music City Classic

Kentucky went 2-0 in the Music City Classic, taking down Arizona State and Illinois who, at the time of the game, was the No. 19 team in the country. The Cats were slotted at No. 14 in the previous AP Poll, but following a 23-point demolition of the Fighting Illini, where would Kentucky end up this week?

Well, it turns out that Kentucky is still the No. 14 team in college basketball, leaping a whopping zero total spots from last week.

South Carolina (3), Texas (4) and LSU (5) are all in the top five, and Oklahoma (11) is the only other SEC team ranked ahead of Kentucky. Ole Miss (18) and Alabama (19) are the other SEC teams to make the Top 25.

The full AP Top 25 goes as follows:

1. UCLA
2. UConn
3. South Carolina
4. Texas
5. LSU
6. USC
7. Maryland
8. Duke
9. TCU
10. Notre Dame
11. Oklahoma
12. Ohio State
13. Kansas State
14. Kentucky
15. West Virginia
16. North Carolina
17. Iowa
18. Ole Miss
19. Alabama
20. Iowa State
21. Illinois
22. Louisville
23. Michigan
24. Michigan State
25. Nebraska

Against Arizona State, it was Clara Strack who took over and willed the team to a win. The 6-foot-5 center scored 24 points and recorded 10 rebounds to add to the stat sheet. Those 24 points were the most a Kentucky player had scored in a game this season, but Strack went out and topped that the next day.

The sophomore scored 25 points against Illinois, while also grabbing 15 rebounds and dishing out four assists along the way. She shot 12-18 (1-3 3PT) from the field — not only putting up great numbers, but doing it efficiently too.

Kentucky will look to justify a potential new ranking in the next poll when they face No. 16 North Carolina in Chapel Hill on Thursday.