
Kentucky Gaining Respect In AP Poll
Following a road win in Nashville over Vanderbilt and a beatdown of Tennessee in Rupp Arena, the Cats move up to #12 in the AP Poll. They dropped to #18 last week after a road loss to LSU, but have moved up in the poll in 4 of the past 5 weeks.
This upcoming week will be critical in determining both the AP and SEC rankings for the following week. Kentucky, who is 4-1 in SEC play, takes on Texas A&M (4-0) and #2 Auburn (5-0), both on the road. Texas A&M is unranked, but they still fall under the "Others Receiving Votes" category. A pair on wins will certainly shoot up Kentucky into the top 10, maybe top 5, of the AP Poll, as well as the top of the conference.
The full list is as follows:
Gonzaga
Auburn
Arizona
Purdue
Baylor
Duke
Kansas
Wisconsin
UCLA
Houston
Villanova
Kentucky
LSU
Michigan State
Iowa State
USC
Illinois
Texas Tech
Ohio State
Xavier
Providence
Loyola Chicago
Texas
Tennessee
UConn