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:

1. Gonzaga

2. Auburn

3. Arizona

4. Purdue

5. Baylor

6. Duke

7. Kansas

8. Wisconsin

9. UCLA

10. Houston

11. Villanova

12. Kentucky

13. LSU

14. Michigan State

15. Iowa State

16. USC

17. Illinois

18. Texas Tech

19. Ohio State

20. Xavier

21. Providence

22. Loyola Chicago

23. Texas

24. Tennessee

25. UConn