The Kentucky men’s basketball team is getting close but hasn’t quite fallen out of the top 25 yet.
The Cats are haning on to a national ranking in both major polls at No. 22. UK is one of three Southeastern Conference teams in each poll.
Also, Kentucky checks in as a No. 5 seed Joe Lunardi’s latest Bracketology. ESPN’s NCAA Tournament guru, Lunardi has the Cats playing the winner of the Boston College/Memphis matchup in Washington D.C.
Kentucky-Memphis? Hmmm, think that might have some appeal to it?
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kansas (22) | 24-1 | 1,549 |
| 2 | Ohio State (14) | 24-1 | 1,536 |
| 3 | Texas (23) | 22-3 | 1,535 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh (6) | 23-2 | 1,478 |
| 5 | Duke | 23-2 | 1,348 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 25-1 | 1,256 |
| 7 | Brigham Young | 24-2 | 1,217 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 21-4 | 1,212 |
| 9 | Georgetown | 20-5 | 1,103 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 19-5 | 1,044 |
| 11 | Purdue | 20-5 | 941 |
| 12 | Arizona | 21-4 | 795 |
| 13 | Connecticut | 19-5 | 786 |
| 14 | Florida | 20-5 | 775 |
| 15 | Villanova | 19-6 | 710 |
| 16 | Louisville | 19-6 | 683 |
| 17 | Syracuse | 20-6 | 496 |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | 18-6 | 471 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 18-6 | 420 |
| 20 | Missouri | 19-6 | 404 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 19-5 | 377 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 17-7 | 320 |
| 23 | Temple | 19-5 | 208 |
| 24 | Xavier | 18-6 | 83 |
| 25 | Utah State | 23-3 | 75 |
| ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kansas (14) | 24-1 | 753 |
| 2 | Texas (13) | 22-3 | 746 |
| 3 | Ohio State (3) | 24-1 | 706 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh (1) | 23-2 | 697 |
| 5 | Duke | 23-2 | 647 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 25-1 | 623 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 21-4 | 588 |
| 8 | Brigham Young | 24-2 | 560 |
| 9 | Georgetown | 20-5 | 526 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 19-5 | 460 |
| 11 | Purdue | 20-5 | 458 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 19-5 | 405 |
| 13 | Arizona | 21-4 | 363 |
| 14 | Villanova | 19-6 | 359 |
| 15 | Florida | 20-5 | 341 |
| 16 | Louisville | 19-6 | 332 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 19-5 | 201 |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | 18-6 | 188 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 18-6 | 186 |
| 20 | Syracuse | 20-6 | 185 |
| 21 | Missouri | 19-6 | 159 |
| 22 | Kentucky | 17-7 | 140 |
| 23 | Saint Mary’s | 22-4 | 139 |
| 24 | Utah State | 23-3 | 129 |
| 25 | Temple | 19-5 | 58 |
