Two wins in conference play was enough to bump the Kentucky men’s basketball team up a spot in the Associated Press Top 25 and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll.
The Cats checked in at No. 12 in both polls this week.
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Ohio State (49) | 18-0 | 1,606 |
| 2 | Kansas (6) | 17-0 | 1,526 |
| 3 | Syracuse (8) | 18-0 | 1,523 |
| 4 | Duke (1) | 16-1 | 1,393 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh (1) | 17-1 | 1,382 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 19-0 | 1,294 |
| 7 | Villanova | 16-1 | 1,265 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 14-2 | 1,148 |
| 9 | Brigham Young | 17-1 | 1,057 |
| 10 | Texas | 14-3 | 1,015 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 16-1 | 996 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 14-3 | 975 |
| 13 | Missouri | 15-3 | 758 |
| 14 | Purdue | 15-3 | 672 |
| 15 | Minnesota | 14-4 | 513 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 14-4 | 495 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 12-5 | 467 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 13-4 | 448 |
| 19 | Louisville | 14-3 | 438 |
| 20 | Washington | 13-4 | 409 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 12-4 | 266 |
| 22 | Saint Mary’s | 16-2 | 195 |
| 23 | Georgetown | 13-5 | 146 |
| 23 | Illinois | 13-5 | 146 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | 16-2 | 125 |
| ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Ohio State (28) | 18-0 | 772 |
| 2 | Kansas (2) | 17-0 | 738 |
| 3 | Syracuse (1) | 18-0 | 715 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 17-1 | 653 |
| 5 | Duke | 16-1 | 641 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 19-0 | 633 |
| 7 | Villanova | 16-1 | 594 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 14-2 | 531 |
| 9 | Brigham Young | 17-1 | 529 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 16-1 | 491 |
| 11 | Texas | 14-3 | 454 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 14-3 | 439 |
| 13 | Purdue | 15-3 | 371 |
| 14 | Missouri | 15-3 | 337 |
| 15 | Louisville | 14-3 | 276 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 14-4 | 266 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 13-4 | 207 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 12-5 | 187 |
| 19 | Minnesota | 14-4 | 183 |
| 20 | Washington | 13-4 | 182 |
| 21 | Saint Mary’s | 16-2 | 153 |
| 22 | Illinois | 13-5 | 120 |
| 23 | Georgetown | 13-5 | 119 |
| 24 | Kansas State | 13-5 | 66 |
| 25 | Arizona | 15-3 | 60 |
