Fresh over a win over archrival Louisville, the Kentucky men’s basketball cracked this week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll. The Cats are ranked No. 11 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll.
It’s the first time UK has been ranked in the top 10 since the fourth week of the season, a week after the EA Sports Maui Invitational.
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Duke (65) | 13-0 | 1,625 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 14-0 | 1,551 |
| 3 | Kansas | 13-0 | 1,491 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 15-0 | 1,437 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | 13-1 | 1,358 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 15-0 | 1,198 |
| 7 | Villanova | 12-1 | 1,187 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 11-1 | 1,168 |
| 9 | Missouri | 13-1 | 1,116 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 11-2 | 1,052 |
| 11 | Purdue | 13-1 | 930 |
| 12 | Texas | 11-2 | 902 |
| 13 | Georgetown | 12-2 | 834 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 12-2 | 688 |
| 15 | Brigham Young | 14-1 | 648 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 12-1 | 569 |
| 17 | Kansas State | 11-3 | 523 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 9-4 | 504 |
| 19 | UCF | 13-0 | 490 |
| 20 | Illinois | 12-3 | 328 |
| 21 | Memphis | 11-2 | 313 |
| 22 | Vanderbilt | 11-2 | 238 |
| 23 | Washington | 10-3 | 173 |
| 24 | Cincinnati | 14-0 | 159 |
| 25 | UNLV | 12-2 | 136 |
| ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Duke (31) | 13-0 | 775 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 14-0 | 742 |
| 3 | Kansas | 13-0 | 714 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 15-0 | 678 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | 13-1 | 639 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 15-0 | 600 |
| 7 | Villanova | 12-1 | 577 |
| 8 | Missouri | 13-1 | 536 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 11-1 | 516 |
| 10 | Purdue | 13-1 | 489 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 11-2 | 477 |
| 12 | Texas | 11-2 | 424 |
| 13 | Georgetown | 12-2 | 417 |
| 14 | Brigham Young | 14-1 | 356 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 12-2 | 316 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 12-1 | 285 |
| 17 | Kansas State | 11-3 | 271 |
| 18 | UCF | 13-0 | 204 |
| 19 | Michigan State | 9-4 | 203 |
| 20 | Illinois | 12-3 | 142 |
| 21 | Minnesota | 11-3 | 128 |
| 22 | Memphis | 11-2 | 110 |
| 23 | Louisville | 11-2 | 73 |
| 24 | Vanderbilt | 11-2 | 71 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | 14-0 | 56 |
