Southeastern Conference coaches tabbed UK the 11th-best team in the league at the beginning of the season. If the Cats keep up their recent play, they could be the 11th-best team in the nation.

The latest ESPN/USA Today rankings tabs Kentucky No. 16 in the polls with 319 points. Only No. 5 Tennessee ranks higher in the SEC than the Cats.

UK is ranked No. 18 in the Associated Press Top 25.

ESPN/USA Today Poll   1. Connecticut (31)  23-0 775   2. Stanford 21-1 741   3. Notre Dame 21-1 697   4. Nebraska 21-0 696   5. Tennessee 21-2 654   6. Xavier 18-3 610   7. Duke 19-4 567   8. West Virginia 21-3 551   9. Ohio State 23-3 543  10. Florida State 20-4 485  11. Texas A&M 16-5 442  12. Oklahoma 16-6 399  13. Georgetown 19-3 395  14. Oklahoma State 18-5 336  15. Baylor 17-5 331  16. Kentucky 20-3 319  17. Iowa State 18-4 255  18. Georgia 19-5 244  19. Texas 16-6 217  20. North Carolina 16-6 171  21. Virginia 17-6 121  22. Vanderbilt 17-7 117  23. Gonzaga 19-4 72  24. St. John’s 19-4 67  25. Hartford 20-3 49