The Kentucky men’s basketball team fell in the national rankings this week following the loss at North Carolina over the weekend.
The Cats checked in at No. 17 in the Associated Press Top 25 and No. 16 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.
AP Top 25
1. Duke (65) 2. Ohio St. 3. Pittsburgh 4. Kansas 5. Kansas St. 6. Connecticut 7. Michigan St. 8. Syracuse 9. Georgetown 10. Baylor 11. Tennessee 12. Villanova 13. Memphis 14. San Diego St. 15. Missouri 16. Illinois 17. Kentucky 18. BYU 19. Purdue 20. UNLV 21. Washington 22. Minnesota 23. Notre Dame 24. Louisville 25. Texas
| ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Duke (31) | 8-0 | 775 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 6-0 | 734 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 9-0 | 715 |
| 4 | Kansas | 7-0 | 685 |
| 5 | Kansas State | 7-1 | 589 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 7-0 | 587 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 8-0 | 581 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 6-2 | 558 |
| 9 | Baylor | 6-0 | 487 |
| 10 | Georgetown | 8-0 | 481 |
| 11 | Missouri | 6-1 | 417 |
| 12 | Villanova | 6-1 | 396 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 6-0 | 376 |
| 14 | Memphis | 7-0 | 332 |
| 15 | San Diego State | 8-0 | 315 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 5-2 | 284 |
| 17 | Illinois | 8-1 | 280 |
| 18 | Purdue | 7-1 | 259 |
| 19 | UNLV | 8-0 | 233 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 7-1 | 222 |
| 21 | Brigham Young | 8-0 | 162 |
| 22 | Washington | 5-2 | 151 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | 8-0 | 109 |
| 24 | Florida | 6-2 | 92 |
| 25 | Texas | 6-2 | 85 |
