On Saturday, Kentucky basketball got its third victory over a top ten team of the season when they knocked off the Florida Gators 106 – 100. It was an impressive performance, and in the new USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, the Wildcats jumped up into the top ten once again.
Now at 12 – 2, Kentucky comes in at number seven this week. That’s up four spots from last week’s poll, but a few spots short of their highest ranking of the season.
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The Cats are now the fourth highest ranked team from the SEC. The Tennessee Volunteers and Auburn Tigers still lead the way in the top two spots. The Alabama Crimson Tide are fifth.
Overall, nine teams from the SEC remain ranked in the top 25, and a whopping six of them are in the top ten. Three more teams received votes.
Here is the full results of this week’s coaches poll:
| Ranking | Team | Record | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | 14-0 | 765 (21) | – |
| 2 | Auburn | 13-1 | 749 (10) | – |
| 3 | Iowa State | 12-1 | 711 | – |
| 4 | Duke | 12-2 | 670 | – |
| 5 | Alabama | 12-2 | 651 | +1 |
| 6 | Marquette | 13-2 | 581 | +2 |
| 7 | Kentucky | 12-2 | 560 | +4 |
| 8 | Florida | 13-1 | 529 | -3 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 12-2 | 488 | +3 |
| 10 | UConn | 12-3 | 461 | +3 |
| 11 | Houston | 10-3 | 454 | +3 |
| 12 | Kansas | 10-3 | 438 | -5 |
| 13 | Mississippi State | 13-1 | 372 | +3 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 12-2 | 350 | +1 |
| 15 | Illinois | 11-3 | 300 | +5 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 13-1 | 287 | -6 |
| 17 | Oregon | 13-2 | 284 | -8 |
| 18 | Gonzaga | 12-4 | 246 | +1 |
| 19 | Purdue | 11-4 | 228 | +3 |
| 20 | Memphis | 12-3 | 192 | +5 |
| 21 | UCLA | 11-3 | 147 | -3 |
| 22 | Ole Miss | 12-2 | 119 | +1 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 11-2 | 110 | +14 |
| 24 | Michigan | 11-3 | 98 | +5 |
| 25 | Utah State | 14-1 | 73 | +5 |