Kentucky women’s basketball was undefeated in November, but lost their first game of the season this past week to the ranked North Carolina Tarheels. They bounced back quickly, however, and blew out Queens on Monday. This led to a third straight week ranked 16th in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
The Wildcats are now 8 – 1 on the season, and could arguably be ranked higher, but coach Kenny Brooks has to be happy with the start the team is off to.
Related: Where Kentucky ranks in SEC basketball power rankings
The SEC is well-represented in the top 25 overall. Kentucky is the fifth highest team from the conference, which is led by South Carolina at number three. The LSU Tigers are fourth. The Texas Longhorns are also in the top ten.
Eight teams from the SEC are ranked in the coaches poll this week, with two more receiving votes.
Here is the full coaches poll top 25:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 9-0 | 767 (23) |
| 2 | UConn | 8-0 | 751 (8) |
| 3 | South Carolina | 9-1 | 710 |
| 4 | LSU | 11-0 | 673 |
| 5 | USC | 8-1 | 620 |
| 6 | Texas | 8-1 | 595 |
| 7 | Maryland | 10-0 | 564 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 8-0 | 556 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 7-2 | 546 |
| 10 | Duke | 9-2 | 483 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 8-1 | 476 |
| 12 | Kansas State | 10-1 | 415 |
| 13 | West Virginia | 9-1 | 385 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 9-1 | 369 |
| 15 | TCU | 9-1 | 365 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 8-1 | 246 |
| 17 | Iowa State | 8-2 | 220 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 7-0 | 201 |
| 19 | Michigan State | 9-0 | 182 |
| 20 | North Carolina State | 6-3 | 161 |
| 21 | Baylor | 9-2 | 135 |
| 22 | Alabama | 9-1 | 115 |
| 22 | Ole Miss | 6-3 | 113 |
| 24 | Iowa | 8-1 | 93 |
| 25 | Illinois | 7-2 | 71 |