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The newest Coaches Top 25 Poll has the Kentucky Wildcats on the rise.
Following this weekend’s 2-0 start to the new season, UK has climbed up to the No. 2 spot in the latest Coaches Poll after opening the season at No. 4. The Kansas Jayhawks fell from No. 2 to the No. 8 spot following their loss to the No. 5 Indiana Hoosiers.
UK’s next opponent, the Michigan State Spartans, fell to the No. 13 spot following their last-second loss to the No. 9 Arizona Wildcats. The Duke Blue Devils are still No. 1, meaning we’ll see four of the top 13 teams in action Tuesday night in the Champions Classic.
As for the new AP 25 Poll, UK remained at No. 2, the same spot they opened the season at. Michigan State came in at No. 13 there as well.
Here is the new Coaches Poll:
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES | PREV | CHANGE | HI/LOW |
| 1 | Duke | 2-0 | 786 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 |
| 2 | Kentucky | 2-0 | 747 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4/4 |
| 3 | Villanova | 1-0 | 729 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3/3 |
| 4 | Oregon | 1-0 | 655 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5/5 |
| 5 | Indiana | 1-0 | 630 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 12/12 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 2-0 | 621 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6/6 |
| 7 | Virginia | 1-0 | 592 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7/7 |
| 8 | Kansas | 0-1 | 548 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 2/2 |
| 9 | Arizona | 1-0 | 528 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 11/11 |
| 10 | Xavier | 1-0 | 507 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 8/8 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 477 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 10/10 |
| 12 | Louisville | 1-0 | 419 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 14/14 |
| 13 | Michigan St | 0-1 | 413 | 0 | 9 | -4 | 9/9 |
| 14 | Gonzaga | 1-0 | 401 | 0 | 13 | -1 | 13/13 |
| 15 | Purdue | 1-0 | 363 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15/15 |
| 16 | UCLA | 2-0 | 275 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 20/20 |
| 17 | St. Mary's | 1-0 | 273 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 19/19 |
| 18 | Syracuse | 1-0 | 257 | 0 | 17 | -1 | 17/17 |
| 19 | West Virginia | 1-0 | 254 | 0 | 18 | -1 | 18/18 |
| 20 | Creighton | 1-0 | 137 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 23/23 |
| 21 | Texas | 1-0 | 124 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 22/22 |
| 22 | Rhode Island | 1-0 | 93 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 24/24 |
| 23 | Iowa St. | 1-0 | 92 | 0 | 27 | 4 | – |
| 24 | Maryland | 1-0 | 90 | 0 | 21 | -3 | 21/21 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | 1-0 | 73 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25/25 |
And here is the new AP Poll:
| 1 |  |
Duke (58)
Record: 2-0
|
PV Rank
1Points
1,613 |
| 2 |  |
Kentucky (1)
Record: 2-0
|
2
1,508
|
| 3 |  |
Villanova (5)
Record: 1-0
|
4
1,492
|
| 4 |  |
Record: 1-0
|
5
1,349
|
| 5 |  |
Record: 2-0
|
6
1,347
|
| 6 |  |
Indiana (1)
Record: 1-0
|
11
1,322
|
| 7 |  |
Record: 0-1
|
3
1,206
|
| 8 |  |
Record: 1-0
|
8
1,121
|
| 9 |  |
Record: 1-0
|
9
1,097
|
| 10 |  |
Record: 1-0
|
10
1,092
|
| 11 |  |
Record: 1-0
|
7
1,025
|
| 12 |  |
Record: 1-0
|
13
811
|
| 13 |  |
Record: 0-1
|
12
729
|
| 14 |  |
Record: 1-0
|
14
725
|
| 15 |  |
Record: 1-0
|
15
700
|
| 16 |  |
Record: 2-0
|
16
622
|
| 17 |  |
Record: 1-0
|
17
593
|
| 18 |  |
Record: 1-0
|
19
551
|
| 19 |  |
Record: 1-0
|
20
392
|
| 20 |  |
Record: 1-0
|
24
254
|
| 21 |  |
Record: 1-0
|
23
250
|
| 22 |  |
Record: 1-0
|
22
232
|
| 23 |  |
Record: 1-0
|
21
230
|
| 24 |  |
Record: 1-0
|
-
120
|
| 25 |  |
Record: 1-0
|
-
109
|