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The new college hoops top-25 polls are starting to emerge, and UK is standing pat for the most part.
Following their thrilling win over North Carolina, the Cats are staying around the same ranking in most of the newest polls, including the No. 6 spot in the latest AP Poll. It's the same spot as last week, and while a win over No. 8 UNC is nice, no one else in the top five lost last week.
Villanova retained the top spot, followed by UCLA, Kansas, Baylor, and Duke. UK's next opponent, Louisville, comes in at No. 10 this week, as if the annual Bluegrass rivalry matchup needed any more excitement.
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Villanova (56)
Big East
Record: 11-0
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PV Rank
1Points
1,614 |
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UCLA (3)
Pac-12
Record: 12-0
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2
1,514
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Kansas
Big 12
Record: 10-1
|
3
1,450
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Baylor (6)
Big 12
Record: 11-0
|
4
1,439
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Duke
ACC
Record: 10-1
|
5
1,385
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Kentucky
SEC
Record: 10-1
|
6
1,337
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Gonzaga
West Coast
Record: 11-0
|
8
1,211
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North Carolina
ACC
Record: 10-2
|
7
1,170
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Creighton
Big East
Record: 11-0
|
10
1,058
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Louisville
ACC
Record: 10-1
|
11
1,044
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West Virginia
Big 12
Record: 9-1
|
12
937
|
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Virginia
ACC
Record: 9-1
|
13
886
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Butler
Big East
Record: 10-1
|
18
821
|
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Wisconsin
Big Ten
Record: 10-2
|
14
781
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Purdue
Big Ten
Record: 9-2
|
15
754
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Indiana
Big Ten
Record: 8-2
|
9
719
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Xavier
Big East
Record: 9-2
|
17
542
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Arizona
Pac-12
Record: 10-2
|
19
501
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Saint Mary's (Cal)
West Coast
Record: 8-1
|
20
389
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Oregon
Pac-12
Record: 10-2
|
22
299
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Florida State
ACC
Record: 11-1
|
23
290
|
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South Carolina
SEC
Record: 9-1
|
16
218
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Southern California
Pac-12
Record: 10-0
|
24
212
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Cincinnati
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Record: 9-2
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25
202
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Notre Dame
ACC
Record: 9-2
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21
188
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UK climbed up one spot in the new CBS Sports Top 25 (and one) at No. 6 while flipping spots with UNC, while Louisville came in at No. 9.
1. Villanova
2. UCLA
3. Baylor
4. Kansas
5. Duke
6. Kentucky
7. North Carolina
8. Gonzaga
9. Louisville
10. West Virginia
11. Virginia
12. Creighton
13. Wisconsin
14. Purdue
15. Butler
16. Indiana
17. Xavier
18. Arizona
19. Florida State
20. Florida
21. St. Mary's
22. Cincinnati
23. Notre Dame
24. South Carolina
25. Miami (Fla.)
26. Southern California
The newest Coaches Poll is where rose the most this week, climbing to No. 5. Louisville came in at No. 11. The SEC as a whole has just one other team making all three rankings. South Carolina came in at No. 24 by CBS, 20 by the Coaches, and 22 by the AP.
Here is the full Coaches Poll:
RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES | PREV | CHANGE | HI/LOW |
1 | Villanova | 11-0 | 796 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1/3 |
2 | UCLA | 12-0 | 755 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2/20 |
3 | Kansas | 10-1 | 712 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2/8 |
4 | Duke | 10-1 | 688 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1/4 |
5 | Kentucky | 10-1 | 667 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1/7 |
6 | Baylor | 11-0 | 658 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 5/NR |
7 | Gonzaga | 11-0 | 611 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7/14 |
8 | North Carolina | 10-2 | 563 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 3/8 |
9 | Creighton | 11-0 | 539 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9/23 |
10 | Virginia | 9-1 | 476 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6/12 |
11 | Louisville | 10-1 | 469 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10/14 |
12 | West Virginia | 9-1 | 460 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 12/19 |
13 | Butler | 10-1 | 388 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 13/NR |
14 | Wisconsin | 10-2 | 366 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10/17 |
15 | Purdue | 9-2 | 337 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 15/19 |
16 | Indiana | 8-2 | 319 | 0 | 9 | -7 | 5/16 |
17 | Xavier | 9-2 | 295 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7/17 |
18 | Arizona | 10-2 | 229 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9/20 |
19 | St. Mary's | 8-1 | 197 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 11/20 |
20 | South Carolina | 9-1 | 180 | 0 | 15 | -5 | 15/NR |
21 | Oregon | 10-2 | 145 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 4/24 |
22 | Florida St. | 11-1 | 111 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 22/NR |
23 | Cincinnati | 9-2 | 108 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23/NR |
24 | Notre Dame | 9-2 | 92 | 0 | 21 | -3 | 21/NR |
25 | Southern California | 10-0 | 88 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25/NR |