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College Basketball Top 25 Polls Updated

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Another wild week full of upsets has once again led to some big movement in the latest top 25 polls.

The newest AP poll has the Kentucky Wildcats sliding down to the No. 15 spot. It would have been further if not for a host of other top-15 teams losing, which is about the only thing these Cats have going for them right now.

Frankly, with how bad UK has looked over the past month, you can't really argue with any ranking they get this week. Thankfully, there's still over a month away until the NCAA tournament starts. This team needs every bit of that month to become capable of making a deep run in March.

1
Gonzaga (59)
West Coast
Record: 24-0
PV Rank
1
Points
1,619
2
Villanova (6)
Big East
Record: 22-2
4
1,565
3
Kansas
Big 12
Record: 20-3
3
1,446
4
Louisville
ACC
Record: 19-4
6
1,411
5
Oregon
Pac-12
Record: 21-3
13
1,263
6
Baylor
Big 12
Record: 20-3
2
1,255
7
Wisconsin
Big Ten
Record: 20-3
10
1,232
8
North Carolina
ACC
Record: 21-4
12
1,145
9
Arizona
Pac-12
Record: 21-3
5
1,136
10
UCLA
Pac-12
Record: 21-3
11
1,115
11
Cincinnati
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Record: 21-2
14
876
12
Virginia
ACC
Record: 17-5
9
875
13
West Virginia
Big 12
Record: 18-5
7
861
14
Florida State
ACC
Record: 20-4
15
839
15
Kentucky
SEC
Record: 18-5
8
741
16
Purdue
Big Ten
Record: 19-5
23
537
17
Florida
SEC
Record: 18-5
24
530
18
Duke
ACC
Record: 18-5
21
514
19
South Carolina
SEC
Record: 19-4
19
493
20
Saint Mary's (Cal)
West Coast
Record: 21-2
18
468
21
Maryland
Big Ten
Record: 20-3
17
326
22
Butler
Big East
Record: 18-5
16
285
23
Creighton
Big East
Record: 20-4
22
207
24
Xavier
Big East
Record: 17-6
-
144
25
SMU
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Record: 20-4
-
107

The latest CBS Sports Top 25 (and one) has Kentucky falling down to the No. 15 spot, the lowest ranking they've had all season.

1. Gonzaga

2. Kansas

3. Baylor

4. Villanova

5. Arizona

6. Virginia

7. Louisville

8. West Virginia

9. Wisconsin

10. UCLA

11. Kentucky

12. North Carolina

13. Oregon

14. Cincinnati

15. Duke

16. South Carolina

17. Purdue

18. Florida State

19. Notre Dame

20. Maryland

21. Creighton

22. Butler

23. St. Mary's

24. Xavier

25. Florida

26. SMU

The Coaches Poll was a little more friendly, putting UK at the No. 12 spot.

TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 14

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS 1ST PLACE VOTES PREV CHANGE HI/LOW
1 Gonzaga 24-0 789 28 1 0 1/14
2 Villanova 22-2 766 4 4 2 1/4
3 Kansas 20-3 685 0 2 -1 1/8
4 Louisville 19-4 669 0 7 3 4/15
5 Wisconsin 20-3 627 0 9 4 5/17
6 Oregon 21-3 589 0 13 7 4/24
7 North Carolina 21-4 581 0 10 3 3/16
8 Baylor 20-3 574 0 3 -5 1/NR
9 UCLA 21-3 562 0 8 -1 2/20
10 Arizona 21-3 552 0 5 -5 5/20
11 Cincinnati 21-2 463 0 14 3 11/NR
12 Kentucky 18-5 443 0 6 -6 1/12
13 Virginia 17-5 385 0 11 -2 6/18
14 West Virginia 18-5 349 0 12 -2 7/19
15 Florida St. 20-4 335 0 16 1 8/NR
16 South Carolina 19-4 285 0 20 4 15/NR
17 Florida 18-5 283 0 23 6 17/NR
18 Purdue 19-5 257 0 24 6 15/24
19 Duke 18-5 253 0 21 2 1/21
20 St. Mary's 21-2 248 0 19 -1 11/23
21 Butler 18-5 162 0 15 -6 11/NR
22 Maryland 20-3 159 0 17 -5 17/NR
23 Creighton 20-4 90 0 22 -1 7/23
24 Notre Dame 17-7 84 0 18 -6 12/NR
25 Xavier 17-6 75 0 25 0 7/25