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College Basketball Top 25 Polls Updated for Conference Championship Week

Only one more week until Selection Sunday arrives.

Thanks to eight straight wins, the Kentucky Wildcats continue to climb up the polls.

The latest AP Top 25 Poll has Kentucky coming in at the No. 8 spot. The one-spot climb came thanks to a pair of wins over Vanderbilt and Texas A&M last week, as well as a loss by Louisville to Wake Forest. The Cats will need more help if they're to keep climbing before Selection Sunday arrives.

The top spots remained unchanged with Kansas and Villanova maintaining their hold on the No. 1 and 2 spots. However, UCLA climbed to the No. 3 spot, passing Gonzaga (4). North Carolina dropped to No. 6 following their loss to Virginia.

Here is the entire AP Poll:

1
Kansas (59)
Big 12
Record: 28-3
PV Rank
1
Points
1,619
2
Villanova (2)
Big East
Record: 28-3
2
1,517
3
UCLA (3)
Pac-12
Record: 28-3
3
1,487
4
Gonzaga (1)
West Coast
Record: 30-1
4
1,430
5
Oregon
Pac-12
Record: 27-4
6
1,364
6
North Carolina
ACC
Record: 26-6
5
1,291
7
Arizona
Pac-12
Record: 27-4
7
1,252
8
Kentucky
SEC
Record: 26-5
9
1,182
9
Baylor
Big 12
Record: 25-6
11
1,084
10
Louisville
ACC
Record: 24-7
8
1,047
11
West Virginia
Big 12
Record: 24-7
10
958
12
SMU
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Record: 27-4
14
849
13
Purdue
Big Ten
Record: 25-6
16
839
14
Duke
ACC
Record: 23-8
17
667
15
Cincinnati
American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Record: 27-4
18
634
16
Florida State
ACC
Record: 24-7
15
631
17
Florida
SEC
Record: 24-7
12
617
18
Butler
Big East
Record: 23-7
13
538
19
Saint Mary's (Cal)
West Coast
Record: 27-3
20
456
20
Wichita State
Missouri Valley
Record: 30-4
21
401
21
Virginia
ACC
Record: 21-9
23
400
22
Notre Dame
ACC
Record: 23-8
19
394
23
Iowa State
Big 12
Record: 20-10
24
147
24
Wisconsin
Big Ten
Record: 23-8
22
139
25
Maryland
Big Ten
Record: 24-7
-
47

The latest Coaches Poll also has the Wildcats earning the No. 8 spot:

TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 18

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS 1ST PLACE VOTES PREV CHANGE HI/LOW
1 Kansas 28-3 795 27 1 0 1/8
2 Villanova 28-3 743 2 2 0 1/4
3 UCLA 28-3 737 2 2 -1 2/20
4 Gonzaga 30-1 674 1 4 0 1/14
5 Oregon 27-4 655 0 6 1 4/24
6 North Carolina 26-6 649 0 5 -1 3/16
7 Arizona 27-4 600 0 8 1 4/20
8 Kentucky 26-5 581 0 9 1 1/12
9 Louisville 24-7 544 0 7 -2 4/15
10 Baylor 25-6 516 0 11 1 1/NR
11 West Virginia 24-7 462 0 10 -1 7/19
12 Purdue 25-6 391 0 16 4 12/24
13 Florida 24-7 347 0 12 -1 12/NR
14 Duke 23-8 345 0 14 0 1/21
15 Southern Methodist 27-4 303 0 19 4 15/NR
16 Notre Dame 23-8 301 0 13 -3 12/NR
17 Florida St. 24-7 278 0 17 0 8/NR
18 Cincinnati 27-4 262 0 20 2 11/NR
18 St. Mary's 27-3 262 0 18 0 11/23
20 Butler 23-7 249 0 15 -5 11/NR
21 Virginia 21-9 189 0 23 2 6/23
22 Wichita St. 30-4 184 0 22 0 22/NR
23 Wisconsin 23-8 82 0 21 -2 5/23
24 Iowa St. 20-10 63 0 24 0 21/NR
25 Middle Tennessee St. 27-4 30 0 29 4 25/NR

The newest CBS Sports Top 25 (and one) poll has Kentucky checking in at No. 8

1. Kansas

2. Villanova

3. Gonzaga

4. North Carolina

5. UCLA

6. Oregon

7. Arizona

8. Kentucky

9. Baylor

10. Louisville

11. Duke

12. Florida State

13. West Virginia

14. Purdue

15. Butler

16. Notre Dame

17. SMU

18. St. Mary's

19. Florida

20. Cincinnati

21. Virginia

22. Iowa State

23. Oklahoma State

24. Wichita State

25. Minnesota

26. Maryland