Kentucky falls out of Top 10 of AP Poll following loss to Vanderbilt

As expected, Kentucky fell out of the top ten of both the AP and Coaches Polls after the loss to Vanderbilt. The Cats are No. 12 in the new AP Poll, down three spot from No. 9. They are also No. 12 in the new Coaches Poll. Vanderbilt is now ranked in the AP Poll, coming in at No. 24; Tennessee, tomorrow’s opponent, is down two spots to No. 8.

Auburn remains the No. 1 team in the land, receiving all 62 first-place votes. The rest of the top five remained the same: 1. Auburn, 2. Duke, 3. Iowa State, 4. Alabama, 5. Florida. Fourteen ranked teams lost last week, so the rest of the Top 25 is all shook up. With Vanderbilt joining the fray, there are now ten SEC teams in the Top 25, with Texas also receiving votes.

Wildly enough, Kentucky is also No. 12 in the latest AP Women’s College Basketball Poll. Something about that number for the Cats and the basketball gods this week.

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AP College Basketball Poll – Jan. 27

RK	TEAM	REC	PTS	TREND
1	Auburn (62)	18-1	1550	–
2	Duke	17-2	1484	–
3	Iowa State	17-2	1404	–
4	Alabama	17-3	1342	–
5	Florida	18-2	1278	–
6	Houston	16-3	1242	+1
7	Michigan State	17-2	1170	+1
8	Tennessee	17-3	1149	-2
9	Marquette	17-3	1068	+1
10	Purdue	16-5	892	+1
11	Kansas	14-5	877	+1
12	Kentucky	14-5	858	-3
13	Texas A&M	15-5	775	–
14	Mississippi State	16-4	715	–
15	St. John’s	17-3	588	+5
16	Oregon	16-4	448	-1
17	Wisconsin	16-4	440	+1
18	Illinois	14-6	384	-1
19	Memphis	16-4	383	+5
20	Missouri	16-4	352	+2
21	Louisville	15-5	346	+4
22	Texas Tech	15-4	308	+4
23	Ole Miss	15-5	215	-7
24	Vanderbilt	16-4	132	+2
25	UConn	14-6	131	-6

Others Receiving Votes: Michigan 129, Maryland 116, Utah St. 99, Clemson 92, Arizona 47, Saint Mary’s 45, Gonzaga 34, Texas 22, Creighton 12, Baylor 8, New Mexico 4, VCU 4, West Virginia 3, Oklahoma 2, Bradley 1, UCLA 1.

Kentucky in other National Rankings

The Cats stayed in the top ten of a few national rankings, but just barely. Jon Rothstein and CBS Sports’ Kyle Boone both have Kentucky No. 10 in their updated rankings. Other college basketball writers/personalities have the Cats just outside. Andy Katz ranked them the lowest at No. 16.