Kentucky back to earning votes in the Coaches Poll
After receiving 12 votes in the new AP poll, your University of Kentucky Wildcats earned eight voting points in the updated USA Today Coaches Poll, but still remain unranked among the Top 25.
Counting backward from 26 in the Other Receiving Votes category, Kentucky is the 31st-ranked team in the country in the eyes of the participating coaches.
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Houston is No. 1 ahead of Alabama, UCLA, Kansas, and Purdue. At 25th, our friends at Texas A&M make it three SEC teams, along with Tennessee and the Vols’ two spot fall from 11th to 13th following the loss in Lexington.
USA Today Coaches Poll Top 25 – Week 16
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev |
| 1 | Houston | 25-2 | 791 | 24 | 2 |
| 2 | Alabama | 23-4 | 753 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | UCLA | 23-4 | 716 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Kansas | 22-5 | 693 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Purdue | 24-4 | 669 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Virginia | 21-4 | 638 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Arizona | 24-4 | 607 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Texas | 21-6 | 588 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Marquette | 21-6 | 515 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Baylor | 20-7 | 512 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Miami-Florida | 22-5 | 437 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Gonzaga | 23-5 | 431 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 20-7 | 398 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | Saint Mary’s | 24-5 | 349 | 0 | 17 |
| 15 | Xavier | 20-7 | 309 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 20-7 | 299 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | Indiana | 19-8 | 288 | 0 | 15 |
| 18 | Providence | 20-7 | 226 | 0 | 21 |
| 19 | Creighton | 18-9 | 225 | 0 | 19 |
| 20 | San Diego St. | 21-5 | 180 | 0 | 20 |
| 21 | Iowa State | 17-9 | 174 | 0 | 18 |
| 22 | Northwestern | 20-7 | 148 | 0 | NR |
| 23 | Connecticut | 20-7 | 128 | 0 | 23 |
| 24 | NC State | 21-7 | 93 | 0 | 22 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 20-7 | 87 | 0 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Texas Christian 64; Florida Atlantic 14; Pittsburgh 13; Duke 13; Maryland 10; Kentucky 8; Oral Roberts 6; Boise St. 6; Texas Tech 4; Iowa 4; Auburn 2; Rutgers 1; Oklahoma State 1.
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