Kentucky falls to No. 10 in latest Coaches Poll

What’s the damage for Kentucky following its 20-point loss in New York City? It’s a hit, but not the biggest hit, the Cats falling to No. 10 overall in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll — a six-spot drop, which was the second-biggest of the week behind only Purdue (-8).
Tennessee (No. 1) and Auburn (No. 2) once again lead the nation, followed by Iowa State (No. 3), Duke (No. 4), Florida (No. 5), Alabama (No. 6), Kansas (No. 7), Marquette (No. 8) and Oregon (No. 9) to round out the top 10.
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Oklahoma sits at No. 11 with Texas A&M (No. 13), Ole Miss (No. 16) and Mississippi State (No. 19) closing out SEC representatives while Arkansas, Georgia and Missouri are also receiving votes.
Take a look at the entire top 25:
Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tennessee | 11-0 | 764 | 20 | 1 | – | 1/12 |
2 | Auburn | 11-1 | 746 | 11 | 2 | – | 2/11 |
3 | Iowa State | 10-1 | 706 | 0 | 3 | – | 3/7 |
4 | Duke | 10-2 | 659 | 0 | 5 | +1 | 4/10 |
5 | Florida | 12-0 | 649 | 0 | 6 | +1 | 5/21 |
6 | Alabama | 10-2 | 620 | 0 | 7 | +1 | 2/12 |
7 | Kansas | 9-2 | 531 | 0 | 8 | +1 | 1/10 |
8 | Marquette | 11-2 | 529 | 0 | 9 | +1 | 4/17 |
9 | Oregon | 11-1 | 484 | 0 | 10 | +1 | 9/NR |
10 | Kentucky | 10-2 | 476 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 4/23 |
11 | Oklahoma | 12-0 | 412 | 0 | 15 | +4 | 11/21 |
12 | Houston | 8-3 | 406 | 0 | 12 | – | 4/18 |
13 | Texas A&M | 10-2 | 405 | 0 | 11 | -2 | 11/24 |
14 | UConn | 10-3 | 395 | 0 | 13 | -1 | 2/NR |
15 | Gonzaga | 9-3 | 327 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 4/15 |
16 | Ole Miss | 11-1 | 261 | 0 | 16 | – | 15/NR |
17 | Cincinnati | 10-1 | 252 | 0 | 20 | +3 | 14/23 |
18 | Michigan State | 10-2 | 233 | 0 | 19 | +1 | 18/NR |
19 | Mississippi State | 11-1 | 196 | 0 | 25 | +6 | 19/NR |
20 | San Diego State | 8-2 | 148 | 0 | 23 | +3 | 20/NR |
21 | UCLA | 10-2 | 128 | 0 | 18 | -3 | 18/NR |
22 | Illinois | 8-3 | 86 | 0 | NR | +6 | 17/NR |
23 | Baylor | 7-3 | 83 | 0 | NR | +4 | 8/NR |
24 | St. John’s | 10-2 | 82 | 0 | NR | +5 | 20/NR |
25 | Purdue | 8-4 | 73 | 0 | 17 | -8 | 6/25 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 21 Michigan; No. 22 Memphis; No. 24 Dayton;
Others Receiving Votes
Maryland 65; Michigan 52; Drake 51; Arkansas 51; Georgia 42; Clemson 40; Dayton 28; Memphis 25; Pittsburgh 22; Utah State 14; Texas Tech 9; Wisconsin 7; North Carolina 6; Missouri 6; West Virginia 5; Penn State 1
Kentucky in other National Rankings
- Jeff Goodman: No. 7
- CBS Sports’ Kyle Boone: No. 8
- The Athletic: No. 9
- CBS Sports’ Gary Parrish: No. 9
- John Fanta: No. 9
- Jamie Shaw: No. 10
- Andy Katz: No. 14
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