Kentucky moves up two spots in new AP Poll
As expected, Kentucky moved up in the AP Poll following Saturday’s big win over Louisville, but not much. The Cats are now No. 17, up two spots from last week. Louisville dropped from No. 3 to No. 7. Gonzaga remains the No. 1 team in the country, followed by Duke, Kansas, Oregon, and Ohio State.
| RANK | TEAM | PV RANK | POINTS |
| 1 | Gonzaga (13-1) | 1 | 1,621 |
| 2 | Duke (11-1) | 4 | 1,516 |
| 3 | Kansas (10-2) | 5 | 1,497 |
| 4 | Oregon (11-2) | 6 | 1,361 |
| 5 | Ohio State (11-2) | 2 | 1,277 |
| 6 | Baylor (9-1) | 7 | 1,267 |
| 7 | Louisville (11-2) | 3 | 1,196 |
| 8 | Auburn (12-0) | 8 | 1,159 |
| 9 | Memphis (11-1) | 9 | 1,055 |
| 10 | Villanova (9-2) | 10 | 970 |
| 11 | Butler (12-1) | 12 | 883 |
| 12 | Michigan (10-3) | 11 | 880 |
| 13 | San Diego State (13-0) | 15 | 780 |
| 14 | Michigan State (10-3) | 14 | 747 |
| 15 | Maryland (11-2) | 13 | 720 |
| 16 | West Virginia (11-1) | 22 | 719 |
| 17 | Kentucky (9-3) | 19 | 674 |
| 18 | Florida State (11-2) | 17 | 531 |
| 19 | Virginia (10-2) | 16 | 506 |
| 20 | Dayton (10-2) | 18 | 483 |
| 21 | Penn State (11-2) | 20 | 312 |
| 22 | Texas Tech (9-3) | 23 | 175 |
| 23 | Iowa (10-3) | 25 | 137 |
| 24 | Wichita State (11-1) | NR | 135 |
| 25 | Arizona (10-3) | 24 | 113 |
Others Receiving Votes: Colorado 74, Xavier 58, DePaul 47, Washington 40, Northern Iowa 32, Utah State 30, Saint Mary’s 28, Marquette 27, Arkansas 19, Purdue 12, Georgetown 10, Creighton 10, Indiana 5, Houston 4, St. John’s 3, Virginia Tech 3, East Tennessee State 2, Seton Hall 2, BYU 2, Stanford 1, Yale 1, Florida 1
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