Kentucky up one spot to No. 20 in new AP Poll
Kentucky’s thumping of North Carolina didn’t do much to impress the AP voters. The Cats are No. 20 in the new AP Top 25, up just one spot from last week.
The top three in the AP rankings remain the same: Baylor, Duke, Purdue. Gonzaga and UCLA flipped spots, coming in at No. 4 and No. 5 respectively. From the SEC, Alabama is No. 10, Auburn No. 12, LSU No. 17, and Tennessee one spot ahead of Kentucky at No. 19. Arkansas also received votes. Kansas, Kentucky’s opponent in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, is No. 7.
AP Top 25 – December 20
| RANK | TEAM | PV RANK | CONFERENCE | POINTS |
| 1 | Baylor (10-0) | 1 | Big 12 | 1,524 (60) |
| 2 | Duke (10-1) | 2 | Atlantic Coast | 1,445 |
| 3 | Purdue (10-1) | 3 | Big Ten | 1,360 |
| 4 | Gonzaga (9-2) | 5 | West Coast | 1,313 |
| 5 | UCLA (9-1) | 4 | Pacific 12 | 1,294 |
| 6 | Arizona (11-0) | 8 | Pacific 12 | 1,230 (1) |
| 7 | Kansas (9-1) | 7 | Big 12 | 1,210 |
| 8 | USC (12-0) | 10 | Pacific 12 | 937 |
| 9 | Iowa State (11-0) | 11 | Big 12 | 926 |
| 10 | Alabama (9-2) | 6 | Southeastern | 897 |
| 11 | Michigan State (9-2) | 12 | Big Ten | 822 |
| 12 | Auburn (10-1) | 13 | Southeastern | 782 |
| 13 | Houston (10-2) | 14 | American Athletic | 780 |
| 14 | Ohio State (8-2) | 15 | Big Ten | 744 |
| 15 | Seton Hall (9-2) | 16 | Big East | 693 |
| 16 | Texas (8-2) | 17 | Big 12 | 569 |
| 17 | LSU (11-0) | 19 | Southeastern | 542 |
| 18 | Xavier (11-1) | 22 | Big East | 469 |
| 19 | Tennessee (8-2) | 18 | Southeastern | 447 |
| 20 | Kentucky (8-2) | 21 | Southeastern | 428 |
| 21 | Colorado State (10-0) | 23 | Mountain West | 328 |
| 22 | Providence (11-1) | NR | Big East | 266 |
| 23 | Villanova (7-4) | 9 | Big East | 222 |
| 24 | Wisconsin (9-2) | NR | Big Ten | 182 |
| 25 | Texas Tech (8-2) | 25 | Big 12 | 86 |
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 65, West Virginia 57, Connecticut 55, Illinois 49, Loyola Chicago 42, Arkansas 9, Michigan 9, BYU 8, North Carolina 7, San Francisco 6, Wake Forest 5, Oklahoma State 4, Virginia Tech 4, Iowa 3, Minnesota 3, Creighton 2, Memphis 1
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