Kentucky back up to No. 5 in the AP Poll

MrsTylerKSR

Kentucky will begin postseason play as a top-five team. The new AP Poll is out and Kentucky is No. 5, up two spots from No. 7 last week. Gonzaga, Arizona, and Baylor remain the top three, while Auburn moved up to No. 4. Kansas stayed at No. 6 and Duke fell from No. 4 to No. 7 following the loss to North Carolina.

From the SEC, four teams are ranked: Auburn (No. 4), Kentucky (No. 5), Tennessee (No. 9), and Arkansas (No. 15). LSU and Alabama received votes.

AP Top 25 – March 7

RANK	TEAM	PV RANK	CONFERENCE	POINTS
1	Gonzaga (24-3)	1	West Coast	1,514 (52)
2	Arizona (28-3)	2	Pacific 12	1,435 (6)
3	Baylor (26-5)	3	Big 12	1,402 (3)
4	Auburn (27-4)	5	Southeastern	1,331
5	Kentucky (25-6)	7	Southeastern	1,306
6	Kansas (25-6)	6	Big 12	1,170
7	Duke (26-5)	4	Atlantic Coast	1,100
8	Villanova (23-7)	11	Big East	1,096
9	Purdue (25-6)	8	Big Ten	967
9	Tennessee (23-7)	13	Southeastern	967
11	Providence (24-4)	9	Big East	951
12	Wisconsin (24-6)	10	Big Ten	857
13	UCLA (23-6)	17	Pacific 12	737
14	Texas Tech (23-8)	12	Big 12	730
15	Arkansas (24-7)	14	Southeastern	687
16	Illinois (22-8)	20	Big Ten	612
17	Saint Mary’s (24-6)	19	West Coast	506
18	Houston (26-5)	14	American Athletic	502
19	Murray State (30-2)	22	Ohio Valley	424
20	Connecticut (22-8)	18	Big East	370
21	USC (25-6)	16	Pacific 12	279
22	Texas (21-10)	21	Big 12	216
23	Colorado State (24-4)	NR	Mountain West	194
24	Iowa (22-9)	24	Big Ten	189
25	North Carolina (23-8)	NR	Atlantic Coast	56

Others receiving votes: Boise State 49, South Dakota State 32, Memphis 26, San Diego State 24, LSU 22, Loyola Chicago 16, Ohio State 16, Seton Hall 9, San Francisco 9, Rutgers 8, Alabama 7, Notre Dame 4, Vermont 3, Davidson 1, Longwood 1

Kentucky as high as No. 2, as low as No. 7

Seven voters had Kentucky No. 2 on their ballots, including Jon Rothstein and Seth Davis. Three voters had the Cats as low as No. 7. Here’s the breakdown from CollegePollTracker.com.