Kentucky received 12 votes in the new AP Top 25 poll
The Week 16 AP Top 25 was released Monday afternoon and for an eighth straight week, it is without your University of Kentucky Wildcats.
However, Kentucky played its way back into the Others Receiving Votes category following back-to-back Quad 1 wins in last week’s games against Mississippi State and Tennessee. The Wildcats received 12 votes in the poll, while Tennessee dropped one place to No. 11 with the loss. Beating Alabama last week helped the Vols’ case.
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Up at the top, Houston overtook Alabama as the No. 1 team in college basketball. The Crimson Tide fell to second ahead of Kansas, UCLA, and Purdue, in that order.
AP College Basketball Top 25 Poll – Week 16
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | Houston (48) | 25-2 | 1,534 |
| 2 | Alabama (7) | 23-4 | 1,448 |
| 3 | Kansas | 22-5 | 1,409 |
| 4 | UCLA | 23-4 | 1,363 |
| 5 | Purdue | 24-4 | 1,294 |
| 6 | Virginia | 21-4 | 1,228 |
| 7 | Arizona | 24-4 | 1,213 |
| 8 | Texas | 21-6 | 1,083 |
| 9 | Baylor | 20-7 | 1,013 |
| 10 | Marquette | 21-6 | 968 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 20-7 | 887 |
| 12 | Gonzaga | 23-5 | 856 |
| 13 | Miami (Fla.) | 22-5 | 833 |
| 14 | Kansas State | 20-7 | 666 |
| 15 | Saint Mary’s | 24-5 | 650 |
| 16 | Xavier | 20-7 | 563 |
| 17 | Indiana | 19-8 | 539 |
| 18 | UConn | 20-7 | 440 |
| 19 | Creighton | 18-9 | 361 |
| 20 | Providence | 20-7 | 350 |
| 21 | Northwestern | 20-7 | 349 |
| 22 | San Diego State | 21-5 | 336 |
| 23 | Iowa State | 17-9 | 309 |
| 24 | TCU | 18-9 | 162 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 20-7 | 125 |
Other receiving votes: North Carolina State 54, Pittsburgh 34, Maryland 14, Oral Roberts 14, Kentucky 12, Boise State 12, Arkansas 6, Florida Atlantic 6, Charleston 4, Missouri 3, Duke 3, Illinois 2, Kent State 2, Nevada 1, Oklahoma State 1
By my math, that makes Kentucky the 30th-ranked team in the AP.
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