Kentucky slides in AP Poll after one-point loss to Vanderbilt

For the most part, this week in women’s college basketball was pretty tame. However, we did get a couple of poll-moving results. South Carolina beat Tennessee by 43, handing the Lady Vols their worse loss in program history. UCLA took down Michigan in a close game on the road, Texas A&M got a solid win over Alabama, Colorado upset TCU and of course, Kentucky lost to Vanderbilt by one on Thursday.

The loss moved Kentucky back two spots in the latest AP Poll. After coming in at No. 16 last week, the Cats are now the No. 18 team in the country.

Kentucky takes on Texas later tonight, and the Longhorns will enter the game ranked No. 4. The Cats will be looking for their third top five win of the year as a result. In total, there are nine SEC teams featured in the top 25, with four in the top six.

Women’s Basketball AP Top 25 Poll (Feb. 9)

1. UConn
2. UCLA
3. South Carolina
4. Texas
5. Vanderbilt
6. LSU
7. Michigan
8. Ohio State
9. Louisville
10. Oklahoma
11. Duke
12. Baylor
13. Michigan State
14. Ole Miss
15. Iowa
16. Texas Tech
17. TCU
18. Kentucky
19. West Virginia
20. Maryland
21. North Carolina
22. Tennessee
23. Alabama
24. Princeton
25. Washington

Others receiving votes: Minnesota 42, Rhode Island 29, Georgia 23, Iowa St. 17, Illinois 6, Richmond 5, NC State 5, Fairfield 4, N Dakota St 1.

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