Kentucky WBB ascends four spots in latest AP Poll after beating Purdue and Louisville

Women’s college basketball is the gift that keeps on giving. The big upset start the week was St. John’s over No. 18 Oklahoma State, but things only got crazier as Davidson pushed No. 7 Baylor down to the wire and Rhode Island went on the road and beat No. 16 NC State. Kentucky, however, took care of business, beating Purdue and No. 21 Louisville by double digits.

Following the two power conference wins, Kentucky now sits at No. 16 in the AP Poll, ascending four spots from last week’s release when they came in at No. 20.

Kentucky plays two games this week down in the Discover Puerto Rico Shootout, the first of which coming against No. 7 Maryland on Wednesday. That is certainly Kentucky’s toughest game of non-conference play remaining. The Cats also take on Morgan State on Friday.

Women’s Basketball AP Top 25 Poll (Nov. 24)

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

Others receiving votes: Stanford 36, South Dakota St. 24, Ohio St. 15, Richmond 10, Nebraska 10, Texas Tech 5, Princeton 4, South Dakota 3, Oregon 2, Kansas 2, Fairfield 2.

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