Kentucky falls out of AP top 10 for first time this season
The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team dropped out of the Associated Press top 10 for the first time this season on Monday.
The Wildcats, who have lost three of their last four games, fell from No. 8 last week to No. 15 in this week’s poll. Kentucky (18-5) beat Georgia in overtime last Tuesday, then lost at Florida, 88-66, on Saturday night.
Kentucky returns to action Tuesday night at home against LSU (7 p.m., ESPN).
UK was ranked No. 2 behind Duke in the AP’s preseason poll for 2016-17. The Cats held the No. 1 spot in the third and fourth polls of the season.
Meanwhile, Kentucky’s archrival, Louisville, continued its steady climb up the poll. The Cardinals (19-4) moved from No. 6 last week to No. 4.
U of L visits No. 12 Virginia on Monday night (7 p.m., ESPN)
For the second week in a row, Gonzaga (24-0) holds the No. 1 spot in the AP poll. Next are Villanova (22-2) and Kansas (20-3).
Associated Press Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 5, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record | Pts | Prv | |
1. Gonzaga (59) | 24-0 | 1619 | 1 |
2. Villanova (6) | 22-2 | 1565 | 4 |
3. Kansas | 20-3 | 1446 | 3 |
4. Louisville | 19-4 | 1411 | 6 |
5. Oregon | 21-3 | 1263 | 13 |
6. Baylor | 20-3 | 1255 | 2 |
7. Wisconsin | 20-3 | 1232 | 10 |
8. North Carolina | 21-4 | 1145 | 12 |
9. Arizona | 21-3 | 1136 | 5 |
10. UCLA | 21-3 | 1115 | 11 |
11. Cincinnati | 21-2 | 876 | 14 |
12. Virginia | 17-5 | 875 | 9 |
13. West Virginia | 18-5 | 861 | 7 |
14. Florida State | 20-4 | 839 | 15 |
15. Kentucky | 18-5 | 741 | 8 |
16. Purdue | 19-5 | 537 | 23 |
17. Florida | 18-5 | 530 | 24 |
18. Duke | 18-5 | 514 | 21 |
19. South Carolina | 19-4 | 493 | 19 |
20. Saint Mary’s | 21-2 | 468 | 18 |
21. Maryland | 20-3 | 326 | 17 |
22. Butler | 18-5 | 285 | 16 |
23. Creighton | 20-4 | 207 | 22 |
24. Xavier | 17-6 | 144 | _ |
25. SMU | 20-4 | 107 | _ |
Others receiving votes: Wichita State 38, Southern Cal 35, Notre Dame 33, Northwestern 11, California 3, Iowa State 3, Monmouth (N.J.) 3, New Mexico State 3, VCU 3, Kansas State 1, Oklahoma State 1, Vermont 1.
This story was originally published February 6, 2017 at 12:15 PM with the headline "Kentucky falls out of AP top 10 for first time this season."