Here’s where Kentucky basketball stands in the latest polls and computer rankings
Kentucky basketball has but two games left in the regular season. The Cats play host to Ole Miss on Tuesday, then travel to Florida on Saturday. After that, it’s the SEC Tournament. And Selection Sunday, March 13, is less than two weeks away.
With that in mind, here’s where John Calipari’s club stands in the latest computer rankings and polls heading into Monday’s college hoops action.
NCAA NET RANKINGS
Kentucky fell from third to fourth after last Saturday’s loss at Arkansas.
- 1-Gonzaga
- 2-Arizona
- 3-Houston
- 4-Kentucky
- 5-Baylor
- 6-Kansas
- 7-Villanova
- 8-Tennessee
- 9-Duke
- 10-Texas Tech
AP TOP 25
Kentucky dropped from sixth to seven in the media voting.
- 1-Gonzaga
- 2-Arizona
- 3-Baylor
- 4-Duke
- 5-Auburn
- 6-Kansas
- 7-Kentucky
- 8-Purdue
- 9-Providence
- 10-Wisconsin
Associated Press college basketball poll
KENPOM RANKINGS
The Cats rank just behind Gonzaga in Ken Pomeroy’s advanced analytic rankings.
- 1-Gonzaga
- 2-Kentucky
- 3-Baylor
- 4-Arizona
- 5-Duke
- 6-Houston
- 7-Kansas
- 8-Auburn
- 9-Texas Tech
- 10-UCLA
Ken Pomeroy’s advanced analytics rankings
ESPN BASKETBALL POWER INDEX
Kentucky is currently third in the ESPN rankings.
- 1-Gonzaga
- 2-Houston
- 3-Kentucky
- 4-Baylor
- 5-Villanova
- 6-Tennessee
- 7-Arizona
- 8-Duke
- 9-Purdue
- 10-Kansas
COACHES POLL
Kentucky dropped three spots to sixth in the latest coaches’ poll.
- 1-Gonzaga
- 2-Duke
- 3-Arizona
- 4-Baylor
- 5-Auburn
- 6-Kentucky
- 7-Kansas
- 8-Providence
- 9-Purdue
- 10-Wisconsin
SAGARIN RANKINGS
UK is No. 5 in Jeff Sagarin’s computer numbers.
- 1-Gonzaga
- 2-Baylor
- 3-Arizona
- 4-Kansas
- 5-Kentucky
- 6-Duke
- 7-Houston
- 8-Purdue
- 9-Tennessee
- 10-Auburn
BARTTORVIK RANKINGS
UK is No. 5 in this set of tempo-free numbers.
- 1-Gonzaga
- 2-Houston
- 3-Duke
- 4-Baylor
- 5-Kentucky
- 6-Kansas
- 7-Arizona
- 8-Texas Tech
- 9-Purdue
- 10-Auburn
Gary Parrish’s Top 25 and 1
Kentucky is near the back end of Gary’s Top 10.
- 1-Gonzaga
- 2-Baylor
- 3-Arizona
- 4-Kansas
- 5-Auburn
- 6-Duke
- 7-Providence
- 8-Kentucky
- 9-Wisconsin
- 10-Purdue
MIKAWYA RANKINGS
Evan Mikawya’s calculations have UK at No. 6.
- 1-Gonzaga
- 2-Duke
- 3-Arizona
- 4-Kansas
- 5-Houston
- 6-Kentucky
- 7-Purdue
- 8-Villanova
- 9-Baylor
- 10-Texas Tech
