Kentucky drops out of the Top 10 of the Coaches Poll
Kentucky was 3-0 last week, but fell out of the top ten of the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Cats are down one spot to No. 11, a few spots behind their CBS Sports Classic opponent, Ohio State, and one spot ahead of their Big 12/SEC Challenge foe, Texas Tech.
The top three is the same as the AP Poll: Duke, Louisville, and Michigan State. Also representing the SEC are Tennessee (No. 16), Auburn (No. 17), and Florida (No. 25).
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | PREVIOUS RANK |
| 1 | Duke (27) | 766 | 1 |
| 2 | Louisville (1) | 728 | 2 |
| 3 | Michigan State (1) | 689 | 3 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 640 | 4 |
| 5 | Kansas | 637 | 5 |
| 6 | Virginia | 628 | 6 |
| 7 | Gonzaga | 576 | 8 |
| 8 | Maryland (1) | 572 | 7 |
| 9 | Ohio State (1) | 524 | 9 |
| 10 | Oregon | 471 | 11 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 454 | 10 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 430 | 12 |
| 13 | Seton Hall | 378 | 13 |
| 14 | Arizona | 365 | 14 |
| 15 | Utah St. | 296 | 16 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 276 | 17 |
| 17 | Auburn | 255 | 18 |
| 18 | Baylor | 223 | 23 |
| 19 | VCU | 213 | 19 |
| 20 | Memphis | 163 | 20 |
| 21 | Villanova | 147 | 15 |
| 22 | Washington | 108 | 24 |
| 23 | Xavier | 96 | 21 |
| 24 | Colorado | 76 | 25 |
| 25 | Florida | 71 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 53, Purdue 42, Texas 32, Florida State 30, Michigan 24, Saint Mary’s 16, Penn State 15, Kansas State 15, Butler 14, Arkansas 12, LSU 10, Creighton 9, Dayton 7, Wisconsin 6, Cincinnati 2, Wichita State 2, Tulane 1, West Virginia 1, DePaul 1, Indiana 1
Dropped from rankings: Texas 22
ICYMI earlier, Kentucky came in at No. 9 in the AP Poll.
11 Comments for Kentucky drops out of the Top 10 of the Coaches Poll
Shaky post play.
Streaky outside shooting.
Poor rebounding team.
Hard to get a complete team year in and out and this one has several flaws. When level of competition steps up and starts zoning us, it won’t be pretty.
Good name…..for a troll
No worries….after UK beats Ohio St and Louisville…soon they will be back in the top 5
No worries. After that Evansville debacle they’re lucky to be ranked at all.
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11th is about right. We put ourselves in a hole following the Michigan State game, but we are improving and have room to grow. Probably not a FF team, but should be a respectable year.
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Why is this surprising? They arent very good. They didnt play that much better last night, they just hit some shots against an absolutely terrible team.
No one said it is surprising. It fits a familiar pattern. Start the year highly ranked, lose some early games to sub-par opponents, drop in the polls, regain some traction and rise in the polls a bit, hear Cal talk about some secret adjustments, hit a rough patch, gain traction again, and then lose to an inferior team in the tournament. Lose some players to the draft in June. Get excited about the incoming class and pin our hopes on next year. I sincerely hope that this year will be different, but it has a familiar feel to it. So yes, #11 is about right pending stiffer competition. Always support the players; they are doing their best and merely playing the hand that they were dealt.
Somebody at KSR needs to call Matt and see what he can do about us being put out of the top 10. Total BS Matt please do something .
Let’s welcome Duke to the world of one and done. I wonder if they will fall as far as UK, probably end up around 4 or 5.