Kentucky rises to No. 6 in new AP Poll

After another tumultuous week in college basketball, Kentucky is moving up the AP Poll. The Cats jumped two spots to No. 6 after beating Georgia Tech on Saturday.

Kansas replaces Louisville as the new No. 1 team in the country, followed by Gonzaga, Louisville, Duke, and Ohio State. Fellow SEC teams Auburn and Tennessee come in at No. 12 and No. 21, respectively. Texas Tech, Kentucky’s opponent in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, is No. 24.

After three straight losses, North Carolina dropped out of the poll for the first time since February 2014. You hate to see it.

RANK	TEAM	PV RANK	POINTS
1	Kansas (9-1)	2	1,607
2	Gonzaga (11-1)	6	1,552
3	Louisville (10-1)	1	1,412
4	Duke (9-1)	7	1,387
5	Ohio State (9-1)	3	1,334
6	Kentucky (8-1)	8	1,231
7	Maryland (10-1)	4	1,207
8	Oregon (8-2)	10	1,172
9	Virginia (8-1)	9	1,121
10	Baylor (8-1)	11	1,062
11	Memphis (9-1)	13	960
12	Auburn (9-0)	12	939
13	Dayton (8-1)	14	879
14	Michigan (8-3)	5	723
15	Michigan State (7-3)	16	656
16	Arizona (10-2)	15	631
17	Butler (10-1)	18	553
18	Villanova (8-2)	20	496
19	Florida State (8-2)	21	449
20	San Diego State (10-0)	25	431
21	Tennessee (7-2)	19	367
22	Washington (7-2)	—	213
23	Penn State (9-2)	—	182
24	Texas Tech (6-3)	—	115
25	West Virginia (9-1)	—	76

Others receiving votes: North Carolina 41, Xavier 40, Wichita State 31, Purdue 30, Liberty 25, Marquette 23, Indiana 23, Virginia Commonwealth 21, Utah State 14, Saint Mary’s 13, Northern Iowa 12, Colorado 12, Texas 10, Florida 7, DePaul 6, Georgetown 3, Richmond 3, Virginia Tech 3, LSU 3, Stanford 3, Seton Hall 3, Oklahoma State 2, Duquesne 1, BYU 1, Arkansas 1