Kentucky Drops Four Spots to No. 19 in Latest AP Poll

Despite a 1-0 week, Kentucky fell in the AP Poll for the second time in a row.

The latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll has been released. Kentucky continues to fall after suffering a big drop a week ago, this time moving down four spots to No. 19: 

1. Houston
2. Texas 
3. Virginia
4. Arizona
5. Purdue 
6. Baylor
7. Creighton
8. UConn
9. Kansas
10. Indiana
11. Alabama
12. Arkansas
13. Tennessee
14. Gonzaga
15. Auburn
16. Illinois
17. Duke
18. North Carolina
19. Kentucky 
20. Michigan State 
21. UCLA 
22. Maryland
23. Iowa State 
24. San Diego State 
25. Ohio State

Kentucky is the fifth-highest ranked team in the SEC. The Wildcats will have two games this week to try and climb back up towards the top 10, as they welcome Bellarmine to Rupp Arena this Tuesday before traveling to London to play Michigan on Sunday. 

The Cats opened the season as the No. 4 team in the country. After dropping two games to Michigan State and Gonzaga, UK fell 11 spots to No. 15. Despite winning its sole game of the week last Wednesday against North Florida, many teams leapfrogged, sending it down an additional four spots to No. 19. 

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