Kentucky dropped out of The Associated Press Top 25 poll for a fourth week this season following its loss Saturday at Florida.
Ranked No. 23 last week and as high as No. 5 this season, UK slipped into the “others receiving votes” bin, coming in with 66 points for an equivalent No. 27 ranking. Kentucky is listed as No. 17 in the latest Daily RPI on ESPN.com. The RPI is among the tools used by the NCAA Selection Committee when choosing the tournament field.
The Cats (21-10, 10-8) go into this week’s Southeastern Conference Tournament as the No.