LEXINGTON, Ky. - Kentucky basketball's loss to Seton Hall has cost John Calipari's team its spot in the top 10.
The Wildcats fell 10 spots to No. 18 in the latest USA TODAY coaches poll released Monday. Kentucky opened the season at No. 2 in the poll but has lost both its games away from Rupp Arena to date against No. 2 Duke and unranked Seton Hall. No team dropped further in the poll this week than UK.
Each of Kentucky's seven wins have come against teams ranked outside of advanced metrics website KenPom.com's top 75. Four of the seven wins came against teams ranked 280th or worse by KenPom.