This week the Cats find themselves at No. 18 in the poll, up three places from the No. 21 ranking of a week ago. They were helped by the fall of Seton Hall, TCU, Miami and Clemson, all of which suffered losses that caused their drop in the poll.
Believe it or not, Auburn — yes, Auburn — is the SEC’s highest ranked team, sitting at No. 17 this week, one spot ahead of the Wildcats.
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Villanova (63) | 16-1 | 1,623 |
| 2 | Virginia (1) | 16-1 | 1,527 |
| 3 | Purdue (1) | 17-2 | 1,411 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 14-2 | 1,371 |
| 5 | Duke | 15-2 | 1,319 |
| 6 | West Virginia | 15-2 | 1,304 |
| 7 | Wichita State | 15-2 | 1,283 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 15-2 | 1,276 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 16-3 | 1,062 |
| 10 | Kansas | 14-3 | 1,032 |
| 11 | Xavier | 16-3 | 928 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 15-2 | 858 |
| 13 | Gonzaga | 16-3 | 829 |
| 14 | Arizona | 14-4 | 723 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 14-4 | 666 |
| 16 | Arizona State | 14-3 | 639 |
| 17 | Auburn | 16-1 | 523 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 14-3 | 487 |
| 19 | Seton Hall | 15-3 | 455 |
| 20 | Clemson | 15-2 | 444 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 12-4 | 358 |
| 22 | Ohio State | 15-4 | 276 |
| 23 | Michigan | 15-4 | 233 |
| 24 | TCU | 13-4 | 196 |
| 25 | Miami | 13-3 | 143 |
And in the USA Today Coaches poll, Kentucky moved up four spots to No.