In early December, the Kentucky Wildcats fell to No. 19 in the AP Poll following a heartbreaking loss to Seton Hall.
At that point, there was legitimate concern that Kentucky may fall out of the polls altogether after a brutal stretch of games against Louisville and North Carolina, not to mention a January stretch that featured three-straight top-25 opponents in Mississippi State, Kansas and at Auburn.
But the Wildcats found themselves, and they wound up going 5-0 in those games, which has propelled them up the latest round of polls and power rankings.
Following a win over previously No.