Kentucky fell from No. 7 down to No. 16 in the latest Associated Press men’s college basketball poll released Monday.
The Wildcats took the plunge after losing to unranked UCLA, 83-75, in the CBS Sports Classic in New Orleans on Saturday.
Kentucky (9-2) returns to the court Friday when it takes on unranked Louisville (10-2) in Rupp Arena.
The new AP Top 25 poll features the same four teams at the top as last week, led by No. 1 Villanova.
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