Kentucky men’s basketball earned the No. 4 spot in the Week 5 AP Top 25 on Monday, earning its highest ranking ever under Head Coach Mark Pope.
The ranking also marked the highest the Cats had been ranked since November 14, 2022, under then Head Coach John Calipari. It also came after a four-spot increase.
The Kansas Jayhawks held onto the No. 1 spot in the poll, having not moved all season, narrowly beating out No. 2 Auburn by just nine points after the Tigers won the Maui Invitational.
