No, Kentucky did not rise in the new AP Poll, but they didn't fall, either.
After winning two games last week in dominating fashion, the Wildcats are still sitting pretty at No. 9 in the country. This sets up a huge game tomorrow night as the No. 12 Louisville Cardinals will host the Cats over at the YUM Center. Speaking of the Cardinals.
Louisville dropped one spot from No. 11, making room for Alabama, which made a huge jump up to No. 8 after beating St. John's in MSG. That win was massive for Nate Oats and it shows Bama is not going anywhere any time soon.
Joining Alabama and Kentucky is a triple dose of SEC teams at 20 through 22, with Tennessee, Arkansas, and Auburn staying strong in the top 25.
Here is the full Top 25 and all the teams that received votes.
AP top 25 poll - Week 2
- Houston (2-0)
- Purdue (2-0)
- UConn (2-0)
- Duke (2-0)
- Arizona (2-0)
- Michigan (1-0)
- BYU (2-0)
- Alabama (2-0)
- Kentucky (2-0)
- Florida (1-1)
- Texas Tech (2-0)
- Louisville (2-0)
- St. John's (1-1)
- Illinois (2-0)
- UCLA (2-0)
- Iowa State (2-0)
- Michigan State (2-0)
- North Carolina (2-0)
- Gonzaga (2-0)
- Tennessee (2-0)
- Arkansas (1-1)
- Auburn (2-0)
- Creighton (1-0)
- Wisconsin (2-0)
- Kansas (1-1)
Others receiving votes:
NC State 87, San Diego St. 67, Indiana 45, Oregon 43, Vanderbilt 37, Ohio St. 17, Baylor 14, Southern Cal 12, Kansas St 5, Missouri 4, Mississippi 4, Mississippi St. 3, Georgia 2, Stanford 1, Oklahoma St. 1, Texas 1, Georgetown 1, Utah St. 1, Iowa 1, Virginia Tech 1.
In total the SEC has 5 ranked teams, and 6 more receiving votes right now. The SEC again looks to be super strong in basketball this year after sending a record amount of teams to the NCAA tournament last year.
Drew Holbrook is an avid Kentucky fan who has been covering the Cats for over 10 years. In his free time he enjoys downtime with his family and Premier League soccer. You can find him on X here. Micah 7:7. #UptheAlbion