College Basketball AP Top 25: Kentucky drops again; Alabama, Tennessee move up
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The Kentucky Wildcats have been completely dominated in 3 of their 4 halves against ranked opponents this season. They looked terrible in their Champions Classic loss to Michigan State. As a result, they’ve fallen further than any other team in the latest AP poll.
Mark Pope’s team, ranked No. 12 last week, dropped to No. 19 after the disappointing showing against the Spartans. The Wildcats are now the fourth-highest ranked SEC team, behind Alabama, Florida and Tennessee. The Crimson Tide (No. 8) and Volunteers (No. 17) each jumped 3 spots from their Week 3 placement.
Vanderbilt (No. 24) joined the AP poll for the first time this week. Their addition pushed the SEC (7) above the Big Ten (6) for the most ranked teams in the country:
- No. 1 – Purdue
- No. 2 – Arizona
- No. 3 – Houston
- No. 4 – Duke
- No. 5 – UCONN
- No. 6 – Louisville
- No. 7 – Michigan
- No. 8 – Alabama
- No. 9 – BYU
- No. 10 – Florida
- No. 11 – Michigan State
- No. 12 – Gonzaga
- No. 13 – Illinois
- No. 14 – St. John’s
- No. 15 – Iowa State
- No. 16 – North Carolina
- No. 17 – Tennessee
- No. 18 – UCLA
- No. 19 – Kentucky
- No. 20 – Texas Tech
- No. 21 – Auburn
- No. 22 – Arkansas
- No. 23 – NC State
- No. 24 – Vanderbilt
- No. 25 – Indiana
Alabama, Tennessee and Auburn all have multiple chances to boost their NCAA Tournament resumes this week in the Player’s Era Festival. The Volunteers — who are currently beating Rutgers — will face Houston on Tuesday. The Crimson Tide matches up with Gonzaga tonight and UNLV on Tuesday, while the Tigers battle Oregon today and Michigan tomorrow. They’ll each face a third to be determined foe on Wednesday to round out the event. Additionally, Arkansas plays Duke on Thanksgiving.
