As expected, Kentucky has dropped in the updated USA Today Coaches Poll that was just released.
The Wildcats (13-4) are still in the top 20 at No. 19 this week.
Kentucky, along with Duke and Michigan State, dropped 6 spots this week.
Here’s a look:
full rankings
TOP 25 TEAMS, WEEK 11
RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS 1st Place Votes Prev CHANGE Hi/Low
1 Oklahoma 15-1 763 26 2 1 1/8
2 North Carolina 16-2 727 4 5 3 1/11
3 Kansas 15-2 700 1 1 -2 1/7
4 Villanova 16-2 674 0 7 3 4/17
5 Maryland 16-2 629 0 3 -2 2/9
6 Xavier 16-1 616 0 8 2 6/NR
7 West Virginia 15-2 585 0 10 3 7/23
8 Texas A&M 15-2 532 0 14 6 8/NR
9 Iowa 14-3 494 0 19 10 9/NR
10 Michigan St 16-3 461 0 4 -6 1/13
11 Arizona 15-3 438 0 16 5 6/16
12 Duke 14-4 360 0 6 -6 3/12
13 Virginia 13-4 340 0 11 -2 4/13
14 Miami-Florida 13-3 319 0 9 -5 9/NR
15 Baylor 14-3 306 0 22 7 14/25
16 Louisville 14-3 288 0 20 4 15/NR
17 Providence 15-3 269 0 12 -5 9/NR
18 South Carolina 16-1 231 0 15 -3 15/NR
19 Kentucky 13-4 206 0 13 -6 1/19
20 Pittsburgh 15-2 179 0 17 -3 17/NR
21 Iowa St. 13-4 173 0 18 -3 2/21
22 Purdue 15-3 167 0 24 2 8/24
23 Indiana 15-3 162 0 25 2 14/NR
24 Butler 13-4 156 0 23 -1 10/NR
25 Southern California 15-3 103 0 28 3 25/NR
*Hi/Low Rankings
Hi/Low = The highest and lowest ranking each team has held during the designated season. Any team that starts the season unranked and/or falls out of the top 25 during the season will reflect a “NR” (not ranked) designation as its lowest rank.
Schools Dropped Out
No. 21 Gonzaga.
Others Receiving Votes
Gonzaga 35; Clemson 29; Dayton 29; Oregon 20; Valparaiso 16; Wichita State 16; Connecticut 12; Saint Mary?s 10; Michigan 6; California 5; Arkansas-Little Rock 5; Washington 5; LSU 3; Monmouth 3; Seton Hall 2; Alabama at Birmingham 1.
