Fresh off of wins over Arkansas and Missouri, the Kentucky Wildcats are back in the USA Today Coaches Poll at No. 25 this week.
The Wildcats are just behind Creighton, which has an identical 20-9 record.
Here’s a look:
USA Today Coaches Poll
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Virginia (17) 26-2 785
2 Michigan State (15) 28-3 781
3 Duke 24-5 690
4 Xavier 25-4 683
5 Villanova 25-4 670
6 Kansas 23-6 644
7 Gonzaga 27-4 593
8 Purdue 26-5 587
9 North Carolina 22-7 550
10 Cincinnati 25-4 492
11 Wichita State 23-5 436
12 Texas Tech 22-7 421
13 Michigan 24-7 384
14 Ohio State 24-7 378
15 Auburn 24-5 316
16 Rhode Island 23-4 301
17 Tennessee 21-7 290
18 Clemson 21-7 248
19 West Virginia 21-8 223
20 Saint Mary’s 27-4 195
21 Nevada 25-5 170
22 Arizona 22-7 166
23 Middle Tennessee 23-5 81
24 Creighton 20-9 66
25 Kentucky 20-9 60
Others receiving votes: Houston 51, Arizona State 22, TCU 17, Butler 14, Virginia Tech 12, Florida 10, NC State 10, Nebraska 8, New Mexico State 7, Florida State 7, Loyola-Chicago 7, Miami 6, St. Bonaventure 6, Oklahoma 4, Louisiana 3, Texas A&M 2, Seton Hall 2, Arkansas 2
