Kentucky Drops 11 Spots to No. 15 in Latest AP Poll Following Pair of Losses

The Cats tumbled down the latest poll thanks to two unfortunate defeats to top-tier programs.

Kentucky basketball has fell 11 spots down to No. 15 in the latest AP Poll following its pair of losses to Michigan State and Gonzaga: 

1. North Carolina
2. Houston
3. Kansas
4. Texas
5. Virginia 
6. Gonzaga
7. Baylor 
8. Duke
9. Arkansas
10. Creighton
11. Indiana 
12. Michigan State 
13. Auburn
14. Arizona 
15. Kentucky 
16. Illinois 
17. San Diego State 
18. Alabama
19. UCLA 
20. UCONN
21. Texas Tech
22. Tennessee
23. Maryland 
24. Purdue 
25. Iowa 

Kentucky is one of five Southeastern Conference teams ranked after the first two weeks of the 2022-23 college basketball season. 

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Offensive issues with Oscar Tshiebwe? Find out more here.

Game Recap of the loss to Gonzaga can be found here.

Takeaways from the Gonzaga loss can be found here.

Watch: Calipari speaks post-game after the defeat.

Game Notes on the loss can be found here.

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