Kentucky is atop college basketball once again.
The Wildcats officially took over the No. 1 ranking in both the Associated Press Top 25 and ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll on Monday. North Carolina’s loss to UNLV on Saturday night, coupled with Kentucky’s impressive 6-0 start, paved the way for UK to claim the top spot.
It’s the second time in three years the Cats have been ranked No. 1 under John Calipari. It’s also the 19th season UK has been ranked No. 1 at some point during the year in the AP Top 25.
“This early in the season it’s nice but it’s not that significant,” Coach Cal said of the ranking. “Obviously, not everyone thinks that we’re the best team. Starting three freshmen and two sophomores, they may be right. I’ll be anxious to see how the team accepts the challenge this week.”
Kentucky beat out Ohio State and Duke for the top spot with 46 of the 65 first-place votes in the AP Top 25. The Cats collected 22 of the 31 first-place votes in the Coaches’ Poll.
Ohio State, Duke, Syracuse and North Carolina followed UK in the AP Top 25. Syracuse was ranked No. 3, ahead of No. 4 Duke, in the Coaches’ Poll.
Five Southeastern Conference teams are in both polls.
- 1. Kentucky (46)
- 2. Ohio St. (17)
- 3. Duke (2)
- 4. Syracuse
- 5. North Carolina
- 6. Louisville
- 7. Baylor
- 8. Connecticut
- 9. Wisconsin
- 10. Florida
- 11. Xavier
- 12. Alabama
- 13. Missouri
- 14. Michigan
- 15. Kansas
- 16. Marquette
- 17. Pittsburgh
- 18. UNLV
- 19. Gonzaga
- 20. Vanderbilt
- 21. Mississippi St.
- 22. Memphis
- 23. Saint Louis
- 24. California
- 25. Texas A&M
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