After coming in at No. 21 in the AP Poll earlier this afternoon, Kentucky is No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. As in the AP Poll, the Cats are the highest-ranked SEC team, followed by Tennessee at No. 23 and Auburn at No. 24.
Fun fact: this is the first time Kentucky’s ever been ranked No. 21 in the AP Poll history. Neat.
Both polls side by side for your comparison:
| AP Top 25 | USA Today Coaches Poll | ||||||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Villanova (52) | 14-1 | 1,611 | 1 | Villanova (27) | 14-1 | 770 |
| 2 | West Virginia (12) | 14-1 | 1,559 | 2 | West Virginia (4) | 14-1 | 724 |
| 3 | Virginia (1) | 14-1 | 1,438 | 3 | Virginia | 14-1 | 693 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 15-2 | 1,390 | 4 | Michigan State | 15-2 | 679 |
| 5 | Purdue | 15-2 | 1,225 | 5 | Wichita State | 13-2 | 586 |
| 5 | Wichita State | 13-2 | 1,225 | 6 | Duke | 13-2 | 584 |
| 7 | Duke | 13-2 | 1,222 | 7 | Purdue | 15-2 | 567 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 14-1 | 1,174 | 8 | Texas Tech | 14-1 | 525 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 12-2 | 1,152 | 9 | Oklahoma | 12-2 | 518 |
| 10 | Xavier | 15-2 | 1,050 | 10 | Xavier | 15-2 | 505 |
| 11 | Arizona State | 13-2 | 1,036 | 11 | Arizona State | 13-2 | 449 |
| 12 | Kansas | 12-3 | 888 | 12 | Kansas | 12-3 | 426 |
| 13 | Seton Hall | 14-2 | 759 | 13 | Cincinnati | 14-2 | 350 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 14-2 | 739 | 14 | Gonzaga | 14-3 | 325 |
| 15 | Gonzaga | 14-3 | 676 | 15 | Seton Hall | 14-2 | 304 |
| 16 | TCU | 13-2 | 621 | 16 | TCU | 13-2 | 285 |
| 17 | Arizona | 12-4 | 537 | 17 | Clemson | 14-1 | 258 |
| 18 | Miami | 13-2 | 502 | 18 | North Carolina | 12-4 | 230 |
| 19 | Clemson | 14-1 | 465 | 19 | Miami | 13-2 | 219 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 12-4 | 423 | 20 | Kentucky | 12-3 | 205 |
| 21 | Kentucky | 12-3 | 314 | 21 | Arizona | 12-4 | 174 |
| 22 | Auburn | 14-1 | 243 | 22 | Creighton | 13-3 | 160 |
| 23 | Florida State | 12-3 | 202 | 23 | Tennessee | 10-4 | 138 |
| 24 | Tennessee | 10-4 | 198 | 24 | Auburn | 14-1 | 100 |
| 25 | Creighton | 13-3 | 160 | 25 | Notre Dame | 13-3 | 53 |