Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports
The Kentucky basketball team’s stock significantly dropped in New York City.
Following Kentucky’s 84-83 loss to Seton Hall at Madison Square Garden, John Calipari’s Wildcats fell from No. 9 to No. 19. The ten-spot drop puts UK behind three SEC schools — Tennessee (3), Auburn (8) and Mississippi State (18). UK’s December 22 opponent, North Carolina, comes in at No. 12.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PV RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas (57) | 8-0 | 1,583 | 2 |
| 2 | Duke (4) | 9-1 | 1,454 | 3 |
| 3 | Tennessee (1) | 7-1 | 1,421 | 7 |
| 4 | Gonzaga (1) | 9-1 | 1,412 | 1 |
| 5 | Michigan (1) | 10-0 | 1,398 | 5 |
| 6 | Virginia (1) | 9-0 | 1,384 | 4 |
| 7 | Nevada | 10-0 | 1,283 | 6 |
| 8 | Auburn | 8-1 | 1,151 | 8 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 8-2 | 1,066 | 10 |
| 10 | Florida State | 8-1 | 991 | 11 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 8-0 | 914 | 13 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 7-2 | 890 | 14 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 8-1 | 833 | 15 |
| 14 | Buffalo | 9-0 | 664 | 17 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 8-1 | 621 | 19 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 8-2 | 599 | 12 |
| 17 | Villanova | 8-2 | 532 | 21 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | 8-1 | 441 | 22 |
| 19 | Kentucky | 7-2 | 385 | 9 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 7-1 | 351 | 20 |
| 21 | Marquette | 8-2 | 281 | – |
| 22 | Iowa | 7-2 | 208 | 18 |
| 23 | Furman | 10-0 | 189 | 25 |
| 24 | Houston | 8-0 | 173 | – |
| 25 | Syracuse | 7-2 | 118 | – |