Kentucky is still outside the Top 25 of the AP and Coaches Polls — No. 26 to be exact — but the Cats are a ranked team in the eyes of Jeff Borzello. Borzello moved Kentucky up to No. 22 in his new Power Rankings for ESPN, the Cats’ first appearance since dropping out after the loss to Gonzaga earlier this month. They’ve won every game since, beating Indiana and St. John’s by 12 points each.
“The Wildcats are as close to full health as we’ve seen all season — and a complete Kentucky roster looks very much like a top-25 team, if the second half against the Red Storm last Saturday is any indication,” Borzello wrote.