Here is the latest men’s basketball AP poll. The Cards dropped from 7th to 11th this week. This week they face #18 SMU and #19 UConn.
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida (46) | 27-2 | 1,606 |
| 2 | Wichita State (14) | 31-0 | 1,555 |
| 3 | Arizona (5) | 27-2 | 1,514 |
| 4 | Duke | 23-6 | 1,364 |
| 5 | Virginia | 25-5 | 1,304 |
| 6 | Villanova | 26-3 | 1,292 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 26-3 | 1,240 |
| 8 | Kansas | 22-7 | 1,200 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 24-5 | 1,075 |
| 10 | San Diego State | 25-3 | 995 |
| 11 | Louisville | 24-5 | 959 |
| 12 | Michigan | 21-7 | 899 |
| 13 | Creighton | 23-5 | 892 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 22-7 | 755 |
| 15 | Cincinnati | 24-5 | 737 |
| 16 | Iowa State | 22-6 | 613 |
| 17 | Saint Louis | 25-4 | 539 |
| 18 | Southern Methodist | 23-6 | 427 |
| 19 | Connecticut | 23-6 | 423 |
| 20 | Memphis | 22-7 | 364 |
| 21 | New Mexico | 23-5 | 338 |
| 22 | Michigan State | 22-7 | 322 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | 21-8 | 183 |
| 24 | Iowa | 20-9 | 94 |
| 25 | Kentucky | 21-8 | 92 |
- Others receiving votes: Texas 70, Virginia Commonwealth 58, UCLA 45, Stephen F. Austin 38, Gonzaga 38, Kansas State 19, Saint Joseph’s 19, Ohio State 17, Green Bay 13, Harvard 7, Massachusetts 5, Arizona State 5, Pittsburgh 2, Colorado 2, Xavier 2, North Carolina Central 1, Southern Miss 1, Oklahoma State 1
- Dropped from rankings: Ohio State 22, Texas 24
They weren’t joking when they said those cats had 9 lives. UK shouldn’t be in the top 25.