There was a ton of chaos this past week, and Kentucky played a part in it. The No. 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 teams in the AP Poll all lost. Kentucky handed then No. 5 LSU its first loss of the season thanks to a Tonie Morgan game-winner, and the Tigers proceeded to lose against on Sunday at then No. 12 Vanderbilt. After getting a 22-point against Missouri on Sunday, the Cats were in prime position to climb into the top 10 of the AP Poll for the first time this season.
Following a 15-1 (2-0 SEC) start, Kentucky is the No. 6 team in the country in the latest AP Poll. It marks Kentucky’s highest ranking in the poll since the Kenny Brooks era began last season. The previous high was No. 8.
LSU dropped all the way down to No. 12, and the Commodores also made their top 10 debut, coming in at No. 7, one spot behind Kentucky. Two games into conference play, there are eight SEC teams ranked, with five teams from the SEC being in the top seven.
Women’s Basketball AP Top 25 Poll (Jan. 5)
UConn
Texas
South Carolina
UCLA
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Maryland
Michigan
Louisville
Iowa State
LSU
TCU
Iowa
Michigan State
Baylor
Texas Tech
Ole Miss
Ohio State
Tennessee
USC
North Carolina
Washington
Princeton
Nebraska
Others receiving votes: Illinois 58, Notre Dame 27, Stanford 25, NC State 22, Alabama 13, West Virginia 9, Georgia 5, Duke 3, Oklahoma St. 1.
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