(LEX 18) — Kentucky men's basketball moved back up to No. 5 in the latest AP poll. Kentucky was ranked No. 7 going into Friday's game against Florida. UK beat Florida, 71-63.
Kentucky women's basketball is back in the AP Top 25 at No. 16 after doing the impossible Sunday afternoon and defeating the No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks 64-62 to win the SEC Championship.
POLL ALERT: Kentucky into top five, Villanova, Tennessee into top 10 in AP Top 25; Gonzaga, Arizona, Baylor remain 1-2-3 and North Carolina returns to the poll.
— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) March 7, 2022
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POLL ALERT: South Carolina remains No. 1 in women's AP Top 25 despite loss, followed by Stanford, NC State; Iowa jumps into top 10, Kentucky in at No. 16.
— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) March 7, 2022
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