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Cats move up in polls, Cousins wins fourth SEC award

Demarcus Cousins - photo by Zach Brake | KyKernel.com

Demarcus Cousins - photo by Zach Brake | KyKernel.com

With the loss of the previous No. 2 Villanova Wildcats, it was only fitting another group of Cats enjoy the benefits.  UK (22-1, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) moved up one spot to No. 3 in the newest version of the Associated Press top 25, and received two first-place votes.  Kansas (22-1) remained at No. 1 in the land, with Syracuse (23-1) and UK moving up one spot to Nos. 2 and 3, respectively.

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