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Kentucky takes a tumble in Top 25 college basketball rankings

Kentucky’s 53 points against UCLA didn’t make for a very impressive showing. Still, UK is one of six SEC teams in the new Top 25.

fell in the AP Poll following the loss to UCLA, but not as far as you might think. The Cats are No. 19 in the latest Top 25, a six-spot drop from last week. The Bruins, who beat the Cats 63-53 in the CBS Sports Classic, now hold Kentucky's old spot, No. 13.

Purdue remains the No. 1 team in the country, but the rest of the top five is all shook up. UConn is No. 2, Houston No. 3, Kansas No. 4, and Arizona No. 5. Tennessee is the highest-ranked team from the SEC, coming in at No. 8, followed by Alabama at No. 9, Arkansas at No. 10, Mississippi State at No. 15, Kentucky at No. 19, and Auburn at No. 23.

Check it all out below.

Others receiving votes: Maryland 78, West Virginia 74, Xavier 71, Charleston 68, New Mexico 64, Memphis 59, North Carolina 36, Ohio State 33, Iowa State 26, Iowa 21, San Diego State 16, Texas Tech 10, Utah State 10, Michigan State 7, USC 7, Kansas State 5, Saint Mary's 1

Dropped from rankings: Maryland 20, Ohio State 23

Others receiving votes: Ohio State 45, West Virginia 37, Xavier 33, Arizona State 33, Iowa 30, New Mexico 21, Charleston 19, North Carolina 18, Iowa State 18, Memphis 15, Kansas State 13, Utah State 9, Saint Mary's 6, San Diego State 6, Michigan State 4, USC 4, Texas Tech 3, Florida Atlantic 1

Dropped from rankings: Ohio State 21

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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