AP Top 25 Poll - Week 18 (UPDATE: Kentucky Climbs to #4)

[Matt Dillon]

Cats move up two spots to no. 5.

https://www.collegebasketball.ap.org/poll

[40bill]

Amazing improvement from these kids.

[Pobilly]

Now they have to protect where they are. They will have teams coming even harder due to top 5 status. If things hold true TENNESSEE at KENTUCKY will be a top 5 match up.

[Brother_Vol]

Question. Do you guys think if UT takes care of business the next three games that there is any chance UT gets jumped in the polls before our game? I guess there will only be one more poll update between now and then. Some dingus wrote an article the other day saying we should have been jumped on Monday. Just wondering your thoughts. Really hope it's #1 vs whatever yall are able to climb to before gameday.

[Joneslab]

Question. Do you guys think if UT takes care of business the next three games that there is any chance UT gets jumped in the polls before our game? I guess there will only be one more poll update between now and then. Some dingus wrote an article the other day saying we should have been jumped on Monday. Just wondering your thoughts. Really hope it's #1 vs whatever yall are able to climb to before gameday.

If Tennessee barely beats Missouri and Florida, and then Duke wins both this week including the one at Virginia, then I can see Duke jumping Tennessee, yes.

But I tend to think Virginia has enough to beat Duke at Virginia.

[Brother_Vol]

Well here's to hoping for 20+ point wins this week then. Not that it really matters but I'd love to see our matchup as highly ranked as possible.

[TrueblueCATfan]

CATS just need to keep taking care of business.....never thought I would see #5 after that loss to Duke

[Jload]

Can’t see Ut getting jumped if they keep,winning, if we beat them at Rupp and take care of Miss St on the road and LSU at home , I think the Knoxville game will be for a 1# seed. Both games should be wars.

[J.Jennings]

I have been a big supporter of Hagans but he has to get through this little wall he has hit the past few games, we need him on point when we play UT. Also have tip my hat to PJ, he has finally become the player we wanted, doing so much now for us and the hard work over the summer has really paid off. The fact that he couldn't hit the side of a barn last year to know stepping out and hitting shots and keeping defenses off balance is huge, he can flex all he wants now, he earned it!!!!!!!

[Joneslab]

Kentucky jumps Tennessee to #4.

https://www.collegebasketball.ap.org/poll

[Blue Heaven]

Would’ve been 3 or possibly 2 had we beat LSU.

[40bill]

So the Cats go 1-1 and move up one. Tennessee goes 1-1 and drops 4.
Okay.
It shows the win and the way Kentucky won was impressive to say the least. Also shows the LSU no-call in the cylinder is taken into consideration.

Last Number One or first Number 2.
All good.

[Blue Heaven]

So the Cats go 1-1 and move up one. Tennessee goes 1-1 and drops 4.
Okay.
It shows the win and the way Kentucky won was impressive to say the least. Also shows the LSU no-call in the cylinder is taken into consideration.

Last Number One or first Number 2.
All good.

It also shows, for U T anyways, what the experts thought of the quality of wins they had during that 19 game streak.
We still have two tough road games left in Ole Miss and UT.

[Lighthouse]

So the Cats go 1-1 and move up one. Tennessee goes 1-1 and drops 4.
Okay.
It shows the win and the way Kentucky won was impressive to say the least. Also shows the LSU no-call in the cylinder is taken into consideration.

Last Number One or first Number 2.
All good.

It's also very early to be worrying about our seeding, but it's fun talking about it.

[40bill]

Just me, but I expect a very different game at Tennessee. This is a really good basketball team that probably needed to be slapped down to get focused in.

while a #1 seed looks mighty good, at this point I expect a two seed somewhere for the Cats.
It's all good.