LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Kentucky men's basketball team is holding steady near the top of the polls.
The Wildcats (11-2, 1-0 SEC) were ranked No. 6 Monday in the latest AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll -- the same spot they were ranked a week ago. UK is coming off an 87-85 victory at Florida on Saturday.
This is the highest Kentucky has been ranked since they were No. 4 in November 2022.
This week UK takes on Missouri (8-6, 0-1) Tuesday at home, and travels to Texas A&M (9-5, 0-1) on Saturday.
Purdue is still ranked No. 1, followed by Houston, Kansas, UConn and Tennessee. You can see the full rankings here.
Aaron Bradshaw hit a 3-pointer with 1:27 to play — just the third of the season for the 7-foot-1 freshman — as Kentucky rallied to beat Florida 87-85 on Saturday in the first Southeastern Conference opener between the rivals in 26 years.
Bradshaw finished with 10 points and seven rebounds for the Wildcats (11-2), who won their fifth in a row and ninth in 10 games.
Nothing Bradshaw did was bigger than his 3 from the top of the key coming out of a timeout. It broke a 76-all tie and provided Big Blue all the momentum it needed on the road.
Antonio Reeves led Kentucky with 19 points, and D.J. Wagner added 14. Reed Sheppard also scored 14, including six consecutive free throws to close it out.
Kentucky made 12 of 13 from the charity stripe after missing the front end of consecutive one-and-ones late.