When Was The Last Time Kentucky Basketball Was Unranked?

It’s been a while since the Kentucky Wildcats were unranked in the AP Top 25 poll. Take a look back at the last time they were not ranked.

A brief history of the Kentucky Wildcats basketball program

The Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Program is one of the most successful in NCAA history. The Wildcats have won eight NCAA Championships including two in the last five years. Kentucky has also produced many NBA Stars such as Anthony Davis and John Wall

However, Kentucky has not always been a powerhouse. In fact, the Wildcats were unranked for much of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Kentucky finally returned to the Top 25 in 2006 and has been a mainstay ever since.

The Wildcats’ success under Head Coach John Calipari

Under head coach John Calipari the Kentucky Wildcats have been one of the most successful college basketball programs in the country. The Wildcats have been ranked in the AP Top 25 poll for a record 250 weeks, including a streak of 170 consecutive weeks from 2014-2017. Kentucky has also won five SEC regular season championships and four SEC tournament titles under Calipari.

The team’s recent struggles and unranked status

It has been almost three years since the Kentucky Wildcats were unranked in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. The team’s recent struggles and unranked status has prompted many to wonder how long it has been since UK was not ranked.

The Wildcats entered the 18-19 season ranked No. 2 in the AP poll, but they have since fallen out of the Top 25 after losses to Duke, Seton Hall and UCLA. Kentucky is currently 14-3 overall and 4-2 in the SEC.

The last time UK was not ranked in the AP poll was on December 8, 2014. The Wildcats were 11-1 at that point and had just lost to then-No. 5 Louisville, 73-67. UK went on to finish the 2014-15 season with a 27-9 record and reach the NCAA tournament’s Elite Eight.

Since then, Kentucky has been a fixture in the AP poll for nearly three years. The Wildcats have been ranked in every weekly poll since December 8, 2014, a streak of 75 consecutive weeks. That is currently tied for the fourth-longest streak in school history.

The longest streak of consecutive weeks being ranked in the AP poll is 94, which spanned from February 10, 2003 to January 10, 2005.

How long has it been since Kentucky was unranked?

It has been 2,545 days since Kentucky was unranked. The last time Kentucky was unranked was on October 27, 2014.

What caused the Wildcats’ decline?

It has been over two decades since the Kentucky Wildcats were unranked in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. That streak came to an end on Monday, as the Wildcats fell out of the rankings following a loss to South Carolina over the weekend.

The question now is what caused the Wildcats’ decline?

There are a few factors that play into Kentucky’s current situation. First and foremost, the Wildcats have been hit hard by injuries this season. Starting point guard Quade Green is out for the season with a back injury, and forward Jarred Vanderbilt has missed significant time due to an ankle injury. The loss of those two players has really hurt Kentucky’s depth and overall talent level.

In addition, Kentucky has struggled to find consistent scoring outside of freshman sensation Kevin Knox. The Wildcats are averaging just 73 points per game which ranks them near the bottom of the SEC in offensive production. When you combine that with some poor defensive performances (allowing 80+ points in three straight games), it’s easy to see why Kentucky has struggled this season.

It will be interesting to see how Kentucky responds to being unranked for the first time in over 20 years. The Wildcats have a chance to get back on track this week with home games against Arkansas and Georgia, but they will need to find some answers quickly if they want to avoid an early exit from the NCAA tournament

Can Kentucky turn things around and return to prominence?

It’s been a tough few years for Kentucky Basketball The once-proud program has fallen on hard times, and the Wildcats have not been ranked in the AP Top 25 poll since November 2015.

This is a far cry from the Glory Days of Kentucky basketball when the Wildcats were a perennial national powerhouse. In recent years however, Kentucky has struggled to live up to its lofty expectations. The team has missed the NCAA Tournament in two of the last three seasons, and it has not won a tournament game since 2014.

What’s gone wrong for Kentucky? It’s hard to say for sure, but some have pointed to the departure of longtime Head Coach John Calipari as a key factor in the team’s decline. Calipari left for the NBA in 2009, and under his replacement, Billy Gillispie, Kentucky failed to make the NCAA tournament in 2010.

Gillispie was replaced by current Head coach John Calipari in 2009, but Calipari has not been able to replicated his early success at Kentucky. The Wildcats have made the NCAA tournament in each of his nine seasons at the helm, but they have only made it to the Final Four once (in 2011).

Can Kentucky turn things around and return to prominence? Only time will tell, but it’s clear that the Wildcats have some work to do if they want to get back to their winning ways.

What would it take for the Wildcats to get back on track?

It’s been more than four years since the Kentucky Wildcats were unranked in the Associated Press poll. That’s the longest such streak in program history, and it’s a sign of just how far John Calipari has taken the team in his nine seasons in Lexington.

But after a disappointing 2019-20 campaign that saw the Wildcats finish 21-10 and lose in the first round of the NCAA tournament there is talk that Kentucky could find itself unranked to start next season. It would mark the first time since 2014 that the Wildcats wouldn’t be ranked in the preseason AP poll.

So what would it take for Kentucky to fall out of the rankings? The short answer is that it would take a lot.

How does Kentucky’s unranked status affect recruiting?

The last time Kentucky was unranked was in 2014. The Wildcats have been ranked in every Associated Press Top 25 poll since February 3, 2014. This streak is the longest active streak in the nation. How does Kentucky’s unranked status affect recruiting?

Kentucky is still able to attract top recruits even when they are unranked. The Wildcats have one of the best basketball programs in the country and are always contenders for a National Championship Being unranked does not hurt Kentucky’s chances of getting top recruits but it does make it more difficult.

What are the long-term implications of the Wildcats’ struggles?

It has been a tough couple of weeks for Kentucky Basketball After starting the season ranked #1 in the country, the Wildcats have lost four of their last five games and have fallen all the way to #18 in the latest AP poll. This is the first time Kentucky has been unranked this late in the season since 2013, and fans are starting to wonder what the long-term implications of this slump might be.

One of the biggest concerns is that Kentucky’s struggles could cause them to miss out on the NCAA Tournament entirely. The Wildcats are currently projected to be a No. 9 seed in the tournament, which means they would have to win a play-in game just to make it to the Round of 64. Considering Kentucky has only won two games since December, that is no sure thing.

Even if Kentucky does make it into the tournament, they are not likely to be a serious threat to win it all. The Wildcats’ current resume includes losses to unranked teams like South Carolina and Seton Hall and they do not have any signature wins that would make them stand out as a potential Cinderella story In other words, it looks like Kentucky’s days as a national power are over, at least for now.

What do you think? Are Kentucky’s struggles just a blip on the radar, or are they indicative of a larger problem? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

What does the future hold for Kentucky basketball?

It’s been a tough few years for Kentucky basketball with the team falling out of the Top 25 rankings for the first time in nearly a decade. But what does the future hold for the storied program?

There is no doubt that Kentucky has recruiting classes lined up that should help them rebound in the coming years. But it will be interesting to see how the team fares in the post-John Calipari era.

The Wildcats have made it to five Final Fours under Calipari, but have come up short in each of their last three appearances. It will be interesting to see if they can finally break through and win a National Championship in the near future.