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Eleven AP Top 25 teams lost Saturday, including Kentucky basketball.
The Wildcats started their week with an upset victory over No. 8 Tennessee on the road, their sixth win against teams ranked in the AP top 15.
On Saturday, they lost 89-79 to Arkansas in former coach John Calipari’s return to Rupp Arena.
UK center Amari Williams recorded his sixth double-double of the season (season-high 22 points and 11 rebounds) in the loss.
Mark Pope’s Wildcats (15-6, 4-4 SEC) dropped two spots to No. 14 in the latest USA TODAY Coaches Poll released Monday.
Kentucky will visit Ole Miss at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky basketball in AP Top 25, Coaches Poll before UK vs Ole Miss