College basketball rankings: St. John’s moves into top 10 in updated Coaches Poll; Kentucky falls

St. John’s jumped four spots to No. 10 in the updated Coaches Poll released Monday after winning its eighth consecutive game last weekend against Providence. Prized transfer guard Kadary Richmond knocked down a mid-range jumper in the final moments at Madison Square Garden to secure a 68-66 win over the Friars.

The Red Storm currently sit atop the Big East standings at 10-1, with big games against Marquette and UConn on the schedule this week. Marquette and Creighton (9-2) are tied for second in the Big East behind St. John’s.

Kentucky dropped two spots to No. 14 following an 89-79 loss to Arkansas in former coach John Calipari’s return to Rupp Arena. The Wildcats have dropped three of their last four games after starting SEC play 3-1.

Coaches Poll

1. Auburn
2. Duke
3. Alabama
4. Tennessee
5. Houston
6. Florida
7. Purdue
8. Iowa State
9. Michigan State
10. St. John’s
11. Marquette
12. Texas Tech
13. Texas A&M
14. Kentucky
15. Memphis
16. Missouri
17. Kansas
18. UConn
19. Wisconsin
20. Arizona
21. Clemson
22. Michigan
23. Saint Mary’s
24. Maryland
25. Illinois 

Also receiving votes: Mississippi State 88; Ole Miss 70; Louisville 50; Creighton 44; Oregon 31; New Mexico 18; UCLA 7; West Virginia 6; Utah State 4; Gonzaga 4; Drake 2; BYU 2; UC Irvine 1; Baylor 1.

Schools dropped out: No. 13 Mississippi State; No. 18 Oregon; No. 22 Louisville; No. 23 Ole Miss;