Kentucky played only one game last week, a loss at Vanderbilt. Here’s how badly that hurt the Wildcats in the rankings with a trip to Tennessee up next.
The Huskies and Golden Eagles joined Iowa State and Tennessee in a group of ranked teams upset by unranked foes
The No. 1 seed in the region is Auburn, No. 2 Marquette, No. 3 Kentucky, and No. 4 Wisconsin. Louisville checks in as the No. 7 seed in the West (San Francisco) Region bracket, according to SB Nation.
All Times EST No. 7 Michigan St. (17-2) vs. Minnesota (11-9), 8 p.m. No. 8 Tennessee (17-3) vs. No. 12 Kentucky (14-5), 7 p.m. No. 9 Marquette (17-3) at Butler (9-11), 8:30 p.m. No. 11 Kansas
Michigan State moved up one spot to No. 7 and was followed by the Vols, who balanced out their close loss to Auburn by beating No. 14 Mississippi State. Marquette and Purdue — which beat then-No. 21 Michigan — rounded out the top 10.
The Post’s Zach Braziller provides a college basketball stock watch and look ahead to this week’s biggest games. Game of the Week Arkansas at No. 9 Kentucky, Saturday, 9 p.m. John Calipari returns to Rupp Arena in what will certainly be an emotionally charged environment.
No. 25 Louisville faces the Wake Forest Demon Deacons after Reyne Smith scored 30 points in Louisville's 98-73 win over the SMU Mustangs.
A Kentucky man who shot at Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg when he was a candidate in 2022 was sentenced Friday to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison after a tense sentencing hearing where Greenberg spoke of the harm the attack has caused.
The Texas A&M men’s basketball team fell remained No. 13 in the Associated Press Top 25, but fell two spots to No. 15 in the USA Today coaches poll.
No. 1 Auburn (18-1) did not play. Next: at LSU, Wednesday. No. 2 Duke (17-2) vs. NC State. Next: vs. North Carolina, Saturday.
No. 25 UConn (14-6) vs. DePaul (10-11), 8 p.m. No. 16 Oregon (16-4) at UCLA (14-6), 10:30 p.m. No. 18 Illinois (14-6) at Nebraska (12-8), 8:30 p.m. No. 19 Memphis (16-4) at Tulane (11-9), 9 p.m.
The top five spots in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll remain unchanged, with Auburn still the unanimous No. 1 selection, while St. John's and Memphis made the biggest