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.

As expected, Kentucky fell out of the top ten of both the AP and Coaches Polls after the loss to Vanderbilt. The Cats are No. 12 in the new AP Poll, down three spot from No. 9. They are also No. 12 in the new Coaches Poll.

The Kentucky Wildcats have lost two back-to-back games as the Alabama Crimson Tide won in Rupp Arena and the Wildcats lost to Vanderbilt in Nashville. As expected, the SEC schedule won't get any easier as the Wildcats will head to Knoxville to play the Tennessee Volunteers.

The biggest upset in college basketball over the weekend came long before Alabama tipped off against Kentucky in Lexington. In fact, it came 18 hours earlier when a member of Big Blue Nation went public and admitted the truth.

The latest edition of “Bracketology” is out, and it brought a noteworthy move for Alabama basketball after its defeat of Kentucky on Saturday.

During the Big 12’s nine-year reign, the league placed five teams in the Final Four. Oklahoma lost in the 2016 national semifinals. Kansas lost in the 2018 national semifinals. Texas Tech was the national runner-up to Virginia in the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Baylor won the 2021 national championship. Kansas won the 2022 national championship.

The Vols likely would catapult onto the No. 1 seed line with a win at Auburn, but it would carry weight beyond the immediate effect on bracketology. A win at Auburn would give Tennessee two marquee road wins on its NCAA Tournament profile come Selection Sunday. The other was a 66-64 win at Illinois On dec. 14.

ESPN's "College GameDay" is returning to the Plains for a fifth time this Saturday, ahead of a matchup with No. 6 Tennessee. Here's how Auburn basketball has fared with the show in town.

Vandy will get another opportunity to slow down a high-octane offense against the Wildcats, who are averaging 89.2 points per game, second in the nation behind Alabama. Kentucky ranks first in the SEC in field goals made per game (31.2), three-point baskets per game (10.2) and assists per game (18.7).

Auburn stays atop the polls after wins over Mississippi State and Georgia. The Tigers got all 62 of the first place votes in the AP Poll. The Tigers got 30 of t

The No. 1 Auburn Tigers host the No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers in an SEC showdown that could be the first of several meetings between the two.

Alabama basketball is the latest projected No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament after notching its second road win over a blue blood this season at Kentucky ... while rival Auburn, ranked first ...