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.

Jaxson Robinson scored 22 points to lead No. 8 Kentucky to an 81-69 victory over 11th-ranked Texas A&M on Tuesday night.

Kentucky women's basketball went 1-1 last week and suffered its first SEC loss this season. The Wildcats lost to host Texas A&M, 61-55, on Thursday. They shot under 40% for the second time this season. The Cats are now 0-2 when they score fewer than 60 points.

Vanderbilt have become upset specialists on the football field and basketball court. Days after downing Tennessee, the Commodores shocked No. 9 Kentucky. Just when it looked like the Kentucky Wildcats were coming into their own under Mark Pope, they took a tumble.

The Texas A&M men's basketball team fights hard, but drop second straight SEC matchup to Kentucky Wildcats in nationally televised game Jan. 14, 2025.

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.

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Auburn (1), Alabama (4), Florida (6), Tennessee (8), Kentucky (12), Mississippi State (13), Texas A&M (15), Missouri (21) and Ole Miss (23) are ranked in the top 25 from the SEC. The entire USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll can be viewed here.

At Rupp Arena, No. 11 Texas A&M (13-4, 2-2 SEC) went into halftime down just three points Tuesday but ultimately suffered a double-digit defeat, 81-69, to No. 9 Kentucky (14-3, 3-1). Thanks to an ...

Holding serve at home is critical to the SEC's chances of packing the bracket, and two prominent bubble-bound squads are helping the cause.

Kenny Brooks always tells his roster that “life is 10% what happens to you, 90% is how you deal with it,” and the No. 11 Kentucky women’s basketball team put that into action in its 89-69 bounce-back victory against Arkansas on Sunday afternoon at Memorial Coliseum.