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4. Kentucky Wildcats (17-2)

Kentucky improved to a perfect 7-0 in the SEC last week. The Wildcats nearly blew a 12-point lead to Mississippi State but recovered and won 88-81. Then later in the week, Kentucky, who lost De’Aaron Fox in the first half to a sprained ankle, took down ranked South Carolina 85-69.

Malik Monk and Edrice Adebayo combined for 45 points in the win, as Kentucky showed how much better they are to the rest of the SEC. Even though South Carolina was 24th in the AP Poll, Kentucky’s win is more of a statement about how bad the SEC is than how good Kentucky is.

Besides, Kentucky had to go down to the wire with 12-6 Mississippi State and 9-10 Vanderbilt in the past couple of weeks. That said, the only thing John Calipari should fear about conference play this year is that his team plays down to competition because that’s the only way they won’t run the table.

Kentucky travels to Tennessee to take on the Volunteers this week before hosting the Kansas Jayhawks in the most anticipated matchup of the week.

For a young team that hasn’t had a tough schedule over the past month, the nation will be waiting to see how they respond against arguably the best team in the nation. This weekend is a chance for Kentucky to make the nation believers or show that they’re a product of a weak conference.