LEXINGTON, KY — No. 9 Kentucky isn't a team any program wants to face after a surprising loss like the No. 5 Crimson Tide's to Ole Miss earlier in the week. Especially a team like Alabama ...

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.

In particular, Alabama attacked a trio of Kentucky guards — Koby Brea, Jaxson Robinson and Travis Perry — and had a great deal of success doing so. Wildcats head coach Mark Pope noticed it, but there wasn't much he or his team could do about it.

No. 6 Kentucky won at No. 14 Mississippi State ( 95-90). Dropped to No. 8 due to a loss at Georgia the prior week, UK then came home to beat No. 11 Texas A&M (81-69) but lost 102-97 to No. 4 Alabama.

Alabama basketball usually has the edge in depth, but Kentucky's bench proved a challenge in win at Rupp Arena. Can Tide find more contributors?

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville men's basketball team is climbing the rankings after throttling SMU last week. The Cardinals (15-5, 8-1 ACC) were ranked No. 21 in Monday's AP Top 25 poll, up four spots from last week. This is the highest the team has been ranked since they were 16th in January 2021.

Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide exploit a UK vulnerability in handing Mark Pope his first home loss as the Wildcats’ head coach.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Alabama’s Grant Nelson (4) drives on Kentucky’s Andrew Carr, right, during the second half of an NCAA ...

Alabama basketball turned up the heat on Kentucky for a road win at Rupp Arena. The Tide turns things around after a listless loss to Ole Miss.

Holy Cross at Boston U., 7 p.m. Towson at Northeastern, 9 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at Alcorn St., 6 p.m. Southern Miss. at Troy, 6 p.m. Houston Christian at SE Louisiana, 7 p.m.

We’re approaching the mid-way point of the conference season — and we’re seeing separation in several power conferences.

While still building UK basketball's 2025 recruiting class, Mark Pope and his staff have kept tabs on 2026. These 10 players have offers from Kentucky