{"id":1164039,"date":"2026-02-23T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/?p=1164039"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:40:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:40:00","slug":"monday-headlines-kentucky-in-the-college-basketball-rankings-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/monday-headlines-kentucky-in-the-college-basketball-rankings-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Headlines: Kentucky in the College Basketball Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Kentucky basketball continues to slide after dropping a third consecutive loss on Saturday night when they fell 75-74 at Auburn. The loss came after losing at Florida and then at home against Georgia last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">It\u2019s the program\u2019s first three-game losing streak in Southeastern Conference play since 2021 and could very well play a major part in the team falling short of making the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Kentucky has four league games left and is currently projected to play on Wednesday of the SEC Tournament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The feeling is that anything short of 2-2 over the final stretch of the regular season and at least 2 wins in the conference tournament could cause the Wildcats to watch the Big Dance from home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">However, the Wildcats are <a href=\"https:\/\/evanmiya.com\/?team_ratings\">somehow still inside the Top-25<\/a> of the EvanMiya rankings at No. 24 and are coming in at No. 29 in the latest polls from both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dratings.com\/teams\/ncaa-college-basketball-ratings\/3032-kentucky-wildcats\">DRatings<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/haslametrics.com\/\">Haslametrics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Kentucky will retake the court on Tuesday when they pay a visit to the South Carolina Gamecocks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/game\/_\/gameId\/401808260\/kentucky-south-carolina\">ESPN\u2019s Basketball Power Index<\/a>, the Wildcats are a sizable favorite with a 75.6% chance to win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Tip-off for Tuesday night\u2019s game is scheduled for 7 PM ET with coverage on the SEC Network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">For the women\u2019s team, they fell in another close game at Vanderbilt on Sunday to lose the season series, 2-0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">They\u2019ll stay on the road at Auburn on Thursday before ending their regular season against South Carolina at Historic Memorial Coliseum on Sunday.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\"><strong>Tweet of the Day<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p>Cason Wallace today<\/p>\n<p>20 PTS<br \/>10 AST (career high)<br \/>4-8 3PT<br \/>3 STL<br \/>1 TO <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3cZwHGYIlX\">pic.twitter.com\/3cZwHGYIlX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrandonRahbar\/status\/2025671918251053348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">How about that!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-none\"><strong>Headlines<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yoursportsedge.com\/2026\/02\/22\/crazy-season-gets-even-crazier-for-uk\/vaughts-views\/larryvaught\/\">Crazy Season Gets Even Crazier for UK \u2013 Vaught\u2019s Views<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">It\u2019s now or never.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/olympics\/story\/_\/id\/48005562\/jack-hughes-connor-hellebuyck-lift-us-olympic-hockey-gold\">Hughes, Hellebuyck lift U.S. to Olympic hockey gold \u2013 ESPN<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Simply incredible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/kentucky-wildcats\/news\/kentucky-falls-81-79-in-back-and-forth-affair-at-vandy\/\">Kentucky falls 81-79 in back and forth affair at Vandy \u2013 KSR<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Another heartbreaker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/48009691\/tyrese-haliburton-diagnosed-shingles-away-pacers\">Haliburton diagnosed with shingles, away from Pacers \u2013 ESPN<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Prayers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/kentucky-wildcats\/news\/mark-pope-can-sound-more-like-a-kentucky-fan-than-the-kentucky-coach\/\">Mark Pope can sound more like a UK fan than the UK coach \u2013 KSR<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">How do we feel abou this?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/news\/lakers-unveil-coach-pat-riley-statue-magic-johnson-shaquille-oneal-praise\/\">Lakers unveil Pat Riley statue \u2013 CBS Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Phil Jackson on deck?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/kentucky-wildcats\/news\/minnesota-timberwolves-waive-johnny-juzang\/\">Minnesota Timberwolves waive Johnny Juzang \u2013 KSR<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Anyone else know he was in the NBA?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-basketball\/news\/bracketology-ncaa-tournament-bracket-projections-duke-uconn\/\">Duke surges to No. 1 overall seed in NCAA Tournament projection \u2013 CBS Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">No surprise here.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/monday-headlines-kentucky-college-basketball-114000026.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/monday-headlines-kentucky-college-basketball-114000026.html<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kentucky basketball continues to slide after dropping a third consecutive loss on Saturday night when they fell 75-74 at Auburn. 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