catmandoo
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posted 02-27-2020 07:35 PM
After some early-season stumbles, the Kentucky Wildcats are proving they’re now one of the most underrated teams in college basketball this season.
Even when they’re great, which is often, Kentucky basketball is annually one of the most overrated teams (and Duke) but this year, the Wildcats are actually one of the most underrated.
With a Nov. 12 loss to Evansville — a team that’s 9-20 on the season entering their Feb. 26 matchup — it appeared John Calipari‘s Kentucky Wildcats may not be constructed to compete in the upper-echelon of college basketball in the 2019-20 season.
But entering their Feb. 29 matchup against No. 15-ranked Auburn, the Wildcats have climbed to No. 8 in the latest AP Top 25 with a 23-5 overall record and 13-2 record in the SEC, good enough for a two-game lead in the conference. Yet, the horrid upset at the hands of Evansville, in addition to mishaps against inferior Utah and South Carolina teams, hangs over Kentucky like a dark cloud.
That cloud has cast such a strong shadow Kentucky is currently among the most underrated teams in college basketball. Yes, such a statement might seem outlandish for the No. 8 team in the country but it’s the absolute truth.
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