Kentucky upsets UT; Drake is for real

So much for #1 Memphis and #3 Tennessee winning out until their meeting in the Jay Johnson Invitational next month. The Vols, newly dubbed by the AP as the nation's third-best team, promptly lost to sub-.500 Kentucky last night, 72-66. Not even Bruce Pearl's orange blazer could save UT from losing to the team that lost to Gardner-Webb (which, incidentally, is now 8-11 overall, 2-3 in the Atlantic Sun).

At this rate of poll attrition, Dickie V's triumphant return could be at a #1 vs. #2 game between Duke and UNC (currently #4 and #5, soon to be #3 and #4). Though I'm not sure who Memphis is going to lose to between now and then, unless maybe... Gonzaga this Saturday? Hey, it could happen. Go Zags!!

Meanwhile, Andy Katz says Tuesday's most significant result was not UK over UT, but Drake over Creighton, at Creighton, in overtime. Up the Bulldogs!

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