Kentucky is No. 1 and Done

The Kentucky Wildcats, the final remaining unbeaten and No. 1-ranked college basketball team in the land, suffered their first loss of the season Tuesday night at South Carolina, 68-62.

The Gamecocks got another stellar performance from the SEC’s leading scorer, senior guard Devan Downey, who led South Carolina with 30 points and is averaging 22.4 per game this year.

Even with this loss, Kentucky is clearly the best team in the weak-ass SEC. When they failed to convert on numerous easy opportunities, the Wildcats propensity for letting less-talented teams hang around finally bite them in the ass.

The Wildcats return home for a Sunday afternoon ESPN game against #23 Vanderbilt, just how the Wildcats respond to their first bit of adversity this season will tell us a lot about this young squad’s chances come March.

SportsFags top four teams right now:

1. Kansas
2. Syracuse
3. Texas
4. Kentucky