Nineteen of the teams currently ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 poll will be in action Saturday as a stacked college basketball schedule takes center stage here in mid-January. The fun begins in Lexington when No. 8 Kentucky hosts No. 4 Alabama in a matchup of two of the top contenders to win the SEC.
Alabama is coming off its first loss in conference play earlier this week to Ole Miss, while Kentucky has won its last two games since losing to Georgia on the road. Auburn and Ole Miss remain the only teams from the SEC that have yet to lose a conference game heading into the weekend.
Later in the day, No. 9 Kansas hosts in-state rival Kansas Stateon CBS. The Jayhawks have won 18 straight at Allen Fieldhouse against the Wildcats and 27 of 28 home games in the series since …