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Cats Top ESPN’s SEC Power Rankings…and How.

Andy Katz does the weekly conference power rankings for ESPN, and the noteworthy part of the SEC edition isn’t so much that UK is #1, but what Katz, like many others, is now saying about the Cats.

[I][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana]The SEC waited to see how Kentucky would fare with “College GameDay” at fired-up Vanderbilt in what appeared to be UK’s toughest road test to date. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana]Well, the Wildcats passed — and now the SEC must deal with the fact that Big Blue could run the table and win the conference handily. There are no givens, but UK appears to be as much of a lock as any other favorite in the country to win its league title. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[B]1. Kentucky:[/B][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana] The one potential problem for the Wildcats was at the point. Well, [/FONT][/COLOR][URL=”http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=56354″]Marquis Teague[/URL][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana] played one of his best games of the season at Vanderbilt, dishing out eight assists. If Teague can distribute the ball, make smart decisions and not turn the ball over, the Cats have a legit shot to win the national title, not just cruise to an undefeated SEC record. [/FONT][/COLOR]
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You might want to put something in hawk and get a ticket to see the show UK is putting on these days, they won’t be in town forever.

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