The Cats had a slow week, but the aura of power still remains. At least according to ESPN, here is what they have to say about UK in their power rankings.
[I][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana]Kentucky is the national favorite, but Florida’s dominant play at Arkansas and Vanderbilt’s complete game at Ole Miss should give hope that the SEC has three teams with the potential of Elite Eight appearances. [/FONT][/COLOR]
[B]1. Kentucky:[/B][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana] The Wildcats had one game last week and got off to a sluggish start against Ole Miss. But that was over quickly in the second half. Seeing [/FONT][/COLOR][URL=”http://sports.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/51540/terrence-jones”]Terrence Jones[/URL][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana] and [/FONT][/COLOR][URL=”http://sports.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/41836/darius-miller”]Darius Miller[/URL][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana] star for the Wildcats is yet another indicator of the talent depth of this squad. So much has been made, and rightfully so, of freshmen [/FONT][/COLOR][URL=”http://sports.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/56353/anthony-davis”]Anthony Davis[/URL][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana] and [/FONT][/COLOR][URL=”http://sports.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/56352/michael-kidd-gilchrist”]Michael Kidd-Gilchrist[/URL][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana] as well as the development of [/FONT][/COLOR][URL=”http://sports.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/56354/marquis-teague”]Marquis Teague[/URL][/I][COLOR=#333333][FONT=verdana][I]. But the play of veterans (yes, sophomores qualify as veterans at UK) will ultimately decide Kentucky’s title fate.[/I]
For the rest of the rankings, click [URL=”http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/49346/conference-power-rankings-sec-11″]here[/URL].
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