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Wildcats have 2nd Toughest Non-Conference Schedule in SEC

John Calipari might have taken some heat from the media for not scheduling Indiana this season, but the Kentucky non-conference basketball slate is definitely a tough one.

ESPN’s Myron Medcalf ranks the schedule on a scale of 9 out of 10, which only ranks behind Florida in the SEC.

KENTUCKY

Toughest: Duke (Nov. 13 in Atlanta), Baylor (Dec. 1), at Notre Dame (Nov. 29), at Louisville (Dec. 29)
Next-toughest: vs. Maryland (Nov. 9 in Brooklyn), Marshall (Dec. 22)
The rest: Lafayette (Nov. 16), Morehead State (Nov. 21), LIU-Brooklyn (Nov. 23), Samford (Dec. 4), Portland (Dec. 8), Lipscomb (Dec. 15), Eastern Michigan (Jan. 2)
Toughness scale (1-10): 9 — John Calipari recruits big and he plays big, too. His latest one-and-done crew won’t catch any breaks with a neutral-site matchup against Duke in the Champions Classic and a home game against Baylor. In-state rival Louisville could be the favorite to win the national title, plus they travel to Notre Dame as part of the SEC/Big East Challenge. Baptism by fire for the youngsters.

I love the schedule being tough, I just wish there were more of them in Rupp Arena.

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