Men’s basketball: Following a buzzer-beating 73-72 loss at Indiana, Kentucky fell from its perch atop both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The Wildcats check in at No. 3 in each. Four other Southeastern Conference teams are also ranked: Florida (No. 13/13), Mississippi State (No. 17/16), Alabama (No. 23/21), and Vanderbilt (No. 25/25). I know it’s only December, but UK checks in at No. 8 in the RPI according to RealTimeRPI.com.Women’s basketball: Sporting a perfect record through 10 games and a pair of wins against top-15 opponents in the last 10 days, UK Hoops is No. 8 according to the AP and No. 7 according to coaches. The Wildcats will have a chance to pick up a third marquee win in the non-conference as they travel to South Bend, Ind., for their second road game of the season against third-ranked Notre Dame. Also, congratulations to junior guard A’dia Mathies for being named National Player of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association.

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