Women's Basketball

Wildcats one of only four unranked teams in NCAA history to defeat a No. 1 team: With its 66-63 win over top-ranked Tennessee Thursday evening, Kentucky became one of only four unranked teams in women?s basketball history to defeat a No. 1 team.

The previous three upsets are listed below:

March 16, 1991 – Penn State finished No. 1 in the final AP poll. The Nittany Lions then fell at home to unranked James Madison, 73-71, in the second round of the NCAA tournament at State College. The loss, incidentally, helped pave the wave for UConn to eventually emerge from Philadelphia to advance to its first Final Four.

March 6, 1993 – Unranked Georgia beat No. 1 Tennessee, 73-72, in the second round of the SEC tournament in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Jan. 17, 1994 – Rutgers 87, No. 1 Tennessee 77 at Piscataway, N.J. An ice storm beset the region. The Scarlet Knights, then under Theresa Grentz, were at the other extreme shooting a torrid 80 percent through much of the first half to make headlines.

Limited Tickets Remain for Women?s Southeastern Conference Tournament: A limited number of all-session tournament books remain for the Southeastern Conference women?s basketball tournament to be held March 2-5 in North Little Rock, Ark. Approximately 150 books remain and can be purchased by calling the UK ticket office at 859-257-1818 or toll free at 1-800-928-CATS (2287). Tickets may also be purchased in Room 4 of Memorial Coliseum. Office hours are 9 a.m. ? 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

This year the SEC Women?s Basketball Tournament returns to Alltel Arena in North Little Rock, Ark. The winner of the 11-game tournament will receive the league?s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The tournament seeds and conference champion will be determined by the 14-game regular-season SEC schedule. The top four seeds earn a first-round bye.

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