The biggest upset in college basketball over the weekend came long before Alabama tipped off against Kentucky in Lexington. In fact, it came 18 hours earlier when a member of Big Blue Nation went public and admitted the truth.

No. 14 Mississippi State (16-4, 4-3) has lost three of its last five games with the setbacks all coming against ranked foes: then-No. 6 Kentucky, No. 1 Auburn and then-No. 6 Tennessee. The Bulldogs notched a 65-60 road victory in overtime versus South Carolina on Saturday. Alabama beat visiting LSU 80-73 on Saturday.

The latest edition of “Bracketology” is out, and it brought a noteworthy move for Alabama basketball after its defeat of Kentucky on Saturday.

The SEC held 10 of the 25 spots in the newest AP Top 25 poll in college basketball, including 3 of the top 5 spots.

The Kentucky Wildcats have lost two back-to-back games as the Alabama Crimson Tide won in Rupp Arena and the Wildcats lost to Vanderbilt in Nashville. As expect

Predictions, picks and odds as Mississippi State faces Alabama this college basketball season. Plus, injury updates and the latest news.

During the Big 12’s nine-year reign, the league placed five teams in the Final Four. Oklahoma lost in the 2016 national semifinals. Kansas lost in the 2018 national semifinals. Texas Tech was the national runner-up to Virginia in the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Baylor won the 2021 national championship. Kansas won the 2022 national championship.

The Vols likely would catapult onto the No. 1 seed line with a win at Auburn, but it would carry weight beyond the immediate effect on bracketology. A win at Auburn would give Tennessee two marquee road wins on its NCAA Tournament profile come Selection Sunday. The other was a 66-64 win at Illinois On dec. 14.

Auburn stays atop the polls after wins over Mississippi State and Georgia. The Tigers got all 62 of the first place votes in the AP Poll. The Tigers got 30 of t

Vandy will get another opportunity to slow down a high-octane offense against the Wildcats, who are averaging 89.2 points per game, second in the nation behind Alabama. Kentucky ranks first in the SEC in field goals made per game (31.2), three-point baskets per game (10.2) and assists per game (18.7).

Kentucky’s loss at Vanderbilt did more damage to its place in the SEC standings than its NCAA Tournament resume. The Cats entered Saturday’s game in Nashville at No. 13 in the NET Rankings. They’re No.

As expected, Kentucky fell out of the top ten of both the AP and Coaches Polls after the loss to Vanderbilt. The Cats are No. 12 in the new AP Poll, down three spot from No. 9. They are also No. 12 in the new Coaches Poll.