The Kentucky basketball roster is nearly set, with one piece still to be added. As for who they will play, we already know Kentucky’s non-conference schedule, which includes a number of top 25 teams, and now, the conference schedule has been released. Who will Kentucky face in the SEC in Rupp and who will they travel to?
There are no dates and times available just yet, but we now know Kentucky’s home and away opponents for the upcoming season. Let’s check out the schedule:
Home
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
LSU
Ole Miss
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt
Away
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi State
Missouri
Ole Miss
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
Vanderbilt
As you can see, there are some interesting matchups that have come about with this schedule release, including traveling to Texas and Florida, who are both top teams heading into next season. Kentucky’s three home-and-away opponents are Ole Miss, Tennessee and Vandy, but the biggest development has to do with John Calipari and Arkansas traveling to Rupp Arena. The last time Arkansas came to town, things did not go well for Kentucky, but it did on the road last season. This matchup is going to be another highly-anticipated one.
Kentucky has plenty of talent on its roster. They should finish among the top of the league, especially with how well the roster seems to fit Mark Pope’s system, after finishing near the back-half last season. Florida is seen as the best team in the country heading into the season, Texas among the top five, both Tennessee and Vandy among the top 15 and Alabama in the top 20 in SI’s preseason rankings…