A strange role reversal unfolded at Auburn Arena Wednesday night.
Usually, it would be heralded Kentucky and unranked Auburn squaring off. But for the first time since Feb. 4, 1987, UK was not ranked and Auburn was a top-25 team. With Auburn coming in at No. 10, it marked only the second time in the history of rankings that the Tigers were in the top 10 and Kentucky unranked. The only previous time came on Feb. 23, 1963.
Basketball historians may note: Kentucky won both games. Some things – like UK’s dominance over Auburn – are practically seamless and eternal.