This hasn't been a great year for college basketball in terms of top-heavy teams, and that's allowed for teams with 5-6 losses to still be labeled as national title contenders.
The Kentucky Wildcats are among them, and so too are one of the teams they beat earlier this season with they were far from the team we've seen recently. Sports Illustrated did their annual Magic Eight, which lists the eight teams capable of winning it all this season.
Kentucky, Duke, North Carolina, Kansas, Michigan State, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Virginia made his list.