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Kentucky men’s basketball continues to excel against ranked opponents ahead of No. 4 Alabama showdown

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No. 8 Kentucky men’s basketball improved to 14-3 overall and 3-1 in SEC play on Tuesday night after beating No. 11 Texas A&M 81-69 inside of Rupp Arena.

Through the first 17 games, Kentucky has manufactured a pretty solid resume, holding the current No. 12 spot in the NET rankings with a 6-3 quad-one record, 2-0 quad-three record and a 6-0 quad-four record.

UK’s six quad-one victories is the third most in the nation behind the Auburn Tigers and Oregon Ducks, who each have seven.

The three losses came at Clemson on Dec. 3, against Ohio State on Dec.