This weekend was carnage at the top of the men's college basketball rankings, as three top-ten teams fell to lesser competition.
No. 2 Duke was taken out by the NC State Wolfpack, No. 7 Arizona was stunned by Oregon State, and a banged-up No. 4 Wisconsin lost to Rutgers. Even the nation's top team Kentucky needed double-overtime to get past Texas A&M remain undefeated.
Still, undefeated Kentucky remains, the last team in college basketball that can say as such. When will Kentucky actually lose their first game, if ever? Here are the most likely possibilities remaining.
February 3 vs. Georgia
Pundits and opposing coaches alike agree that the best way to upset (or at least have a chance at upsetting) the Wildcats is to get them into a 3-point battle. The Bulldogs have the requisite shooters from deep, and if they pack their own defense into a zone and force UK into jump shots, they might catch them on a cold night.
February 7 at Florida
Florida seems to be trending upward at the right time after some early season struggles. Billy Donovan is one of the top coaches in the nation, and he has plenty of success against John Calipari in the past. The two squad's talent disparity makes this a longshot, but Donovan will have his guys ready to play.
February 10 at LSU
This is probably the game where Kentucky goes down. The Gators play the Wildcats tough but ultimately fall short (a 73-70 OT loss, e.g.), and then UK travels on the road to Baton Rouge to take on an underrated Tigers team on short rest. LSU isn't one of the best shooting teams in the country but they can rebound with the best of them (9th in the nation). If they control the glass and force Kentucky into a ton of one-look possessions, they can pull this off.
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