Kentucky is number 13 and Tennessee is ranked 17th in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll. Gonzaga is number one with UCLA, Kansas, Michigan and Villanova in this week’s top five.
Meanwhile, CJ Frederick will undergo surgery this week to repair a left hamstring injury and is likely to miss the rest of the season. Frederick-a Cincinnati native-joined the Wildcats after transferring from the University of Iowa earlier this year. Kentucky hosts Mount St. Mary’s in the second of a seven game home stand tomorrow night, with pregame coverage from Rupp Arena at 4:30 on Lite Rock 98.7 and lite987whop.com.