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2017-18 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-11 (10-8, 4th in SEC MBB)

Rank: 18th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: John Calipari

PS/G: 76.8 (87th of 351)

PA/G: 70.2 (116th of 351)

SRS: 17.24 (16th of 351)

SOS: 10.73 (3rd of 351)

ORtg: 109.6 (72nd of 351)

DRtg: 100.3 (101st of 351)

Preseason Odds: Championship +1050

NCAA Tournament: (#5 seed in South)
Won South First Round (78-73) versus #12 Davidson
Won South Second Round (95-75) versus #13 Buffalo
Lost South Regional Semifinal (61-58) versus #9 Kansas State

SEC Tourney Champ

AP Poll Summary

2017-18 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/13	11/20	11/27	12/4	12/11	12/18	12/25	1/1	1/8	1/15	1/22	1/29	2/5	2/12	2/19	2/26	3/5	Final
Kentucky	5	7	8	7	8	8	7	16	17	21	18	-	21	24	-	-	23	-	18

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Time	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 10, 2017	7:00p	REG		Utah Valley	WAC	5.08	W	73	63		1	0	W 1	Rupp Arena
2	Sun, Nov 12, 2017	3:30p	REG		Vermont	AEC	4.90	W	73	69		2	0	W 2	Rupp Arena
3	Tue, Nov 14, 2017	9:30p	REG	N	Kansas (4)	Big 12	21.39	L	61	65		2	1	L 1	United Center
4	Fri, Nov 17, 2017	7:00p	REG		East Tennessee State	Southern	3.72	W	78	61		3	1	W 1	Rupp Arena
5	Mon, Nov 20, 2017	8:00p	REG		Troy	Sun Belt	-1.50	W	70	62		4	1	W 2	Rupp Arena
6	Wed, Nov 22, 2017	8:00p	REG		Purdue Fort Wayne	Summit	-1.48	W	86	67		5	1	W 3	Rupp Arena
7	Sun, Nov 26, 2017	6:00p	REG		Illinois-Chicago	Horizon	-2.91	W	107	73		6	1	W 4	Rupp Arena
8	Sat, Dec 2, 2017	3:30p	REG		Harvard	Ivy	-0.28	W	79	70		7	1	W 5	Rupp Arena
9	Sat, Dec 9, 2017	12:00p	REG	N	Monmouth	MAAC	-2.41	W	93	76		8	1	W 6	Madison Square Garden (IV)
10	Sat, Dec 16, 2017	2:00p	REG		Virginia Tech	ACC	14.35	W	93	86		9	1	W 7	Rupp Arena
11	Sat, Dec 23, 2017	4:00p	REG	N	UCLA	Pac-12	12.07	L	75	83		9	2	L 1	Smoothie King Center
12	Fri, Dec 29, 2017	1:00p	REG		Louisville	ACC	14.30	W	90	61		10	2	W 1	Rupp Arena
13	Sun, Dec 31, 2017	6:00p	REG		Georgia	SEC	10.24	W	66	61		11	2	W 2	Rupp Arena
14	Wed, Jan 3, 2018	8:30p	REG	@	Louisiana State	SEC	10.93	W	74	71		12	2	W 3	Maravich Assembly Center
15	Sat, Jan 6, 2018	9:00p	REG	@	Tennessee (23)	SEC	18.20	L	65	76		12	3	L 1	Thompson-Boling Arena
16	Tue, Jan 9, 2018	7:00p	REG		Texas A&M	SEC	15.30	W	74	73		13	3	W 1	Rupp Arena
17	Sat, Jan 13, 2018	4:00p	REG	@	Vanderbilt	SEC	8.52	W	74	67		14	3	W 2	Memorial Gymnasium
18	Tue, Jan 16, 2018	9:00p	REG	@	South Carolina	SEC	9.45	L	68	76		14	4	L 1	Colonial Life Arena
19	Sat, Jan 20, 2018	8:15p	REG		Florida	SEC	16.66	L	64	66		14	5	L 2	Rupp Arena
20	Tue, Jan 23, 2018	9:00p	REG		Mississippi State	SEC	11.71	W	78	65		15	5	W 1	Rupp Arena
21	Sat, Jan 27, 2018	7:00p	REG	@	West Virginia (7)	Big 12	19.89	W	83	76		16	5	W 2	WVU Coliseum
22	Tue, Jan 30, 2018	9:00p	REG		Vanderbilt	SEC	8.52	W	83	81	OT	17	5	W 3	Rupp Arena
23	Sat, Feb 3, 2018	2:00p	REG	@	Missouri	SEC	13.81	L	60	69		17	6	L 1	Mizzou Arena
24	Tue, Feb 6, 2018	7:00p	REG		Tennessee (15)	SEC	18.20	L	59	61		17	7	L 2	Rupp Arena
25	Sat, Feb 10, 2018	8:15p	REG	@	Texas A&M	SEC	15.30	L	74	85		17	8	L 3	Reed Arena
26	Wed, Feb 14, 2018	9:00p	REG	@	Auburn (10)	SEC	15.97	L	66	76		17	9	L 4	Auburn Arena
27	Sat, Feb 17, 2018	2:00p	REG		Alabama	SEC	12.34	W	81	71		18	9	W 1	Rupp Arena
28	Tue, Feb 20, 2018	9:00p	REG	@	Arkansas	SEC	14.76	W	87	72		19	9	W 2	Bud Walton Arena
29	Sat, Feb 24, 2018	8:15p	REG		Missouri	SEC	13.81	W	87	66		20	9	W 3	Rupp Arena
30	Wed, Feb 28, 2018	7:00p	REG		Mississippi	SEC	6.85	W	96	78		21	9	W 4	Rupp Arena
31	Sat, Mar 3, 2018	12:00p	REG	@	Florida	SEC	16.66	L	67	80		21	10	L 1	Stephen C. O''Connell Center
G	Date	Time	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
32	Fri, Mar 9, 2018	3:25p	CTOURN	N	Georgia	SEC	10.24	W	62	49		22	10	W 1	Scottrade Center
33	Sat, Mar 10, 2018	1:00p	CTOURN	N	Alabama	SEC	12.34	W	86	63		23	10	W 2	Scottrade Center
34	Sun, Mar 11, 2018	1:00p	CTOURN	N	Tennessee (13)	SEC	18.20	W	77	72		24	10	W 3	Scottrade Center
G	Date	Time	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
35	Thu, Mar 15, 2018	7:10p	NCAA	N	Davidson	A-10	11.02	W	78	73		25	10	W 4	Taco Bell Arena
36	Sat, Mar 17, 2018	5:15p	NCAA	N	Buffalo	MAC	7.99	W	95	75		26	10	W 5	Taco Bell Arena
37	Thu, Mar 22, 2018	9:45p	NCAA	N	Kansas State	Big 12	12.85	L	58	61		26	11	L 1	State Farm Arena