Oscar Tshiebwe had 27 points and 15 rebounds for his 25th double-double of the season, and No. 7 Kentucky beat Florida 71-63 on Saturday to secure the No. 3 seed in next week’s Southeastern Conference Tournament.

Some people have made the argument the Southeastern Conference is the best men’s basketball league in the country this season.

Gonzaga, Arizona, Auburn, Purdue, Kansas and Kentucky, the six teams ahead of Duke in last week’s poll all lost Saturday.

Kellan Grady made seven 3s for a season-high 25 points, Oscar Tshiebwe added 21 points with 14 rebounds and No. 4 Kentucky rallied twice to top No. 25 Alabama 90-81 on Saturday.

TyTy Washington scored 15 points, Oscar Tshiebwe had 15 rebounds and No. 5 Kentucky won its fourth straight with a 66-55 victory over Alabama on Saturday night.

We’re 37 days from Selection Sunday for the 2022 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. That means the scrambling for seeding and a spot in the 68-team field upgrades into a daily discussion.

Keion Brooks scored 27 points as No. 12 Kentucky manhandled No. 5 Kansas 80-62 on Saturday night.

Ahead by 9 after Washington floated to the right side of the lane to make his second and final basket with 8:20 to play in the first half, the Wildcats wobbled to the finish line without him and lost at No. 2 Auburn, 80-71.

Kentucky fans are in a rush to look at NCAA Tournament bracket projections. Louisville fans have other things to do. Indiana fans have lost some of the gusto they had last week.

After winning their last four games by an average of 33.8 points, the question for John Calipari’s Kentucky basketball team was basic.