Who's the best non-conference team in the Calipari Era?

Who’s the best non-conference team in the Calipari Era?

NEW ORLEANS - MARCH 20: John Wall #11, Demarcus Cousins #15, DeAndre Liggins #34 and Eric Bledsoe #24 of the Kentucky Wildcats react to their 90-60 win over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during the second round of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament at the New Orleans Arena on March 20, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Dave Martin/Getty Images) /

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In light of this season’s recent struggles in non-conference play, let’s breakdown how they fair against other Calipari era Kentucky squads. We rank Cal’s best squads from 1 to 10, comparing the stats to this season.

This season’s non-conference play has been pretty tame. That is, until now. The Wildcats are set to face off against two top-five teams in Ohio State and Louisville. The success of the 2019-2020 squad is at a major crossroads. No matter which way you slice it, this team MUST steal a win – or two – from these teams in order to keep their season alive.

So, let’s get into it.

We are going to breakdown the top-10 best Kentucky regular-season non-conference teams in the Calipari era. We will hash out total non-conference record, losses, key wins, and season outcome and compare these teams with this season’s current marks.

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