Soaring Wildcats to face tough test

Having won 15 games in a row, including all but three by double digits, Kentucky has reached the point where it can leave everybody playing for second place or open up the race to challengers. Without question, the opponents the Wildcats will be facing over the next couple of weeks will be the best they have played since they took on North Carolina and Indiana in back-to-back games back in December. The Wildcats, who improved to 23-1 overall and 9-0 in the SEC with their 86-52 rout of South Carolina, first host second-place Florida, then go to Vanderbilt in their next two games. The Gators are 7-1 following their weekend win over the Commodores, who are 5-3. Next week, the Wildcats are host to Ole Miss, then take on a dangerous Mississippi State team in Starkville. By the time they get ready to host Vandy and Georgia to finish out the month, the Wildcats very well could have the SEC Tournament's No. 1 seed all wrapped up. What increases the likelihood of that happening is ...