John Calipari's 2013-14 Wildcats compare best to his 2010-11 team, which contained his usual roster of future professionals, but none that were projected to go number one (unlike two of the other three teams he coached that had John Wall and Anthony Davis, respectively). That team, led by future first round picks Brandon Knight and Terrance Jones, struggled at points in the regular season just as the current version has, losing eight games and finishing with a conference record of 10-6.

But they would make a runy to that year's final four -- further than the previous year's team consisting of John Wall, Demarcus Cousins, and Eric Bledsoe, all current or rising NBA stars (while Knight and Jones are role players).

You could easily see today's #17 Kentucky Wildcats (21-6, 11-3), who were once #1 Kentucky before the season began, matching the 2010-11 team. When you bring in five of the most highly regarded high schoolers in the country, you're always going to have that chance. But when those five high schoolers turn out to be Julius Randle, Knight, Jones, Doron Lomb and not Wall, Davis, and Cousins, you're not going to steamroll teams in the regular season.

As Kentucky's current ranking indicates, they've been good this year, but not elite. Their best win was against #7 Louisville (23-4), while they lost chances to impress the country in losses to Michigan State, North Carolina, and at home against Florida. They also lost to tonight's opponent (7:00 pm EST on ESPN), Arkansas (18-9, 7-7), when the two last played on the Razorback's home court. Tonight's game is in Kentucky, where Arkansas hasn't won since 1993-94 -- a stat likely part of whatever algorithm Vegas uses to make spreads. Accordingly, they'll be 10.5 point underdogs. I'm going to stick with my theme and pick the 'Backs.

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Record: 20-31 (Goal is to avoid 30 40 losses this year, C'mon!)

Butler @ Creighton: L (picked Butler, +10.5)

UConn @ Memphis: L (picked Memphis, -7.5)

Depaul @ Villanova: W (picked Villanova, -17.5)

Pittsburg @ Syracuse: L (picked Syracuse, -5.5)

Creighton @ Villanova: L (picked Villanova, -6.5)

Baylor @ Kansas: W (picked Baylor, + 10.5)

Indiana @ Michigan State: L (picked Michigan State, -12)

Iowa @ Michigan: L (picked Iowa, + 1.5)

Colorado @ Arizona: W (picked Colorado, + 14.5)

Illinois @ Ohio State: W (picked Illinois, + 11)

Michigan @ Michigan State: W (picked Michigan, + 4.5)

Villanova @ Marquette: W (picked Villanova, -3)

Utah @ Arizona: W (picked Utah, + 15)

Oklahoma @ Oklahoma State: W (picked Oklahoma, + 4.5)

Villanova @ Georgetown: L (picked Villanova, -6.5)

Michigan State @ Iowa: W (picked Michigan State, + 5)

St. John's @ Creighton: W (picked St. John's, + 12)

Iowa State @ Kansas: L (picked Iowa State, + 8.5)

Syracuse @ Wake Forest: L (picked Syracuse, -10)

Purdue @ Michigan: L (picked Michigan, -12)

Florida @ Mississippi State: W (picked Miss. State, + 15)

Duke @ Syracuse: L (picked Syracuse, -3)

Xavier @ Villanova: L (picked Xavier, + 10)

Nebraska @ Michigan: L (picked Nebraska, + 13)

Boston College @ Virginia: L (picked Virginia, -13)

Oregon @ Arizona: L (picked Arizona, -11)

Oklahamo State @ Texas Tech: W (picked Texas Tech, + 6.5)

West Virginia @ Kansas: L (picked WVU, + 14)

Maryland @ Virginia: L (picked Virginia, -11)

Iowa State @ West Virginia: L (picked Iowa State, - 1.5)

Michigan @ Ohio State: L (picked Ohio State, -3.5)

Florida @ Tennessee: W (picked Florida, - 1.5)

Syracuse @ Pittsburg: W (picked Syracuse, + 2.5 -- absurd line)

Villanova @ Depaul: W (picked Villanova, -14)

Creighton @ Butler: L (picked Creighton, -8.5)

West Virginia @ Texas: W (picked Texas, -6)

Florida @ Kentucky: L (picked Kentucy, -2)

VCU @ Saint Louis: W (picked VCU, +4.5)

Villanova @ Creighton: L (picked Villanova, -3.5)

Texas @ Iowa State: L (picked Texas, +6)

Villanova @ Providence: L (picked Villanova, -4.5)

Wichita State @ Loyola: L (picked Loyola, + 13.5)

Creighton @ Marquette: W (picked Creighton, -3)

Gonzaga @ BYU: L (picked Gonzaga, +2)

Duke @ North Carolina: L (picked Duke, -2)

St. John's @ Villanova: W (picked St. John's, + 8.5)

Seton Hall @ Creighton: L (picked Creighton, -13.5)

Syracuse @ Maryland: L (picked Syracuse, -4.5

Indiana @ Wisconsin: W (picked Wisconsin, -10.5)

Butler @ Villanova: L (picked Villanova, -14.5)

North Carolina @ North Carolina State: L (picked UNC, -4)