The AP Preseason Men's Basketball Has Been Released

Teams of interest to UK fans:

1.  Florida

2.  Duke

7.  Texas

8.  Tennessee

11.  Louisville

12.  Arkansas

13.  St. John's

17.  Kansas

20.  Alabama

23.  Kentucky

24.  Vanderbilt

25.  Brigham Young

I predict that when the NCAA Tournament begins, UK will be unranked and Vandy will be in the top 20.

Classic SEC Football Standings (according to the CBS Rankings)

It's really close at the top:

4.  Georgia:  6-1

8.  Mississippi:  5-1

10.  Tennessee:  6-1

12.  Alabama:  5-2

13.  Kentucky:  6-1

18.  Louisiana St:  5-2

24.  Florida:  5-2

25.  Mississippi St:   4-2

30.  Auburn:  4-2

76.  Georgia Tech:  2-4

88.  Vanderbilt:  3-4

95.  Tulane:  3-3

Month of MLB: Day Twenty-One

When the A.L.C.S. started, I thought Tampa Bay would win in five games.  Now it looks like it will take six.  After falling behind two games to one, Tampa Bay has dominated the last two games, winning 7-3 and 3-1 in Cleveland to take a 3-2 lead in the series.  They should finish Cleveland off tonight.  Cleveland has stopped hitting, and that's usually a sign that your season is coming to an end.

Month of MLB: Day Twenty

The Rays and Guardians were rained out on Friday night, and then Tampa Bay rolled to a 7-3 victory last night that tied the A.L.C.S. at two games apiece.  Today, Game Five of the A.L.C.S. will start at 4:08 P.M. Central Time on TBS.  That will give you time to finish watching the noon NFL games, and you'll still get to watch the second half of the Packers and the Cowboys in the evening, so I'm really happy with this timing.

Also, today we get the new AP College Football Poll, and I am really curious to see what they do after yesterday's craziness.  But we would be remiss not to point out that the University of Kentucky is tied for first place in the SEC in October, and I don't think that has ever happened before in my lifetime.  The Cats are 4-1.  They lost to Alabama, but they have beaten Texas A & M, South Carolina, Louisiana St., and Oklahoma.  Just amazing stuff.

Month of MLB: Day Eighteen

For the second year in a row, the N.L.C.S. ends in a sweep.  Last year, the Dodgers swept the Brewers.  This year, the Brewers swept the Dodgers.  After falling behind 4-0 thanks to a three-run homer by Shohei Ohtani, the Brewers stormed back for a 6-4 victory.  Milwaukee, which dominated Los Angeles from beginning to end, captures its first pennant since 1982, when the Brewers were still in the American League.  This will be Milwaukee's fourth trip to the World Series, after the visits by Milwaukee Braves in 1957 and 1958, as well as the Brewers' appearance in 1982.

In the American League, Cleveland leads Tampa Bay 2-1.  They will play Game Four tonight in Cleveland at 7 PM Central.