Sunday's home game against Providence (5-0) begins a challenging trek for the top-ranked Wildcats (6-0). Kentucky takes on No. 7 Texas in next Friday's SEC/Big 12 Challenge. After that: Eastern Kentucky, No. 5 North Carolina, No. 22 UCLA in Chicago and rival and sixth-ranked Louisville.
Wins probably won't come easy during that gauntlet after Kentucky's talented platoons ran through the early tuneups. Even with slow starts against Buffalo and Boston University, the Wildcats have won by an average margin of 36.5 points and held their last three opponents below 30 percent shooting.
