UK was voted No. 1 in both polls on Monday, and head coach John Calipari is telling his team not to shy away from it. “I want them to understand, this is not a burden. This is a badge of honor,” Calipari said. “Playing here, this is what you're trying to attain. Now, it's not when we want it. But we're there, now let's see how we perform.” Calipari said last week the top ranking would put a “bigger target” on UK. That may be true, but players still mentioned they want to keep an underdog mentality.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.