Every future AP top 25 poll this season will just basically be this: #1 Kentucky Wildcats
#2-#25 teams that have been or eventually will be crushed by the Kentucky Wildcats. Or would be destroyed by UK if they ever did take the court against them. Kentucky is very good. They are also very polarizing, and that makes for great copy. John Calipari is the most polarizing figure in all of college sports, and he was correct last season when he said that Kentucky is the most over-analyzed team in the history of the sport.
The Kentucky Wildcats have the most dedicated, and zealous fan base in all of college sports. Because of all these factors, UK hoops is the only college program that received their own category in The Sports Bank year “most popular” listicles collection. Yes, only the Cats had enough interest and unique visitor counts (listed next to each link) to necessitate the list.
Kudos Big Blue Nation! Here’s the top four:
1. John Calipari reaffirms that he’s not taking the Lakers job 6,744
2. Julius Randle says he would have chosen college over the NBA 4,237
3. Megan Dills: most attract Kentucky Wildcats fan alive 3,567
4. Paul George injury inadvertently cancels Kentucky Wildcats alumni game 3,136
Here’s the year end archive:
-Five most popular Arturo Vidal to Man United rumor stories of 2014 (Dec 18th)
-Five most popular Juan Mata stories of 2014 (Dec 19th)
-Five most popular Louis van Gaal stories of 2014 (Dec 19th)
-Five most popular Angel Di Maria stories of 2014 (Dec 18th)
-Five most popular Jay Cutler stories of 2014 (Dec 18th)
-Ten most popular female sportscaster stories of 2014 (Dec 23rd)
-Five most popular Kentucky Wildcats stories of 2014 (Dec 22nd)
-Five most popular college basketball stories of 2014
-Five most popular college football stories of 2014
-Five most popular NFL stories of 2014 (not including the Jay Cutler list)
-Five most popular NBA stories of 2014
-Five most popular news/pop culture stories of 2014
-Top 20 search terms of 2014
-15 most popular overall
-5 most popular Liverpool
-5 most popular Chelsea
-5 most popular Arsenal
-5 most popular Tottenham
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