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Florida surges to No. 2 in ESPN rankings after keeping Alex Condon, adding Boogie Fland

ESPN ranks Kentucky second in SEC, bolstered by Otega Oweh's return and transfer additions

The Southeastern Conference was home to plenty of winners following last week’s NBA draft deadline, and Kentucky was certainly among them.

Otega Oweh’s decision to pull out of the draft and return to UK for one more season of college basketball cemented the Wildcats’ status as one of the top teams in the SEC — and the country — for the 2025-26 season.

Recent league juggernauts Alabama and Auburn got good news, too, with projected first-round pick Labaron Philon opting to return to the Crimson Tide and Tahaad Pettiford — another poss

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