Entering this week, Kentucky's best win on its résumé during the first month of the 2025-26 season came against Valparaiso , a team currently ranked No. 221 in the NET Rankings. In fact, all five of Kentucky's wins this season have come against opponents ranked in the lower half of the NET.

From 10,000 feet, all four of Kentucky's losses -- including a 94-59 loss to No. 11 Gonzaga at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Friday -- aren't a reason to go full-on panic mode, yet. Losing to Louisville, Michigan State, North Carolina and Gonzaga is not the end of the world when those teams are expected to be in the mix for the national title.

However, peeling back the layers on the lack of production thus far from Kentucky's high-priced roster and factoring in the expectations for Year 2

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