For Kentucky, the game before The Game was a tough one on paper — a Tuesday night road contest against Rick Barnes' Tennessee Vols, who were ranked No. 1 in the country just a few weeks ago and listed as 10.

There's been a major shakeup in this week's men's college basketball top 10 power rankings as Purdue has vaulted onto the list.

Tennessee basketball spent five weeks ranked No. 1 before falling in the polls in recent weeks following its first three losses.