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

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.

CBS Sports college basketball writer Gary Parrish has made significant midweek changes to his Top 25 and 1 rankings.

Kentucky's Ansley Almonor and Koby Brea, forced into the starting lineup because of key injuries, helped lead the Cats past host Tennessee on Tuesday.