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SI Says Kentucky is Part of Two of College Basketball’s Biggest Rivalries

According to Sports Illustrated, Kentucky is part of two of college basketball top ten rivalries.

SI ranks Kentucky vs. Louisville No. 2 on the list behind North Carolina and Duke.

Kentucky vs. Indiana is No. 9 on the list. Kentucky vs. Florida also made the Honorable Mention list.

Here’s what SI says about both:

2. KENTUCKY VS. LOUISVILLE

Intra-state rivalries make up the majority of this list, and while the campuses of Louisville and Kentucky aren’t as close as Duke and UNC, their location in a college basketball-crazy state makes the annual Cardinals vs.