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For NCAA men's basketball, it's time to put the Madness into March.
The Kentucky Wildcats (24-5,14-2) celebrated Leap Day by clinching the Southeastern Conference regular season championship outright with a 73-66 win over the Auburn Tigers.
It was Kentucky's first SEC title in three years (49th overall) and sixth under head coach John Calipari.
Now, with one week left in the regular season, the Wildcats are locked in with the No. 1 seed leading into the SEC tournament.
Auburn and LSU are ranked No. 2 and No.