The Kentucky Wildcats and Ohio State Buckeyes will face off in the CBS Sports Classic this December at Madison Square Garden. The game is scheduled for December 21st at 5:30 pm ET. UCLA will also be playing against North Carolina in the other matchup of the four-team event, with that game starting at 3 pm ET.
This is shaping up to be another exciting top-25 matchup for the Wildcats in their non-conference schedule. Ohio State is currently ranked as high as 14th overall by NCAA.com’s Andy Katz, while Kentucky is ranked 20th as they head into Year 1 of the Mark Pope era.
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The CBS Sports Classic brings together four of the most successful college basketball programs in the nation. These four teams have a combined total of 26 national championships, with UCLA (11), Kentucky (eight), and North Carolina (six) ranking first, second, and third, respectively, in NCAA history. Additionally, all four programs have a total of 66 Final Four berths, with North Carolina leading with 21, followed by UCLA with 18, Kentucky with 17, and Ohio State with 10.
Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio State, and UCLA are among the winningest programs in college basketball history, totaling over
