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SEC Dominates College Basketball Amid Kentucky's Tolly-Ho Closure

12/31/2025

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The SEC remains the top college basketball conference per KenPom.com, with only one top-10 team.
Alabama is ranked 15th and beat Yale 102-78 without Labaron Philon, who is expected to return for SEC opener vs Kentucky.
Kentucky is ranked 21st and on a four-game winning streak and will face Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
Tolly-Ho, a popular Lexington late-night eatery since 1971 that has served University of Kentucky students, will close.

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Story summary

The SEC remains the top college basketball conference per KenPom.com, with only one top-10 team.
Alabama is ranked 15th and beat Yale 102-78 without Labaron Philon, who is expected to return for SEC opener vs Kentucky.
Kentucky is ranked 21st and on a four-game winning streak and will face Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
Tolly-Ho, a popular Lexington late-night eatery since 1971 that has served University of Kentucky students, will close.