Kentucky vs. the field: Games left for each SEC basketball contender

The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team is alone in first place in the Southeastern Conference with three regular-season games remaining on the Wildcats’ schedule.

Entering play on Wednesday night, seven teams were mathematically within reach of tying or overtaking Kentucky for the lead, but time is running out. The regular season ends March 5, and the SEC Tournament begins March 9 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

If the regular season ended as things stood Wednesday morning, Kentucky would be the No. 1 seed in the tournament and play either Georgia or Alabama on Friday, March 11 at 1 p.m. EST.

Kentucky is seeking its 47th SEC regular-season championship and 29th league tournament title.

Here is a look at the games each contender faces the rest of the way:

Kentucky (11-4)

Feb. 27 at Vanderbilt

March 1 at Florida

March 5 vs. LSU

South Carolina (9-5)

Feb. 24 vs. Tennessee

Feb. 27 at Mississippi State

March 3 vs. Georgia

March 5 at Arkansas

Texas A&M (9-5)

Feb. 24 vs. Mississippi State

Feb. 27 at Missouri

March 1 at Auburn

March 5 vs. Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt (9-6)

Feb. 27 vs. Kentucky

March 1 vs. Tennessee

March 5 at Texas A&M

LSU (9-6)

Feb. 27 vs. Florida

March 1 vs. Missouri

March 5 at Kentucky

Ole Miss (8-7)

Feb. 27 at Georgia

March 2 vs. Mississippi State

March 5 at Tennessee

Florida (8-7)

Feb. 27 at LSU

March 1 vs. Kentucky

March 5 at Missouri

Georgia (7-7)

Feb. 24 at Auburn

Feb. 27 vs. Ole Miss

March 3 at South Carolina

March 5 vs. Alabama

This story was originally published February 24, 2016 at 1:16 PM with the headline "Kentucky vs. the field: Games left for each SEC basketball contender."