Kentucky is listed as a national championship contender by CBS Sports

Last season was a massive disappointment for the Kentucky Wildcats basketball team. They struggled against power conference teams, and suffered several blowout losses, including a second round NCAA Tournament loss to Iowa State where they weren't competitive. It was one of the worst seasons in recent school history, and one fans are hoping not to repeat this coming year.

To that end, coach Mark Pope went out and rebuilt the roster, adding players who fit what he wants to do, and who have lots of potential. He also landed one of the transfer portal's best players in sharpshooter Milan Momcilovic.The addition of Momcilovic, along with Alex Wilkins, Zoom Diallo, and others, resulted in Kentucky's transfer class being ranked as the third best in the country.

That ranking has led to CBS Sports calling the Wildcats one of 25 teams who are national championship contenders.Since 2018, per their report, every national champion has had either a top 20 recruiting class, a top 20 transfer class, or returned their top scorer. Obviously, Kentucky qualifies for the list based on their transfer class.

That terrific group of transfers joins returning talents like Kam Williams, Malachi Moreno, and Braydon Hawthorne to make up what could be Pope's most complete team yet. Kentucky hasn't been a true championship contender since well before John Calipari left, and Big Blue Nation is desperate to change that. Could this be the year they make a deep run in March?

CBS Sports thinks they can.This article originally appeared on UK Wildcats Wire: Kentucky is listed as a national championship contender by CBS Sports