Kentucky is up 9 spots to No. 20 in NET Rankings today following yesterday’s shellacking of Auburn.
The Wildcats (20-9, 11-5 SEC) have significantly improved their NCAA Tournament profile in the last few weeks. Kentucky is now 5-7 in Quad 1 games and 6-0 in Quad 2 games.
Here’s a look at where the Cats stand heading into the last week of the regular season:
Record: 20-9
Quad 1: 5-7
Quad 2: 6-0
Quad 3: 3-1
Quad 4: 6-1
Good wins: at Tennessee, Tennessee, at Mississippi State, at Florida, Texas A&M
Bad loss: South Carolina
Things to watch out for:
– Auburn is No. 36; if they get back to No. 30 or higher, it becomes a Quad 1 win for Kentucky
– Michigan is No. 55, if they get to No. 50 or higher, it becomes a Quad 1 win for Kentucky
How the Quadrant system works:
Quadrant 1: Home 1-30, Neutral 1-50, Away 1-75.
Quadrant 2: Home 31-75, Neutral 51-100, Away 76-135.
Quadrant 3: Home 76-160, Neutral 101-200, Away 135-240.
Quadrant 4: Home 161-353, Neutral 201-353, Away 241-353.
KenPom Ranking: 22
Strength of Schedule: 16
This week:
– Vanderbilt (Quad 3) – this would be a devastating loss
– at Arkansas (Quad 1) – this would be an incredibly valuable win
