NCAA Tournament March Madness

#24 Kentucky

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Projected seed: 9

Kentucky sits where it does because its résumé pairs eye-catching road wins and solid home victories with a set of damaging neutral-site losses that force caution. The best moments — gritty wins at LSU and at Tennessee and home victories over Indiana and St John's — show the Wildcats can win away from home and collect quality scalps, while the worst moments — the lopsided neutral losses to Gonzaga and Michigan State and the setback at Louisville — reveal a vulnerability against top opponents that chips away at their standing. A slate of meaningful opportunities remains, from home tests against Texas and Mississippi to tough road trips to Vanderbilt, Arkansas and Florida, so those upcoming results will determine whether this profile tightens into a resume that commands respect or leaves room for skepticism.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Nicholls St225W77-51
11/7Valparaiso162W107-59
11/11@Louisville15L96-88
11/14E Illinois314W99-53
11/18(N)Michigan St9L83-66
11/21Loyola MD328W88-46
11/26Tennessee Tech333W104-54
12/2North Carolina35L67-64
12/5(N)Gonzaga6L94-59
12/9NC Central350W103-67
12/13Indiana37W72-60
12/20(N)St John's22W78-66
12/23Bellarmine292W99-85
1/3@Alabama17L89-74
1/7Missouri55L73-68
1/10Mississippi St83W92-68
1/14@LSU42W75-74
1/17@Tennessee23W80-78
1/21Texas4170%
1/24Mississippi6681%
1/27@Vanderbilt1629%
1/31@Arkansas2133%
2/4Oklahoma6080%
2/7Tennessee2357%
2/14@Florida1021%
2/17Georgia2562%
2/21@Auburn3042%
2/24@South Carolina7364%
2/28Vanderbilt1650%
3/3@Texas A&M3848%
3/7Florida1041%