NCAA Tournament March Madness

#26 Kentucky

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Projected seed: 6

Kentucky’s résumé reads like a team with obvious upside but troubling lapses, which is exactly why it lands in the middle of the bracket picture. The Wildcats have résumé-building wins away at Tennessee, LSU and Arkansas and a statement neutral-site victory over St John’s plus quality home wins over Texas and Indiana, all of which show they can beat top opponents in hostile settings. Those high points are tempered by ugly losses at Louisville and in that neutral meeting with Gonzaga and by damaging slips at Vanderbilt, Alabama and Missouri that create real consistency questions. Convincing blowouts of low-major foes help the profile but do not erase the bad losses, so the regular-season trip to Florida is the final clear chance to turn upside into a steadier résumé.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Nicholls St240W77-51
11/7Valparaiso156W107-59
11/11@Louisville17L96-88
11/14E Illinois324W99-53
11/18(N)Michigan St10L83-66
11/21Loyola MD326W88-46
11/26Tennessee Tech313W104-54
12/2North Carolina29L67-64
12/5(N)Gonzaga11L94-59
12/9NC Central353W103-67
12/13Indiana41W72-60
12/20(N)St John's21W78-66
12/23Bellarmine281W99-85
1/3@Alabama18L89-74
1/7Missouri51L73-68
1/10Mississippi St99W92-68
1/14@LSU62W75-74
1/17@Tennessee13W80-78
1/21Texas33W85-80
1/24Mississippi78W72-63
1/27@Vanderbilt15L80-55
1/31@Arkansas16W85-77
2/4Oklahoma47W94-78
2/7Tennessee13W74-71
2/14@Florida4L92-83
2/17Georgia31L86-78
2/21@Auburn40L75-74
2/24@South Carolina98W72-63
2/28Vanderbilt15W91-77
3/3@Texas A&M37L96-85
3/7Florida428%