Kentucky Unranked Once Again March 5

[85 Fly]

I think it bothers the guys that they are not ranked, and for some they are thinking how that affects thier draft stock because they are looking ahead (that may be some of the problem)... I also believe because this team is so young and they were use to being the best player on thier HS and AAU and McDonald picks, they believed "they got this" college thing...SURPRISE! Not as easy as they thought.

[Ratt]

I think there's talent, but this is your prototypical team with pretty high highs (Louisville, Tennessee first half, that stretch early in the Florida game) and very low lows.

"Not that talented" suggests that you've got a player who just doesn't have the requisite tools. I would put somebody like Sheray Thomas in that group. Probably Woo and those guys. Players who come in as freshmen and look pretty much the same when they leave as 22-year-olds.

This is a different thing. I think what you see with this team is more about inconsistency. They use those tools sometimes; other times they try to defer to others, but there's nobody else to defer to on this team because the other guys are just like them.

Agree. There's talent here, it's just not at a spot where we want it to be and it isn't as good as hyped - it happens. Not everyone goes from HS to College at it's biggest stage and produces. Makes teams back in the day like the Fab 5 show how good that team really was.

What's driving me crazy are the UK fans. Just read another fan on a post (not here) talking about how UK needs to go after a solid 3-star point guard to learn/run the offense. I can't stand people that say this - YOU NEVER recruit down. You always recruit the best players you can and go from there. I wished people would stop saying this.

[KevinHall]

After being out of the top 25 for a week, UK is back in it at 21. Auburn,Tennessee and Florida are also in the top 25 from the SEC.

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/2018/01/29/college-basketball-top-25-rankings/1075223001/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[BobS]

Let's see.

UNC with 2 losses at home to bad teams and 6 total losses is still ranked. And ranked higher than UK. Duke loses at home and doesn't drop. OK

I'm usually against the bias stuff but they sure make it difficult to think there's not.

[Lighthouse]

Let's see.

UNC with 2 losses at home to bad teams and 6 total losses is still ranked. And ranked higher than UK. Duke loses at home and doesn't drop. OK

I'm usually against the bias stuff but they sure make it difficult to think there's not.

There sure is. We just have to accept it because complaining about rankings isn't going to change things. They only way for us to be fairly ranked is to win the final game.

[TrueblueCATfan]

seriously on this whole Duke thing...they lose at home and they don't fall at all in the polls

[Lighthouse]

seriously on this whole Duke thing...they lose at home and they don't fall at all in the polls

I haven't seen the polls, but that's what BobS said.

[catfaninin]

Duke fell one spot in the polls. And to be fair, they did lose to a team that's ranked #2 and playing the best basketball in the country right now.

[KevinHall]

These polls are just a beauty contest. The real polls are when the NCAA tournament pairings are announced.

[KevinHall]

Back in the rankings at 23. Auburn is 14 and the Voles at 16.

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1?cid=ncaammsocial_tw_sf181916550&sf181916550=1

[KevinHall]

To no one's surprise UK is back out of the rankings this week. UVA, Villanova, Michigan State and Xavier are the top four and the likely number one seeds.


https://collegebasketball.ap.org/poll/2018/18

[justford]

To no one's surprise UK is back out of the rankings this week. UVA, Villanova, Michigan State and Xavier are the top four and the likely number one seeds.


https://collegebasketball.ap.org/poll/2018/18

If Duke wins the ACC I think they get a one seed over UVA. Kansas will also be in consideration regardless if they deserve it or not.

[Catsrock]

If Duke wins the ACC I think they get a one seed over UVA. Kansas will also be in consideration regardless if they deserve it or not.

More likely to me they would BOTH get #1's. I'd say UVA and Mich St. are virtual locks but Nova and Xavier could drop with early conference tourney exits.

[KevinHall]

If Duke wins the ACC I think they get a one seed over UVA. Kansas will also be in consideration regardless if they deserve it or not.

UVA is a lock for a one seed. They only lost one ACC game. Duke could get a one along with them though if Villanova or Xavier lose early in the Big East tourney .

Oh sorry I see I said about the same thing as Catsrock. Oh well great minds thin alike.

[Lighthouse]

We all know the NCAA will find some way to favor Duke and UNC, unless there is absolutely no way for Duke to get a 1 seed. Both will play in their backyard and have the best draw possible. We will be in a tough bracket and play as far from Lexington as possible.