Kentucky Unranked Once Again March 5

[justford]

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.

I was just thinking how much that narrow miracle win at UL might weigh on the committee's decision. But you are probably correct, UVA and Duke will get a one seed.

[justford]

Florida with 11 losses at #23

[UK8STL11]

Florida with 11 losses at #23

They are 9-4 against Quad 1 teams. UK is just 3-8 (which is why I think UK will be seeded lower than others are predicting)

[Catsrock]

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.

That's funny because I've read your posts before and thought how similar my thoughts are on the subject.

Great minds...maybe. Like minds...probably.

If you also don't like Duke this is uncanny.

[UK8STL11]

I think the #1 seeds are already locked in barring something really goofy happening. Virginia, Villanova, Duke, and Xavier.

Mich St will be lucky to get a 2 seed, their resume is hideous.

Maybe Kansas can sneak in if one of the above four gets knocked off really early in their tourney and KU wins the Big 12.

[catfaninin]

I think the #1 seeds are already locked in barring something really goofy happening. Virginia, Villanova, Duke, and Xavier.

Mich St will be lucky to get a 2 seed, their resume is hideous.

Maybe Kansas can sneak in if one of the above four gets knocked off really early in their tourney and KU wins the Big 12.

Agreed. Michigan State will not even get a sniff at a 1 seed. In fact they are more likely to be a 3 than a 1.

[Joneslab]

Florida has some sketchy losses that UK doesn't have. UK hasn't been able to beat the top of the SEC but it's held up against the bottom half of the league.

South Carolina is the only "bad" loss. Florida was swept by Georgia, lost to South Carolina, and was blown out at home by Alabama.

They'll be a couple of seed lines above Kentucky because they swept us head to head, but I don't think there's really a wide gulf between the two teams.

I also think this year is one of those seasons when the two teams who get to Sunday in St. Louis are rewarded more than usual. So Kentucky might be a 6 with a chance to go up a couple of seed lines with a pair of wins--but there's really not any difference this season between a 6 and a 4. A lot of sameness in the bracket.

[UK8STL11]

Florida has some sketchy losses that UK doesn't have.

Yes, UGA and USC are bad losses for Florida. But, they have 9 quad 1 wins including 5 top 20, 6 top 25.

UK has no bad losses but has just 3 total quad 1 wins (and 9 losses) and zero wins against top 20, just 1 against top 25

[Joneslab]

West Virginia is actually not a Quadrant 1 win, but I would almost guarantee that will carry some weight on Selection Sunday.

Utah Valley is oddly going to be a top 50 win and--if you go by the RPI--a better win than Alabama. Very close to Louisville.

I'm not sure what the committee is going to use because their formula is still so mysterious. They probably will use Quadrant wins because it's a new thing, but it's always hard to tell. My thought is they just look for good TV games and then lie and say they don't do that.

A win against Auburn if we both get to that game would be a pretty good win Saturday for our resume. Auburn is a team that's been fading but they still carry some weight. Would love to see us somehow get that game and then Tennessee in the championship.

[KevinHall]

I don't even know what a quad 1 win is? I am just assuming its a good win.

[Joneslab]

I don't even know what a quad 1 win is? I am just assuming its a good win.

An explainer:

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/2018/03/04/ncaa-tournament-what-quadrant-1-2-wins-selection-sunday/393915002/

[justford]

The VT win is more impressive than most would have thought.

[Jload]

I wonder how many times our “ heavyweight rivals” like Duke, Kansas, UNC, Arizona have finished the season outside the top 25 in the last 10years, I bet none have done it 3 times in that time frame.

[George]

I wonder how many times our “ heavyweight rivals” like Duke, Kansas, UNC, Arizona have finished the season outside the top 25 in the last 10years, I bet none have done it 3 times in that time frame.

Drop it already, Jload. We get it.

You add nothing to the conversation with comments like this.

[KevinHall]

An explainer:

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/c...day/393915002/

Good lord. That's about as confusing as you can get. I'll just wait and see where they place everyone. This year it really doesn't matter anyway. Everyone is about the same.