Following a disastrous week in which Kentucky dropped its midweek game at Western Kentucky and was swept at Mississippi State, the ‘Cats have suddenly found themselves back near the NCAA Tournament bubble.
Kentucky had jumped all the way to a No. 2 seed in most Field of 64 Projections after its best stretch of the season, in which it won six of eight games (including two over No. 4 Tennessee and one over No. 19 Louisville). Since then, the ‘Cats have dropped four games in a row and plummeted 12 spots in the RPI Rankings since April 27 (No. 29 to No. 41). That drop is among one of the biggest among all college baseball teams.
More importantly though, Kentucky has set itself up in a bit of a pickle. The ‘Cats, who will play two ranked opponents in No. 17 Oklahoma and No. 11 Vanderbilt in their final two conference series, will have to go at least 3-3 in those six games to reach the 13 conference win mark.
Disastrous week has Kentucky back near Tournament bubble​
Kentucky had jumped all the way to a No. 2 seed in most Field of 64 Projections after its best stretch of the season, in which it won six of eight games (including two over No. 4 Tennessee and one over No. 19 Louisville). Since then, the ‘Cats have dropped four games in a row and plummeted 12 spots in the RPI Rankings since April 27 (No. 29 to No. 41). That drop is among one of the biggest among all college baseball teams.
More importantly though, Kentucky has set itself up in a bit of a pickle. The ‘Cats, who will play two ranked opponents in No. 17 Oklahoma and No. 11 Vanderbilt in their final two conference series, will have to go at least 3-3 in those six games to reach the 13 conference win mark.
Disastrous week has Kentucky back near Tournament bubble​
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