Cats #5 in AP poll

[Catfanlou_rivals54997]

We should be number 4

Aren't 4 and five about the same. wouldn't that be seeds one or two playing in the other four one seeded region.
If we end up there in same region as Gonzaga as the other high seed that's fine by me.

 

[akaukswoosh]

Katz also made UK #5 in his power 36 poll.

 

[HalHR2500]

They would need to sweep TN or go 2-1 if they play in SEC tourney, gotta get ahead of them somehow to get to preferable Louisville region. I think Duke, UVA and Gonzaga will be hard to overcome for a one seed.

 

[hotelblue]

i’m fine with being the highest ranked 3 loss team.

 

[HCaulfield]

Two losses in a row only drops them 4 spots. We lost 3 games this season and have dropped a total of 23 spots after those 3 losses.

You have more fun as a follower, but you make more money as a leader.

 

[KentuckyStout]

We had no business losing to Seton Hall and Alabama.

 

[travisbickle_rivals252984]

^^^To those above, yes sweeping UT would be a huge challenge, but it might be what it takes to snag a #1.

I think if UVA wins ACC and beats Duke and doesn’t have any slip ups, they get a #1. Most likely DC.

In that scenario, Duke probably still gets a #1 because they’re Duke. So they get shipped to Midwest or South.

But if we sweep UT and make it to SEC Championship game, I don’t see any way we don’t get a #1 (assuming again no slip ups anywhere else). Does the committee send us to Midwest or keep us in Louisville?

One of the few years where I think the region we get sent matters a great deal. Playing in Louisville as any seed is more desirable than playing as #1 seed in any other region
IMO.

My most likely scenario:
West—Gonzaga
East—Duke
South—UK
Midwest—UVA or UT

 

[HCaulfield]

UVA is solid and will be playing with a chip on their shoulder. Basically the same team last year with uninjured future NBA player in Hunter. Jerome and Guy are a solid high IQ backcourt, Hunter a beast on the wing and Salt is solid in the post. Bennett has them playing at a real high level, think they will beat pUKe. Would be a great Elite Eight matchup that is for sure. if we were to play today 50/50...come March we got them.
Be very interesting if it comes down to two SEC teams and two ACC teams as number ones. Crazy to think that with SEC and ACC tourneys that a possibLe 4th game played between 2 teams can happen twice...has that happened before? Has it ever even happened once?

In 1986 the Cats played Bama 4 times and played LSU 4 times. Went 7 and 1. The 1 was a heartbreaker.

 

[Catzman]

Whatever happens between us and UT, when the tournament comes, I hope UT and Duke face off. I'd love for Schofield and Williams to go up against Williamson. The ultimate poster children vs the blue chip, lunch pail team that UT represents. I'd love for us to beat UT, become the 1, and them become a 2 in Dukes inevitable 1 seed bracket.

 

[travisbickle_rivals252984]

In 1986 the Cats played Bama 4 times and played LSU 4 times. Went 7 and 1. The 1 was a heartbreaker.

I can still see Ricky Blanton’s deformed face screaming as he ran down the court near the end of that nightmare.

 

[travisbickle_rivals252984]

One thing that I think helps us with getting sent to Louisville is the NCAA’s desire to see a rematch of UK vs. Duke in the FF or NC game. Perfect bookend to the season, made for TV.

Best way to ensure that is to send us to the South, if we earn the #1 seed.

 

[JC43]

In 1986 the Cats played Bama 4 times and played LSU 4 times. Went 7 and 1. The 1 was a heartbreaker.

Thank you for answering, wow, just wow.
2 yrs before I discovered and fell in love with the Wildcats

 

[TheDude73]

They would need to sweep TN or go 2-1 if they play in SEC tourney, gotta get ahead of them somehow to get to preferable Louisville region. I think Duke, UVA and Gonzaga will be hard to overcome for a one seed.

Gonzaga. Yeah, they and their literally-nobody conference. They should be somewhere in the high teens, not perched in the top 5 with teams that actually play a FULL YEAR of tough teams.

 

[CatScratchFever88]

Tennessee is really good if we can win at rupp and play them close in Knoxville and they don’t sweep us I would be very happy

Don’t know how we can contain Williams and their outside shooting

The star treatment that kid gets is ridiculous

 

[Bigkyfan88]

This sets up a compelling narrative for our meeting(s) with U.T. Hopefully we at least split those two games and don't have to have SEC Tourney performance determine our seeding fate (b/c we all know how that works out for us.)

The SEC Championship game has never had any impact on NCAA seeding... at least for a very long time.

 

[Rideordiewildcat]

1. UT
2. Duke
3. Virginia
4. Zags
5. UK
Surprised Michigan St dropped to 9 after that good loss at home to IU

Finally they got it right with us. We deserved that 5 spot. However Mich St losing 2 straight to unranked opponents and then on their own floor to that amazing IU team coming off a 7 game losing streak and only dropped 3 spots LMFAO and only to 8th in the NET. WOW! We would have been dropped 10 spots for the IU loss at home by itself.

 

[Rideordiewildcat]

We stumble once and they will drop us like a F-ing stone.

 

[Cawood86_rivals]

Works for me. I know what I see form this team. Ranking matters not to me.

 

[bigbluelou]

Michigan got absolutely waxed by Iowa and only dropped 2 spots. Had that been us we’d be have dropped 12 or 13 spots this week

Fixed that for ya.

 

[DoyleHargrave1]

so many times in the SEC we can win and stay the same or only drop one spot....
Or lose and drop 8-10