For starters, the BPI has Kentucky ranked No. 13, behind the likes of TCU (No. 9), Notre Dame (No. 4), and Louisville (No. 2).
The BPI is a strange ranking system, and that’s evidenced by the fact that Wichita State is the No. 1 team in the nation in this poll.
It’s all about continuity, experience, and breaking down both ends of the floor in the BPI rankings system. So, Wichita State’s returning players have a big impact, while Kentucky’s freshman-stocked lineup does them no favors in this system.
But at the end of the day, this ranking system generally isn’t all that accurate (they ranked the Gonzaga Bulldogs No.