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How the SEC Tournament could impact Kentucky's case for a No. 1 seed

The regular season is now complete and Kentucky’s NCAA Tournament resume is looking good with room to grow. The Cats’ win at Florida on Saturday took their Quad 1 record to 8-6. At the SEC Tournament, Kentucky could play three more Quad 1 games. As we’ll discuss here in a minute, not all of the potential No. 1 seeds can say that.

First, let’s review the current NET rankings. Kentucky is fourth behind Gonzaga, Arizona, and Baylor.

NET Top 25 – March 7

  1. Gonzaga
  2. Arizona
  3. Baylor
  4. Kentucky
  5. Houston
  6. Villanova
  7. Kansas
  8. Tennessee
  9. Duke
  10. Auburn
  11. UCLA
  12. Texas Tech
  13. Purdue
  14. Illinois
  15. Iowa
  16. LSU
  17. Texas
  18. UConn
  19. Saint Mary’s
  20. Arkansas
  21. Wisconsin
  22. Ohio State
  23. Murray State
  24. San Francisco
  25. Loyola Chicago

Kentucky is No.