ESPN’s Jay Bilas released “Volume II of The Bilas Index” on Thursday, a ranking of the top sixty-eight teams in college basketball. Bilas refers to his Bilas Index as, “the most dependable and trusted metric of hoop quality and capability in the known universe,” and I think you’re going to like where he ranks the Cats.
In the first tier of the five-tier rankings, you’ll find Kentucky among Bilas’ five NCAA championship contenders. He ranked the Cats fifth on the list, behind Duke, Tennessee, Virginia and Gonzaga, saying, “in all likelihood, the national champion will come from this group.