On Sunday, the Kentucky Wildcats dropped the Tennessee Volunteers, 77-72, to win their fourth consecutive SEC Championship.
That night, however, the Cats received the fifth seed in the South Region of the Bracket for this year’s NCAA Tournament. With a quality upset over the Volunteers, fueled by a tournament run of routing a tournament team like Alabama, many would have thought the Wildcats would have received a better seed that didn’t bring them the toughest road they’ve likely ever seen to the Final Four.
However, in order to reach San Antonio, head coach John Calipari will likely have to string together some of the best coaching performances of his decorated career.