It wasn’t a great week for Kentucky’s NCAA Tournament resume, but it could have been a lot worse. The Cats avoided disaster with a narrow win over Arkansas and, while depressing, the loss in Knoxville didn’t hurt them too much; however, Kentucky can’t afford another slip-up if they hope to stay in contention for a No. 1 seed. With two games left until the SEC Tournament, let’s look at the Cats’ team sheet.
If you’re not familiar with team sheets, they’re what the Selection Committee uses to pick and seed teams in the NCAA Tournament. Wins are sorted into four quadrants using the opponent’s NET ranking:
- Quadrant 1: Home Game 1-30; Neutral Site 1-50; Away Game 1-75
- Quadrant 2: Home Game 31-75; Neutral Site 51-100; Away Game 76-135
- Quadrant 3: Home Game 76-160; Neutral Site 101-200; Away Game 136-240
- Quadrant 4: Home Game 161-plus; Neutral Site 201-plus; Away Game 241-plus
On the team sheet, the opponent’s NET ranking is listed on the left, followed by the site of the game (home/neutral/away), the name of the opponent, and the result.