Saturday’s demolition of Tennessee was a reminder to the rest of America that this Kentucky team is elite.
Following an 86-69 win over the Vols, Kentucky now has seven wins over NET top-30 teams, two of which are over top-10 clubs in Tennessee and North Carolina.
That alone tells you that Kentucky deserves to be considered one of college basketball’s truly elite squads, and the advanced analytics agree.
KenPom now has Kentucky ranked fifth overall, a two-spot rise from where they were going into Saturday. This is the highest Kentucky has been ranked since they were sixth overall going into their Game 1 matchup with Duke.