February 27, 2021
If you’re a regular reader of this website you know, that late last week, I wrote an article about the prospects of Kentucky finishing in the Top 4 of the SEC regular season standings and getting a double-bye in the SEC Tournament. At the time, the article seemed like a fun, but largely meaningless exercise.…
February 26, 2021
The ladies have full control of their own destiny. After taking care of business against the No. 17 Georgia Bulldogs on Thursday night, 62-58, the No. 19 Kentucky Wildcats Women’s Basketball Team (16-6, 9-5 in SEC) is now in prime position to secure a double-bye for next week’s SEC Tournament down in Greenville, SC. With…
With the news that Kentucky will get to play South Carolina to wrap up the season in a week, the reality of that added game makes getting to a double bye in the SEC Tournament far more plausible. I’ve charted out the results over the next week on how the games would need to play…
February 25, 2021
Kentucky needs to win the SEC Tournament to make the Big Dance. Having the Big Blue Nation in the stands will help. With COVID-19 numbers falling here in Nashville, the Metro Public Health Department approved the SEC’s plan for limited attendance at the tournament today. Twenty percent of the seating capacity at Bridgestone Arena, or…
If the SEC Tournament started right now, we’d be watching Kentucky play its first game. Based on the standings as of this very moment, the Cats would be the No. 8 seed, playing No. 9 Mississippi State for the chance to face No. 1 seed Alabama in the quarterfinals. Of course, the SEC has yet…
February 22, 2021
If the SEC Tournament started today, Kentucky would be the No. 7 seed, playing No. 10 Georgia in the first Thursday night game to face LSU in the quarterfinals. While the win over Tennessee was big for the Cats, it didn’t do much to move them from the middle of the pack; however, there are…
February 18, 2021
Last night’s 82-78 win over Vanderbilt moved Kentucky’s record to 7-13, 6-7 in conference play. With tonight’s league games postponed due to weather, the Cats will head into Saturday’s game at Tennessee in eighth place in the SEC. Here’s a look at the current standings: TEAM CONFERENCE GAMES BACK OVERALL Alabama 12-1 – 17-5 Arkansas…
February 15, 2021
If the SEC Tournament started today, Kentucky would be the No. 8 seed playing No. 9 Mississippi State in the early game on Thursday. Saturday’s games shook up the standings considerably. LSU beat Tennessee, knocking the Volunteers out of the top four/coveted double-bye. Kentucky’s win and Mississippi State and Georgia’s losses boosted the Cats to…
February 12, 2021
With less than a month until the postseason, the question of how to handle conference tournaments is still up in the air for most leagues due to the pandemic. The NCAA just announced it will let each conference decide how to award their automatic bids, meaning they can either give it to the team that…
February 11, 2021
The SEC Tournament is now one month away; if it started today, Kentucky would be the No. 10 seed, playing No. 7 Ole Miss in the early game Thursday night. Last night’s games shook up the top half of the standings. Ole Miss beat No. 10 Missouri 80-59 (!), dropping the Tigers from second place…