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‘It means nothing.’ Here’s why you should ignore NCAA rating Kentucky 61st.

Free advice: Don’t read this story. It’s a waste of time.

The topic is meaningless. The following report is based on authentic basketball gibberish provided by the NCAA on Monday.

On Selection Sunday next March, the subject of this story will be all important: the new formula for accessing and ultimately seeding teams for the NCAA Tournament. But Nov. 26 is not the time to take seriously team ratings compiled with what the NCAA calls the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET).

“It really means nothing,” ESPN analyst Seth Greenberg said. “Everything is going to change for (the next) 17 weeks every single day.