At the midpoint of the 2021-22 college basketball season, Kentucky’s NCAA Tournament resume is starting to take shape. The Cats’ NET Ranking improved from No. 30 to No. 23 after the win over Western Kentucky. With SEC play starting tomorrow, Quad 1 is packed with opportunities; however, we’ve got a few more cupcakes to consume before getting to the meat of the schedule.
Before we tackle Kentucky’s team sheet, here’s the NET Top 25 through December 27:
- Baylor
- Arizona
- LSU
- Houston
- Gonzaga
- Purdue
- Kansas
- Tennessee
- Duke
- Auburn
- Michigan State
- Villanova
- Southern Cal
- Illinois
- Loyola Chicago
- UConn
- Iowa State
- Ohio State
- Xavier
- Texas
- UCLA
- Texas Tech
- Kentucky
- Alabama
- Seton Hall
NET changes for the 2021-22 season
This is the fourth season the NCAA has used the NET Rankings as its primary metric to evaluate the strength of teams’ wins and losses.