With Kentucky sneaking past a really good Houston team on Friday night and getting PJ Washington back in a big way, you would think the Wildcats would earn the respect they’ve been due since the start of the tournament now that their biggest question has been answered.
Not so fast, though, says NCAA.com’s Andy Katz, as he has Kentucky ranked just #7 out of the remaining eight teams in the country. His list reads:
SB Nation’s Ricky O’Donnell and ESPN’s Myron Medcalf’s Elite Eight lists were a little more favorable, as O’Donnell has Kentucky at #4, and Medcalf has them at #5.