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[Cats192]

Between Lunardi, and the few that have updated today on bracket matrix, we appear to be around the last 5 or 1st 6 seed. We REALLY need some of these teams on the 4/5 line to lose
I'm going to focus on the 3,4, and 5 seeds.

Monday:
Iowa St. @ Houston. We're not catching Houston at this point. We might can catch Iowa State

Tuesday:
SDSU @ Utah State
UCONN @ Creighton. Same as the Houston situation. We can catch Creighton. Need them to lose.
Baylor @ BYU. We can catch both with a couple losses. Either outcome can help.
Maryland @ Wisconsin. Somehow Wisconsin is still on the 4 line. I'll root for them to lose every game

Wed:
UK @ LSU: Quad 2 opportunity
Illinois @ Penn State. Illinois on the 4 line, we need them to lose
Duke @ Miami--obviously we always want Duke to lose
Florida @ Bama: Either loss can help. We need to improve SEC Tournament seeding. Bama losing could help in the NCAA seeding
Dayton @ George Mason: Dayton on the 5 line. Definitely rooting for a loss there
Clemson @ Ga Tech--this Ga Tech team has been upsetting teams all season. Here's hoping for 1 more.


Friday: none

Saturday:
Bama @UK. Quad 1. Win goes a long way.
Houston @ Baylor. Again, I don't think we can catch Houston unless they just spiral. A Baylor loss is probably more helpful
Duke @ Wake. Another road game. Here's hoping
WVU @ Iowa State. Could be a trap game after a tough game vs Houston
SC @ Ole Miss. Ole Miss could do us a favor here.
Auburn @ Georgia. Tough road game. I think we can catch and pass Auburn for the SECT And NCAAT. Go Dawgs.
SDSU @ Fresno State.
FSU @ Clemson


Sunday:
Creighton @ St. John's. Creighton being on that 4 line, We REALLY benefit from them losing once or twice this week. Go Pitino.

 

[Rideordiewildcat]

Between Lunardi, and the few that have updated today on bracket matrix, we appear to be around the last 5 or 1st 6 seed. We REALLY need some of these teams on the 4/5 line to lose
I'm going to focus on the 3,4, and 5 seeds.

Monday:
Iowa St. @ Houston. We're not catching Houston at this point. We might can catch Iowa State

Tuesday:
SDSU @ Utah State
UCONN @ Creighton. Same as the Houston situation. We can catch Creighton. Need them to lose.
Baylor @ BYU. We can catch both with a couple losses. Either outcome can help.
Maryland @ Wisconsin. Somehow Wisconsin is still on the 4 line. I'll root for them to lose every game

Wed:
UK @ LSU: Quad 2 opportunity
Illinois @ Penn State. Illinois on the 4 line, we need them to lose
Duke @ Miami--obviously we always want Duke to lose
Florida @ Bama: Either loss can help. We need to improve SEC Tournament seeding. Bama losing could help in the NCAA seeding
Dayton @ George Mason: Dayton on the 5 line. Definitely rooting for a loss there
Clemson @ Ga Tech--this Ga Tech team has been upsetting teams all season. Here's hoping for 1 more.


Friday: none

Saturday:
Bama @UK. Quad 1. Win goes a long way.
Houston @ Baylor. Again, I don't think we can catch Houston unless they just spiral. A Baylor loss is probably more helpful
Duke @ Wake. Another road game. Here's hoping
WVU @ Iowa State. Could be a trap game after a tough game vs Houston
SC @ Ole Miss. Ole Miss could do us a favor here.
Auburn @ Georgia. Tough road game. I think we can catch and pass Auburn for the SECT And NCAAT. Go Dawgs.
SDSU @ Fresno State.
FSU @ Clemson


Sunday:
Creighton @ St. John's. Creighton being on that 4 line, We REALLY benefit from them losing once or twice this week. Go Pitino.

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That idiot has or at least yesterday had WIS as a 4 whos lost 5 of their last 6 including to 8-18 Michigan, Dook as a 4 with 2 worse losses than us to 2 teams with losing records and they play nobody in a horrible ACC. We should as of today be a 4 if those 2 are. A 3 should be very doable.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Idk why being a 4 or 5 is better than a 6.

You are in there with either uconn or Houston or Purdue. I don't think 3 seeds are any tougher than the 4s either.

 

[moses1uk]

Between Lunardi, and the few that have updated today on bracket matrix, we appear to be around the last 5 or 1st 6 seed. We REALLY need some of these teams on the 4/5 line to lose
I'm going to focus on the 3,4, and 5 seeds.

Monday:
Iowa St. @ Houston. We're not catching Houston at this point. We might can catch Iowa State

Tuesday:
SDSU @ Utah State
UCONN @ Creighton. Same as the Houston situation. We can catch Creighton. Need them to lose.
Baylor @ BYU. We can catch both with a couple losses. Either outcome can help.
Maryland @ Wisconsin. Somehow Wisconsin is still on the 4 line. I'll root for them to lose every game

Wed:
UK @ LSU: Quad 2 opportunity
Illinois @ Penn State. Illinois on the 4 line, we need them to lose
Duke @ Miami--obviously we always want Duke to lose
Florida @ Bama: Either loss can help. We need to improve SEC Tournament seeding. Bama losing could help in the NCAA seeding
Dayton @ George Mason: Dayton on the 5 line. Definitely rooting for a loss there
Clemson @ Ga Tech--this Ga Tech team has been upsetting teams all season. Here's hoping for 1 more.


Friday: none

Saturday:
Bama @UK. Quad 1. Win goes a long way.
Houston @ Baylor. Again, I don't think we can catch Houston unless they just spiral. A Baylor loss is probably more helpful
Duke @ Wake. Another road game. Here's hoping
WVU @ Iowa State. Could be a trap game after a tough game vs Houston
SC @ Ole Miss. Ole Miss could do us a favor here.
Auburn @ Georgia. Tough road game. I think we can catch and pass Auburn for the SECT And NCAAT. Go Dawgs.
SDSU @ Fresno State.
FSU @ Clemson


Sunday:
Creighton @ St. John's. Creighton being on that 4 line, We REALLY benefit from them losing once or twice this week. Go Pitino.

Good job

 

[FitchandMurray29]

Idk why being a 4 or 5 is better than a 6.

You are in there with either uconn or Houston or Purdue. I don't think 3 seeds are any tougher than the 4s either.

The argument today for preferring a 4 or 5 would be the perception of a much easier opponent in the second round. A 6 seed UK probably gets one of the B12 teams or maybe Duke for instance in round 2. A 4 or 5 seed might get SDSU/Dayton type in the second round. Also the historical probability of 3 seeds getting upset round 1 is right below 15% whereas 4 and 5 seeds are a touch above 20% and approximately 36% respectively.

Getting to the second weekend is much more important to this program imo than avoiding UCONN or whichever other team might be feared next month in the S16.

 

[Cats192]

The argument today for preferring a 4 or 5 would be the perception of a much easier opponent in the second round. A 6 seed UK probably gets one of the B12 teams or maybe Duke for instance in round 2. A 4 or 5 seed might get SDSU/Dayton type in the second round. Also the historical probability of 3 seeds getting upset round 1 is right below 15% whereas 4 and 5 seeds are a touch above 20% and approximately 36% respectively.

Getting to the second weekend is much more important to this program imo than avoiding UCONN or whichever other team might be feared next month in the S16.

Great post.

 

[HenryMuto]

Kentucky better not take LSU lightly despite their poor ratings.

LSU has wins AT Texas A&M by 15 and AT South Carolina

Umm we lost at both those places they did not.

The players better not be feeling themselves after that great Auburn win.

A slow start could spell Doom.

 

[moses1uk]

Kentucky better not take LSU lightly despite their poor ratings.

LSU has wins AT Texas A&M by 15 and AT South Carolina

Umm we lost at both those places they did not.

The players better not be feeling themselves after that great Auburn win.

A slow start could spell Doom.

LSU bigs are legit . Guards are weak . It’s a game our guards need to control

 

[Cats192]

Some potentially big games for us tonight! BracketMatrix had an update, and we're now looking like the 1st 6 seed.

5 Seeds: BYU, Clemson, Dayton, Wisconsin
4 Seeds: SDSU, Creighton, Illinois, Auburn
3 Seeds: Duke, Alabama, Baylor, Iowa State

UCONN @ Creighton. UCONN win helps close the gap between us and Creighton
Baylor @ BYU. Either outcome can hlep. BYU is easier to catch, but more weakness along the 3 line is a good thing
SDSU @ Utah State. Utah State is favored.

Hopefully UCONN and Utah State take care of business tonight.

 

[Cats192]

Baylor, Illinois, SDSU, and Dayton all losing the last 2 days.

That’s a loss by a 3, 2 4’s and a 5. Kentucky in prime position to climb the seeding ladder.