We rose two in the net.

[TucsonCat]

From 14 to 12.
Yeah we lost, but on the road to 6.
Teams ahead did worse.
Missouri dropped 3 for losing to Arkansas.
And Wisconsin dropped 2 losing to Oregon at home.

 

[CatEye2010]

Yeah, losses suck for sure. But the “metrics” say we’re still a 3 seed and if we take care of business in the games we should win down the stretch, come Selection Sunday we’ll be ok.

 

[bucsrule8872]

Yep. It’s not just what you do, it’s who you play down the stretch and how the other teams do and who they play down the stretch.

Nobody that is competing with us for a 3 seed will play as tough of a schedule as we have down the stretch. That helps win or lose.

Main thing is we have to beat LSU. That one could really hurt us, if we lose.

Beating OU at their place could really help our cause, but a loss doesn’t necessarily push us off the 3 line. Might push us down a little farther down the 3 line, but it depends on what these other teams do against what is most likely weaker competition. It’s a Quad 1 game, I believe.

Playing Auburn, win or lose, will boost our NET most likely.

At Mizzou will boost us a little, win or lose.

LSU is the one we absolutely cannot lose, not at home. That will cost us at least a seed line.

 

[BassProCat]

 

[UK67KU59]

Glad we weren’t dinged for this loss. We can win these last four and still go 11-7. We NEED everyone healthy!!

 

[TucsonCat]

Yep. It’s not just what you do, it’s who you play down the stretch and how the other teams do and who they play down the stretch.

Nobody that is competing with us for a 3 seed will play as tough of a schedule as we have down the stretch. That helps win or lose.

Main thing is we have to beat LSU. That one could really hurt us, if we lose.

Beating OU at their place could really help our cause, but a loss doesn’t necessarily push us off the 3 line. Might push us down a little farther down the 3 line, but it depends on what these other teams do against what is most likely weaker competition. It’s a Quad 1 game, I believe.

Playing Auburn, win or lose, will boost our NET most likely.

At Mizzou will boost us a little, win or lose.

LSU is the one we absolutely cannot lose, not at home. That will cost us at least a seed line.

I think getting Robinson and Butler back and play a few games is big. Right now we're getting benefit of doubt that losses are because we don't have best players. If they play and we make noise in sect, then we prove it. If they don't come back and we lose two more to Missouri and Auburn, we could be a 5. We would judged more as 9-9 in SEC team than we are the team that beat Gonzaga, Duke, and Louisville.

 

[HenryMuto]

Glad we weren’t dinged for this loss. We can win these last four and still go 11-7. We NEED everyone healthy!!

Didn't get dinged by 1 guy Joe who knows what the real committee thinks.

Also I already seen a couple places I follow drop Kentucky to a 4 seed today after having them as a 3 seed yesterday

 

[HenryMuto]

Texas A&M is NET 18 and a projected 2 seed

 

[HenryMuto]

We are the only team in the NET top 25 with only 2 road wins everyone else has more

 

[Ron Mehico]

Beat LSU and win at Oklahoma and we’ll be top 4 seed guaranteed. Losing to Auburn or at Missouri won’t hurt us. But, at the end of the day, none of this matters if Robinson and Butler and Carr aren’t healthy.

 

[HenryMuto]

People keep saying "these losses don't hurt us" but they don't help either as other teams win and pass you by.

We don't know what seed we will be if we lose 2 out of last 4 it depends on other teams do and what we do in the SEC tournament.

If we lose at Oklahoma we could fall to the 10 seed in the SEC tournament.

 

[JonathanW]

We need to take care of business in remaining games vs teams below us (Oklahoma, LSU, Wed SEC-T game) and pull out 1 more “big win” (Auburn, @Missouri, or in SEC-T qtr or semi finals).

Of course having Butler and/or Robinson back (Butler is more likely) helps our chances a lot.

 

[JimBR]

Is the net used by the selection committee?

 

[UK67KU59]

Didn't get dinged by 1 guy Joe who knows what the real committee thinks.

Also I already seen a couple places I follow drop Kentucky to a 4 seed today after having them as a 3 seed yesterday

I was referencing the NET rankings. Who knows how the committee and bracketologists will judge this week.

 

[UK67KU59]

We need to take care of business in remaining games vs teams below us (Oklahoma, LSU, Wed SEC-T game) and pull out 1 more “big win” (Auburn, @Missouri, or in SEC-T qtr or semi finals).

Of course having Butler and/or Robinson back (Butler is more likely) helps our chances a lot.

Yes, we really need one of Auburn or Mizzou!