Kentucky's NET Ranking and Team Sheet after the Georgia win

We’ll find out Kentucky’s standing in the AP and Coaches Polls around lunch. In the NCAA’s NET Rankings, the Cats are on the cusp of the top 15. Kentucky is No. 16 in the NET after the loss to LSU and win over Georgia. That’s down one spot from last Monday. In the SEC, LSU (No. 4), Auburn (No. 6), and Tennessee (No. 11) are ranked higher. Kansas, the Cats’ opponent in the Big 12/SEC Challenge, is No. 9.

Before we dive into Kentucky’s team sheet and what’s up for grabs this week, here’s a look at the current NET Top 25.

NET Top 25 – through January 9

1. Baylor
2. Arizona
3. Houston
4. LSU
5. Gonzaga
6. Auburn
7. Villanova
8. Purdue
9. Kansas
10. Illinois
11. Tennessee
12. Southern California
13. Duke
14. UConn
15. Michigan State
16. Kentucky
17. Texas
18. Xavier
19. Loyola Chicago
20. UCLA
21. Texas Tech
22. Alabama
23. Iowa State
24. Wisconsin
25. Ohio State

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. This year, the formula has been tweaked. From now on, the NET will only use two components, adjusted net efficiency rating and Team Value Index (TVI), which is a result-based feature that rewards teams for beating quality opponents, particularly away from home. Win percentage, adjusted win percentage, and scoring margin are no longer used in the NET rankings.

Kentucky’s Team Sheet

Kentucky is now 12-3 on the season and 1-2 in Quad 1 games. The loss to LSU would have been great for the resume, but the Cats have nine more Quad 1 opportunities remaining, one on Saturday vs. Tennessee. Tomorrow night’s game vs. Vanderbilt was in Quad 1 briefly last week, but the Commodores’ loss to South Carolina bumped their NET ranking down to 79; as a result, tomorrow’s game is now in Quad 2. Of course, that can change as the season goes on.

Quad 1: 1-2

Home: 1-30, Neutral: 1-50, Away: 1-75

NET Rank	Date	Opponent	In Conference?	Result
4	01/04/2022	@ LSU	Y	L 60-65
4	02/23/2022	LSU	Y
6	01/22/2022	@ Auburn	Y
9	01/29/2022	@ Kansas
11	02/15/2022	@ Tennessee	Y
11	01/15/2022	Tennessee	Y
13	11/09/2021	Duke (@ New York, NY)		L 71-79
22	02/05/2022	@ Alabama	Y
22	02/19/2022	Alabama	Y
25	12/18/2021	Ohio St. (@ Las Vegas, NV)		Canceled
34	12/18/2021	North Carolina (@ Las Vegas, NV)		W 98-69
51	03/05/2022	@ Florida	Y
60	01/19/2022	@ Texas A&M	Y

Quad 2: 0-1

Home: 31-75, Neutral: 51-100, Away: 76-135

NET Rankings	Date	Opponent	In Conference?	Result
45	01/25/2022	Mississippi St.	Y
51	02/12/2022	Florida	Y
79	01/11/2022	@ Vanderbilt	Y
86	12/11/2021	@ Notre Dame		L 62-66
92	02/26/2022	@ Arkansas	Y
99	02/08/2022	@ South Carolina	Y

Quad 3: 2-0

Home: 76-160, Neutral: 101-200, Away: 136-240

NET Ranking	Date	Opponent	In Conference?	Result
76	11/19/2021	Ohio		W 77-59
79	02/02/2022	Vanderbilt	Y
85	12/22/2021	Louisville		Postponed
111	03/01/2022	Ole Miss	Y
124	12/22/2021	Western Ky.		W 95-60

Quad 4: 9-0

Home: 161-357, Neutral: 201-357, Away: 241-357

NET Ranking	Date	Opponent	In Conference?	Result
199	12/29/2021	Missouri	Y	W 83-56
200	12/07/2021	Southern U.		W 76-64
228	01/08/2022	Georgia	Y	W 92-77
286	12/31/2021	High Point		W 92-48
308	11/16/2021	Mount St. Mary’s		W 80-55
311	11/22/2021	Albany (NY)		W 86-61
319	11/26/2021	North Florida		W 86-52
332	11/12/2021	Robert Morris		W 100-60
337	11/29/2021	Central Mich.		W 85-57