Monday Headlines: Kentucky in the new college basketball rankings

Southeastern Conference Tournament week has finally arrived for college basketball fans and Kentucky is in much better shape now compared to where they were last week.

The Wildcats picked up a blowout win over LSU and an upset at No. 15 Missouri to close out the regular season, finishing the year at 21-10 (10-8 in SEC play).

Mark Pope’s team saw a bump in the NET Rankings from No. 13 to now being No. 12 while they went from No. 16 to No. 13 in the DRatings. They’re currently sitting at No. 26 according to EvanMiya and slotted at No. 18 in the Haslametrics.

Kentucky should not only see their place in the Top-25 rankings increase today but they also vastly improved their SEC Tournament seeding with their two wins last week.

The Wildcats went from the No. 8 seed and having to face Auburn earlier in the tournament to now being positioned as the No. 6 seed.

Kentucky will face the winner of Georgia & Oklahoma on Thursday at 8:30 CT for the opportunity to play Alabama in the quarterfinals.

Check back here throughout the day for updates on where Kentucky stands in the official rankings!

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Heck of a weekend for the Kentucky Wildcats.

Headlines

Pope Credits Defense for Win at Mizzou – Vaught’s Views

They’ve really improved over the last month.

Myles Garrett, Browns agree to record contract extension – ESPN

So much for all of that drama.

Historic Cats Put Together 8 Wins Over Top-15 Teams – Vaught’s Views

The impact of Pope.

Josh Allen to get record $250M guaranteed in new deal – ESPN

Worth every penny.

Kentucky Softball Sweeps Missouri In SEC Opener – KSR

Love it.

Seahawks trading star WR DK Metcalf to Steelers – ESPN

Former Ole Miss star on the move.

U of L landed commitments from a pair of UK targets this weekend – KSR

Ouch.

Rams to sign 3-time All-Pro WR Davante Adams to two-year deal – ESPN

NFL went crazy on Sunday.

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