Kentucky picked up two Quad 1 wins last night

Kentucky’s NCAA Tournament resume got a big boost last night with the win over Texas A&M. The Cats also got some help from their biggest rival.

Kentucky picked up not one but two Quad 1 wins on Tuesday night. One is obviously the 81-69 victory over Texas A&M. Louisville’s win over Syracuse boosted the Cards from No. 33 to No. 29 in the NET Rankings, which moves Kentucky’s win over Louisville on Dec. 14 from Quad 2 to Quad 1. Kentucky, now No. 12 in the NET, is 6-3 in Quad 1 games, with 10 Quad 1 games remaining.

The Cats’ six Quad 1 wins are the third most in the country behind Auburn (9) and Oregon (8). Auburn has 12 Quad 1 games remaining, which is absurd. Only two of their games are not in Quad 1, the home games vs. Oklahoma and Arkansas. The Tigers beat No. 15 Mississippi State by 22 last night, even without Johni Broome. Like we needed further proof they’re good.

Anyway, here is a quick look at Kentucky’s team sheet after last night’s games. Of the ten Quad 1 games remaining, eight are in Quad 1A, meaning the best of the best in the eyes of the Selection Committee. One of those is Saturday against Alabama (NET No. 9) in Rupp.

Kentucky in Quad 1: 6-3 (Quad 1A: 4-2)

Quad 1: Home: 1-30 | Neutral: 1-50 | Away: 1-75

*Quad 1A: Home 1-15 | Neutral 1-25 | Away 1-40

Quad 1B: Home 16-30 | Neutral 26-50 | Away 41-75

NET RankingDateOpponentResult103/01/2025* Auburn211/12/2024* Duke (Champions Classic)W 77-72401/28/2025* @ Tennessee402/11/2025* Tennessee701/04/2025* FloridaW 106-100902/22/2025* @ Alabama901/18/2025* Alabama1112/07/2024* Gonzaga (Seattle, WA)W 90-89 (1 OT)1602/04/2025* @ Ole Miss1801/11/2025* @ Mississippi StateW 95-901901/14/2025 Texas A&MW 81-692601/07/2025* @ GeorgiaL 69-822703/08/2025* @ Missouri2912/14/2024 LouisvilleW 93-853112/21/2024 Ohio State (CBS Sports Classic)L 65-853612/03/2024* @ ClemsonL 66-704002/15/2025* @ Texas4201/25/2025@ Vanderbilt4802/26/2025@ Oklahoma* Quad 1A win

Quad 2: 0-0

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

NET RankingDateOpponentResult4202/19/2025 Vanderbilt5002/01/2025 Arkansas6803/04/2025 LSU

Quad 3: 2-0

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

NET RankingDateOpponentResult8411/19/2024 LipscombW 97-689402/08/2025 South Carolina13811/26/2024 Western Ky.W 87-68

Quad 4: 6-0

Home: 161-362 | Neutral: 201-362 | Away: 241-362

NET RankingDateOpponentResult17011/04/2024 Wright St.W 103-6220212/31/2024 BrownW 88-5425012/11/2024 ColgateW 78-6725311/09/2024 BucknellW 100-7229911/29/2024 Georgia St.W 105-7630911/22/2024 Jackson St.W 108-59

The Road Ahead

It’s only Quad 1 games until February for the Cats, starting with Alabama’s trip to Rupp on Saturday. That and the trip to Tennessee on Jan. 28 are in Quad 1A. The game vs. Arkansas on Feb. 1 is one of four Quad 2/3 games left on the schedule. Although the Razorbacks are 0-4 in SEC play so far, it certainly won’t feel like it in the hours leading up to John Calipari’s return to Rupp.

DateOpponentNET RankingQuad01/18/2025 Alabama9Quad 1A01/25/2025@ Vanderbilt42Quad 1B01/28/2025@ Tennessee4Quad 1A02/01/2025 Arkansas50Quad 202/04/2025@ Ole Miss16Quad 1A02/08/2025 South Carolina94Quad 302/11/2025 Tennessee4Quad 1A02/15/2025@ Texas40Quad 1A02/22/2025@ Alabama9Quad 1A02/26/2025@ Oklahoma48Quad 1B03/01/2025 Auburn1Quad 1A03/03/2025 LSU68Quad 203/08/2025@ Missouri27Quad 1A

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