TeamRankings after Kentucky win over Missouri

Slow to change, but improving with each win (as you'd expect a computer algorithm to do).

• After beating Missouri 90-77 yesterday, Kentucky is now projected to finish the regular season 23-8 (13-5 SEC).
• The odds that the Wildcats make the NCAA tournament are 97%, unchanged since yesterday.
• We currently rank Kentucky as the #18 team in the country, and the #4 team in the SEC.
• Next game: Sat, Jan 13 at #36 Texas A&M. Our power ratings give the Wildcats a 52% chance to win.
• Kentucky will almost certainly make the NCAA tournament, even if they don't win the SEC tournament.
• We project the Wildcats with a 45% chance to make the Sweet Sixteen and a 9% chance to reach the Final Four.
• Kentucky has a 2% chance to win the NCAA Tournament. That may not sound like much, but few teams even have this good of a chance.
• The more precise final record expectation for Kentucky is 23.2 wins and 7.8 losses, slightly better than the rounded projection above.
• Based on our projections, the Wildcats will most likely finish the regular season with a record between 24-7 and 22-9.