Will Kentucky make the 2024 NCAA Tournament? Team Resume, Outlook & Odds

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Will Kentucky make the 2024 NCAA Tournament? Team Resume, Outlook & Odds

Will Kentucky be one of the teams to secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament in 2024? Keep scrolling and dig into our bracketology preview, which features Kentucky's complete tournament resume.

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March Madness odds

  • Odds to win the national championship: +1400
  • Preseason national championship odds: +1600
  • Pre-new year national championship odds: +1400

How Kentucky ranks

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Kentucky's best wins

Kentucky defeated the No. 9-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels, 87-83, on December 16. That victory goes down as its best win of the season. In the win against North Carolina, Rob Dillingham delivered a team-best 17 points. D.J. Wagner chipped in 14 points.

Next best wins

  • 95-73 at home over Miami (FL) (No. 37/RPI) on November 28
  • 96-88 at home over Saint Joseph's (PA) (No. 94/RPI) on November 20
  • 81-61 at home over Texas A&M-Commerce (No. 133/RPI) on November 10
  • 81-66 over Pennsylvania (No. 181/RPI) on December 9
  • 118-82 at home over Marshall (No. 188/RPI) on November 24

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Kentucky's quadrant records

  • According to the RPI, Kentucky has one win over Quadrant 1 teams, tied for the 22nd-most in Division 1.
  • Based on the RPI, the Wildcats have one win versus Quadrant 2 opponents, tied for the 38th-most in the nation.
  • Against Quadrant 3 teams (according to the RPI), Kentucky is 3-1 (.750%) -- tied for the 29th-most wins.

Schedule insights

  • Kentucky gets the 88th-ranked schedule in the nation the rest of the way, based on our predictions.
  • Of the Wildcats' 19 remaining games this season, 14 are against teams with worse records, and 17 are against teams with records over .500.
  • UK has 19 games remaining on the schedule, with four games coming against teams ranked in the AP's Top 25.

Kentucky's next game

  • Matchup: Florida Gators vs. Kentucky Wildcats
  • Date/Time: Saturday, January 6 at 12:30 PM ET
  • Location: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida
  • TV Channel: ESPN

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