March Madness 2016: Overrated/underrated teams

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Mar 13, 2016; Nashville, TN, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Jamal Murray (23) guard Isaiah Briscoe (13) and forward Alex Poythress (22) celebrate after a basket in the second half against the Texas A&M Aggies during the championship game of the SEC tournament at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Kentucky Wildcats (25-8)

Seed: 4

vs. RPI 51-100 teams: 12-4

Kentucky might just be the scariest team below three-seed range in the entire NCAA Tournament field this year. When the bracket was announced, it was almost assumed that John Calipari’s team would get a higher seed than fellow SEC foe Texas A&M who they beat in the SEC Tournament title game.

Both teams tied with the same SEC record at 13-5 and the Wildcats had the bragging rights as tournament champs, but the regular season champ, via tie-breaker, was rewarded a No. 3 seed while the tourney champs were given a four.

That might seem fair since A&M won the regular season title and the matchup against Kentucky at home, but the Wildcats never got a chance to host the Aggies and then went on to beat them on a neutral floor for the conference tournament title.

Kentucky doesn’t have many quality wins, but it is peaking at just the right time, winning 10-of-12 games and beating RPI top 100 teams 14-of-20 times.

The Wildcats may not have done enough to deserve a No. 2 or No. 3 seed, but being a lower-ranked team than Texas A&M is a travesty. This team has a serious shot of making the Final Four.

Next: Another group of hungry Cats

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