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SEC · 23-10 · AdjEM +20.8, 20 of 362 nationally.

2023-24 seasonthrough ratings as of 2024-04-0824 weekly snapshots

Adjusted ratingas of 2024-04-08

Every team →
AdjEM
+20.820 of 362
AdjO
119.69 of 362
AdjD
98.885 of 362
AdjT
74.218 of 362

Kentucky went from +15.2 (#40) on 2023-11-05 to +20.8 (#20) on 2024-04-08, peaking at +22.1 (#19) on 2024-03-11.

AdjEM in each weekly snapshot this season; the dashed line is an average D1 team (0).

2023-11-052024-04-08

Four factorsraw season rates · 33 complete games

Leaderboards →
eFG%
57.2%5
TOV%
13.6%38
OREB%
25.9%203
FTA/FGA
30.4%248
Opp eFG%
49.6%124
Opp TOV%
14.9%261
DREB%
72.9%186
Opp FTA/FGA
33.5%204

Résumé23-10 · against the ratings of 2024-04-08

Schedule strength
+9.364 of 362
Non-conference
+2.2132 of 362
Luck
-2.4%237 of 362
Wins above bubble
+1.828 of 362
Quad 1
6-6
Quad 2
2-2
Quad 3
8-2
Quad 4
7-0

Quadrants use the selection committee's boundaries (Quad 1 is a home game against the top 30, a neutral one against the top 50, or a road game against the top 75) applied to our ranking, not to the NCAA's NET, so they will not match a NET team sheet game for game. Luck and wins above bubble compare the record with today's ratings; they are not a record of our projections.

Players16 who played · most minutes first

National leaders →
PlayerGMPGPPGRPGAPGeFG%TS%USG%3P%FT%
Antonio ReevesG3331.520.24.21.660.3%64.0%25.9%44.7%86.3%
Reed SheppardG3328.912.54.14.567.9%69.9%18.1%52.1%83.1%
Tre MitchellC2730.210.77.22.654.2%57.8%17.0%30.5%74.4%
D.J. WagnerG2925.89.91.93.345.9%49.6%21.3%29.2%76.6%
Rob DillinghamG3223.315.22.93.956.4%59.5%30.5%44.4%79.6%
Justin EdwardsF3221.58.83.40.955.7%58.2%18.7%36.5%77.6%
Adou ThieroF2521.37.25.01.151.9%57.2%15.8%31.8%80.0%
Ugonna OnyensoC2418.63.64.80.255.0%56.5%10.0%0.0%58.8%
Aaron BradshawF2613.84.93.30.360.0%60.0%15.4%28.6%56.8%
Zvonimir IvisicC1511.75.53.30.663.5%66.5%21.1%37.5%77.3%
Jordan BurksF207.01.91.60.364.0%63.2%11.7%40.0%55.6%
Joey HartG71.40.40.00.075.0%75.0%14.4%100.0%—
Kareem WatkinsG61.00.00.20.20.0%0.0%16.0%0.0%—
Brennan CanadaF51.00.00.40.2——0.0%——
Grant DarbyshireG41.00.00.00.0——0.0%——
Walker HornG41.00.00.00.0——0.0%——

Season totals for every game played, from ESPN's statistics feed. In seasons before 2025-26 a roster can be missing a player or hold one who was elsewhere; usage is blank where the players listed do not add up to the team's minutes.

Games23-10

“Ours” is our projected margin for Kentucky, from the snapshot dated before each game. Games before the season's first snapshot have none.

DateOpponentQuadResultOurs
11-06vsNew Mexico StateQ4#289W 86-46+14.1
11-10vsEast Texas A&MQ4#338W 81-61+25.2
11-14nKansasQ1#18L 84-89-6.3
11-17vsStonehillQ4#355W 101-67+27.3
11-20vsSaint Joseph'sQ3#94W 96-88+15.0
11-24vsMarshallQ4#226W 118-82+15.2
11-28vsMiamiQ3#83W 95-73+5.4
12-02vsUNC WilmingtonQ3#116L 73-80+15.3
12-09nPennsylvaniaQ4#202W 81-66+13.3
12-16nNorth CarolinaQ1#10W 87-83-0.5
12-21@LouisvilleQ3#203W 95-76+14.1
12-29vsIllinois StateQ4#201W 96-70+21.2
01-06@FloridaQ1#28W 87-85-0.6
01-09vsMissouriQ3#115W 90-77+13.5
01-13@Texas A&MQ1#36L 92-97-1.2
01-17vsMississippi StateQ2#34W 90-77+6.0
01-20vsGeorgiaQ3#95W 105-96+12.8
01-23@South CarolinaQ2#77L 62-79+5.0
01-27@ArkansasQ2#88W 63-57+4.3
01-31vsFloridaQ1#28L 91-94+6.5
02-03vsTennesseeQ1#5L 92-103-3.0
02-06@VanderbiltQ3#175W 109-77+11.2
02-10vsGonzagaQ1#12L 85-89+2.5
02-13vsOle MissQ3#81W 75-63+9.3
02-17@AuburnQ1#7W 70-59-7.0
02-21@LSUQ2#86L 74-75+4.8
02-24vsAlabamaQ1#6W 117-95-2.4
02-27@Mississippi StateQ1#34W 91-89-0.6
03-02vsArkansasQ3#88W 111-102+12.8
03-06vsVanderbiltQ4#175W 90-77+20.2
03-09@TennesseeQ1#5W 85-81-9.3
03-15nTexas A&MQ1#36L 87-97+3.7
03-21nOaklandQ3#146L 76-80+14.7

How this is measured

Ranks are out of 362 rated teams, 1 = best (for AdjD and the defensive factors, 1 = allowed the least). The four factors are raw season rates from box scores.

Every projection uses a rating snapshot dated before the game — the snapshot column shows which. A snapshot dated on or after a game already contains its result, so it is never used to project it; a game before the season's first snapshot gets no number at all. Projected margin is (this team's AdjEM − the opponent's ± home advantage) × expected possessions ÷ 100.