Vanderbilt’s resume-building win over No. 9 Kentucky was one other illustration of the SEC’s 2024-25 depth. In any case, what number of different conferences can say their Tenth-best staff can beat a top-10 staff within the nation? How about twice?
The Commodores adopted final Saturday’s 76-75 dwelling win over No. 6 Tennessee (17-2, 4-2 in SEC) with a 74-69 win over the Wildcats.
In line with the ESPN broadcast, the wins mark the primary time since 2007 that Vanderbilt received two video games in opposition to AP top-10 groups. That season, Vanderbilt beat No. 10 Alabama, 94-73, and No. 1 Florida, 83-70, and ultimately reached the Candy 16 for the sixth time in program historical past.
Per Stathead, Saturday’s win was Vanderbilt’s first in opposition to a top-10 Kentucky staff since 2012, when it beat No. 1 Kentucky, 71-64, within the SEC Match championship recreation.
The Commodores have not had a lot to rejoice within the years since that SEC tourney win, reaching the NCAA Match twice (2016, 2017) and posting 5 dropping data in a seven-season span.
Vanderbilt (16-4, 4-3 in SEC), which entered Saturday ranked Tenth within the convention standings, has constructed a powerful case for a March Insanity invite with three Quad 1 wins. And with 9 extra upcoming on its SEC schedule, the Commodores can enhance their event seeding.
In line with ESPN’s Joe Lunardi’s most up-to-date bracketology, the Commodores are a projected 10-seed, receiving one of many final 4 byes.
Per Lunardi, they’re one in every of 13 SEC groups on observe for an NCAA Match bid, which might break the Big East’s record 11 teams within the 2011 NCAA Match.
It is going to actually be justified if underdogs like Vanderbilt maintain beating the convention’s powerhouses.
