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 crew can beat a top-10 crew within the nation? How about twice?
The Commodores adopted final Saturday’s 76-75 house win over No. 6 Tennessee (17-2, 4-2 in SEC) with a 74-69 win over the Wildcats.
In keeping with the ESPN broadcast, the wins mark the primary time since 2007 that Vanderbilt received two video games towards 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 towards a top-10 Kentucky crew since 2012, when it beat No. 1 Kentucky, 71-64, within the SEC Event championship sport.
The Commodores have not had a lot to rejoice within the years since that SEC tourney win, reaching the NCAA Event 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 robust 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 keeping 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 among 13 SEC groups on monitor for an NCAA Event bid, which might break the Large East’s file 11 groups within the 2011 NCAA Event.
It’s going to actually be justified if underdogs like Vanderbilt preserve beating the convention’s powerhouses.
