Kentucky won't win it all

[Fountain City Blues]

 

[Bmurph]

Kentucky is too deep, I don't see any team beating them.

 

[Jim Rome is Flaming]

Villanova could beat them. Other than that.....

 

[longhorn718]

From Wiki on Perfect Seasons (Perfect season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ) . Eight teams have gone perfect including winning it all while 16 teams (counting KY so far) have gone perfect in the regular season but then lost in the tournament with the most recent being last year's Wichita State.

Eight teams have completed perfect seasons, including postseason tournament victories, since the tournament era began in 1938:

• 1939 LIU Blackbirds (24–0) — NIT champion, which at the time was more prestigious than the NCAA tournament
• 1956 San Francisco Dons (29–0) – NCAA champion
• 1957 North Carolina Tar Heels (32–0) – NCAA champion
• 1964 UCLA Bruins (30–0) – NCAA champion
• 1967 UCLA Bruins (30–0) – NCAA champion
• 1972 UCLA Bruins (30–0) – NCAA champion
• 1973 UCLA Bruins (30–0) – NCAA champion
• 1976 Indiana Hoosiers (32–0) – NCAA champion

The following teams have completed a perfect regular season, but lost in the NCAA Tournament or other postseason action, or are currently involved in postseason play:

• 1939 Loyola Ramblers (finished regular season 20–0 and lost in the NIT final to LIU to finish 21–1)
• 1941 Seton Hall Pirates (finished regular season 19–0; lost in the NIT semifinals to LIU and third-place game to CCNY to finish 20–2)
• 1951 Columbia Lions (finished 21–1 after losing in the first round)[14]
• 1961 Ohio State Buckeyes (finished 27–1 after losing in the championship game to Cincinnati)
• 1968 Houston Cougars (finished regular season 28–0, then lost the semifinal and consolation games at the Final Four)
• 1968 St. Bonaventure Bonnies (finished regular season 22–0, lost in regional semifinals)
• 1971 Penn Quakers(finished the regular season 26-0, lost in the regional finals)
• 1971 Marquette Warriors(finished regular season 26-0, lost in regional semifinals)
• 1975 Indiana Hoosiers (finished regular season 29–0, but lost to Kentucky in the Mideast Regional final)
• 1976 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (finished regular season 28–0, won 3 more games in the NCAA Tournament to go to 31–0, but lost in the Final Four to Michigan and in the consolation game to UCLA)
• 1979 Indiana State Sycamores (finished regular season 29–0, but lost in the championship game to Michigan State. Finished 33-1.)
• 1979 Alcorn State Braves finished the regular season with a perfect 27–0 record, but were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. The Braves lost in the second round of theNational Invitation Tournament to Indiana.[15]
• 1991 UNLV Runnin' Rebels (entered the tournament 30–0, but lost in the Final Four to eventual champion Duke. Finished 34-1).
• 2004 Saint Joseph's Hawks (finished the regular season 27–0, lost in the quarterfinals of the 2004 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament. Finished 30-2.)
• 2014 Wichita State Shockers (entered the tournament 34–0, lost to Kentucky in the Round of 32. Finished 35-1.)
• 2015 Kentucky Wildcats (entered the tournament 34–0; NCAA Tournament remaining)

 

[GNG]

Kentucky is too deep, I don't see any team beating them.

Kentucky is a good team but they are not infallible.

 

[Bmurph]

Kentucky is a good team but they are not infallible.

They could run into a hot shooting team and go totally cold but I don't see it happening. Cal can bring in another 5 off the bench at any given time and they stay fresh and the second five is almost as good as most teams first 5. Not saying there isn't a chance they lose, there is always that chance. I just think Kentucky wins it all. I am pulling for Zona however

 

[TrollyMcTroller]

Kentucky is a good team but they are not infallible.

Is that a requirement for winning the title?

 

[UK Cowboy]

Can we bet all our Vcash on a team to win it call? Easy money

 

[TxHeat]

You are 100% correct.... Which is why, if they do win it, they'll go down as one of the best teams ever

BIG IF..but True..and they won't be playing any more pansies after the first round.

 

[UK Cowboy]

BIG IF..but True..and they won't be playing any more pansies after the first round.

Kansas, UNC, Louisville, UCLA, Arkansas twice, LSU, Georgia twice, Ole Miss and Buffalo are all in the big dance. They only looked like patsies because UK beat them by over 20 on average lol

 

[Loneranger]

Wisconsin plays tough defense and has very few turnovers.

The University of White is the best team in the country. I say white as a joke becuz they have more white guys than anyone it seems , I'm not a racist! Anyway , Kentucky has not been tested and they're gonna fold as soon as they play a real team in the tourney. They will not win this , it comes down to Wisc. and Az. - I used to think it was Wisc. and UVA but UVA is not playing well and could be gone soon. Much fun ahead.

 

[jonvi]

After UK goes 40 - 0....they will still be untested.

 

[trojanfan12]

I think Kentucky wins, but Calipari is right when he says it isn't a 5 game series, so one bad game or a team that gets hot and hits a bunch of 3's can send them home early.

 

[LambeauLegs]

Kentucky fans like their twins:

 

[TrollyMcTroller]

Kentucky fans like their twins:

That's not all they like.

 

[scoutyjones2]

Wisconsin was barely able to survive against a bad MSU team in the Big 10 championship...no way they beat Kentucky.

 

[TDs3nOut]

Jinx is in? Or is it the reverse jinx?

 

[mall3013]

Villanova could beat them. Other than that.....

I'm on the Wisconsin bandwagon as the one team that can possibly beat UK. Villanova is hot now and they may knock them out.

 

[Clayton]

I probably won't watch a single game of the tournament unless Kentucky is down at halftime.

Well, actually ill probably watch KU and Wichita St if that happens

 

[jonvi]

For having a very good regular season record, Jay Wright has to have one of the worst NCAA tournament records.

It's hard for me to get behind Nova in March.

This is the year of the cat though.