Faculty basketball rankings, grades: Kentucky earns ‘A+’, North Carolina will get ‘F’ on weekly report card

Collect ‘spherical, girls and boys. It is Sunday, which suggests it is time to recap the week that was in school basketball by handing out our weekly report card. We’ll be grading a number of the greatest and worst crew performances within the final seven days all through the game.

I am an optimist at coronary heart, so let’s begin with the nice. Kentucky yo-yoed its manner again from an “F” grade final week to earn a uncommon “A+” from me this week, not solely snapping its two-game skid however doing so with consecutive wins over Mississippi State and No. 10 Tennessee to revive its NCAA Match hopes. UK’s resume is missing, however the two wins on the week and the regular-season sweep over the Vols at the least bolsters its bubble prospects. Perhaps, simply perhaps, the tourney will function the Large Blue Nation in any case.

Talking of blue bloods with blue shade schemes, No. 5 Kansas additionally drew excessive marks from yours really with one in all six “A” or higher grades on the report card this week. KU dealt with enterprise on the highway in opposition to red-hot Oklahoma State early within the week earlier than displaying its grit Saturday by digging out of a 17-point deficit at dwelling versus No. 9 Baylor to win by 16. The Jayhawks prolonged their win streak to 4 video games and maintained co-leader standing within the Large 12 race with Texas.

There was loads of unhealthy all through the game, too, so this week’s grades replicate as a lot of that because it does the nice. The unhealthy was much less distinguished however no much less noticeable with Clemson, North Carolina and Ohio State main the best way on the backside of this week’s grades for all of the incorrect causes. 

Let’s dive into the report card for this week. As at all times, bear in mind the cycle runs Monday-Sunday.

Faculty basketball grades: This week’s report card