Most of the nation may have viewed last Saturday’s Kentucky-Vanderbilt basketball game as little more than a battle for Southeastern Conference supremacy two weeks from the close of the regular season.
But the second-ranked Wildcats’ 58-56 road victory over then-No. 17 Vandy felt like something a wee bit bigger to winning coach John Calipari.
“We were able to win a game tonight in an Elite Eight environment,” he said. “An effort like that will help us advance in the (NCAA) tournament.”
Everyone expects Kentucky to advance far, perhaps all the way to the Final Four. But what if the Cats run into a team like Vanderbilt in a regional final, or sooner? Who are the teams no school wants to see in its draw on Selection Sunday — the teams that can ruin a deep run by a Top 10 powerhouse?
Who are the four most feared bracket busters in college basketball three weeks from the start of March Madness?