Jut returned from Atlanta where Kentucky, thanks to Duke’s loss, grabbed the number one overall seed, and the easiest bracket according to all. While AKMA was comforted that Duke still got a #1, the difference in their winning and losing could well have been more significant than losing a #1 seed , looking at the bracket they got compared to Kentucky’s. Then again, Kentucky did lose to Georgia twice this year (although they got ’em back in the SEC Tourney to stop the dogs hopes for a bid) and Vanderbilt (who got in by knocking off Mississippi State) —- so anything can happen. But the key ingredient for Kentucky is always peaking in March, which is a good time.

Add to the above about the difference in getting number one of number ones and number two: the tourney this year is RE-seeded at the final four, which means the highesty remaining seed gets the lowest remaining seed, so any cinderella automatically gets the highest seeded remaining team. That could be huge.