Kentucky
NCAA Resume Watch: Another Quad 1 Week for Kentucky
It was a roller-coaster week for Kentucky in the NET Rankings. After losing at Georgia, the Cats fell to No. 18. After beating Mississippi State in Starkville, they’re back up to No. 13, just one spot lower than last Monday.
Every Monday until Selection Sunday, we’ll be looking at Kentucky’s team sheet, which the Selection Committee will use as it determines the Cats’ seed in the NCAA Tournament. Both of last week’s games were in Quad 1 (Quad 1A, to be exact), bringing Kentucky’s Quad 1 record to 4-3. This week, the Cats could make it 6-3, as the Texas A&M and Alabama games are two of 11 Quad 1 games remaining on the schedule. Eight of those eleven are in Quad 1A, considered the best of the best when it comes to NCAA Tournament resumes.
Let’s break it all down.
- Quad 1: 4-3 (Games Remaining: 11)
- Quad 1A: 4-2
- Quad 1B: 0-1
- Quad 2: 1-0 (Games Remaining: 3)
- Quad 3: 2-0 (Games Remaining: 1)
- Quad 4: 6-0 (Games Remaining: 0)
Quad 1: 4-3
- Quad 1: Home: 1-30 | Neutral: 1-50 | Away: 1-75
- *Quad 1A: Home 1-15 | Neutral 1-25 | Away 1-40
- Quad 1B: Home 16-30 | Neutral 26-50 | Away 41-75
| NET Ranking | Date | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 03/01/2025 | * Auburn | |
| 2 | 11/12/2024 | * Duke (Champions Classic) | W 77-72 |
| 4 | 01/28/2025 | * @ Tennessee | |
| 4 | 02/11/2025 | * Tennessee | |
| 5 | 01/04/2025 | * Florida | W 106-100 |
| 7 | 02/22/2025 | * @ Alabama | |
| 7 | 01/18/2025 | * Alabama | |
| 10 | 12/07/2024 | * Gonzaga (Seattle) | W 90-89 (1 OT) |
| 17 | 01/14/2025 | Texas A&M | |
| 18 | 01/11/2025 | * @ Mississippi State | W 95-90 |
| 23 | 02/04/2025 | * @ Ole Miss | |
| 26 | 01/07/2025 | * @ Georgia | L 69-82 |
| 30 | 12/21/2024 | Ohio St. (CBS Sports Classic) | L 65-85 |
| 34 | 03/08/2025 | * @ Missouri | |
| 38 | 12/03/2024 | * @ Clemson | L 66-70 |
| 39 | 02/15/2025 | * @ Texas | |
| 42 | 01/25/2025 | @ Vanderbilt | |
| 47 | 02/26/2025 | @ Oklahoma |
Quad 2: 1-0
Home: 31-75 | Neutral: 51-100 | Away: 76-135
NET Ranking
Date
Opponent
Result
35
12/14/2024
Louisville
W 93-85
42
02/19/2025
Vanderbilt
49
02/01/2025
Arkansas
68
03/04/2025
LSU
Quad 3: 2-0
Home: 76-160 | Neutral: 101-200 | Away: 136-240
| NET Ranking | Date | Opponent | Result |
| 86 | 11/19/2024 | Lipscomb | W 97-68 |
| 91 | 02/08/2025 | South Carolina | |
| 138 | 11/26/2024 | Western Ky. | W 87-68 |
Quad 4: 6-0
Home: 161-362 | Neutral: 201-362 | Away: 241-362
NET Ranking
Date
Opponent
Result
171
11/04/2024
Wright St.
W 103-62
203
12/31/2024
Brown
W 88-54
249
12/11/2024
Colgate
W 78-67
255
11/09/2024
Bucknell
W 100-72
298
11/29/2024
Georgia St.
W 105-76
308
11/22/2024
Jackson St.
W 108-59
Team Sheet Notes
— Kentucky is 4-3 in Quad 1. Only four teams in college basketball have more than four Quad 1 wins so far: Auburn (7), Oregon (7), Duke (5), and Marquette (5). Unfortunately, all four of those teams also have fewer than three Quad 1 losses. Houston is the only team in the top ten of the NET (No. 3) with zero Quad 1 wins.
— Speaking of Auburn, the Tigers have a whopping 13 Quad 1 games remaining. Add in the eight they’ve played so far and that’s 21 Quad 1 games, the most in the conference. Alabama’s next with 19, then Kentucky and Ole Miss with 18.
— Not a ton of team sheet movement since last Monday in terms of quads. Lipscomb fell from No. 70 to No. 86 in the NET, which moved the win over the Bisons from Quad 2 to Quad 3. Louisville is climbing the NET, now up to No. 35. If the Cards move into the Top 30, Kentucky’s win over them will move from Quad 2 to Quad 1.
Within Quad 1, Georgia is up ten spots to No. 26 after wins over Kentucky and Oklahoma. After losing to Mississippi State and Missouri, Vanderbilt is down 11 spots to No. 42, which puts Kentucky’s trip to Nashville on Jan. 25 right on the cusp of Quad 1A/Quad 1B.
The Road Ahead
It’s another Quad 1 week for Kentucky. Tomorrow’s game vs. Texas A&M is in Quad 1B but could move up to Quad 1A if the Aggies move up just two spots in the NET. Alabama is No. 7 in the NET, keeping this game firmly in Quad 1A. These two teams just played each other on Saturday, with Alabama leaving College State with a 94-88 win over the Aggies.
Hold serve at home and Kentucky will have two huge wins on its resume. Fingers crossed.
Date
Opponent
NET Ranking
Quad
01/14/2025
Texas A&M
17
Quad 1B
01/18/2025
Alabama
7
Quad 1A
01/25/2025
@ Vanderbilt
42
Quad 1B
01/28/2025
@ Tennessee
4
Quad 1A
02/01/2025
Arkansas
49
Quad 2
02/04/2025
@ Ole Miss
23
Quad 1A
02/08/2025
South Carolina
91
Quad 3
02/11/2025
Tennessee
4
Quad 1A
02/15/2025
@ Texas
39
Quad 1A
02/19/2025
Vanderbilt
42
Quad 2
02/22/2025
@ Alabama
7
Quad 1A
02/26/2025
@ Oklahoma
47
Quad 1B
03/01/2025
Auburn
1
Quad 1A
03/04/2025
LSU
68
Quad 2
03/08/2025
@ Missouri
34
Quad 1A
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Fayette County school board chair, KEA sue to block Kentucky law that would oust current members
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — Fayette County Board of Education Chair Tyler Murphy and the Kentucky Education Association have filed a lawsuit challenging a newly enacted Kentucky law that would overhaul the governance structure of Fayette County Public Schools and force all current board members out of office at the end of 2026.
The lawsuit names the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Fayette County Board of Elections and Fayette County election officials as defendants.
At the center of the legal challenge is Senate Bill 4, which lawmakers passed over Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto earlier this year.
Under the law, the seven-member Fayette County Board of Education would be reduced to five district-based seats, the lawsuit reads. The terms of all current board members would end Dec. 31, 2026, and new elections would be held for the restructured board.
The lawsuit argues the law is unconstitutional and asks the court to block its implementation, including any election-related actions tied to the measure.
Court filings contend the legislation unlawfully targets a single school district and interferes with the terms of duly elected local officials. Plaintiffs also argue the law violates provisions of the Kentucky Constitution governing local elections and public officeholders.
Attorneys included exhibits detailing criticism of Murphy and Fayette County Public Schools leadership from state lawmakers, including a petition seeking Murphy’s removal and a letter from state Sen. Chris McDaniel calling for the resignations of Murphy and Superintendent Demetrus Liggins.
The lawsuit seeks a declaration that the law is invalid and requests expedited review from the court due to upcoming election deadlines.
No hearing date had been announced as of Wednesday.
The lawsuit comes as Fayette County Public Schools continues to face scrutiny over budgeting decisions, district spending and governance issues that have drawn attention from state lawmakers over the past year.
In a statement, Representative Matt Lockett criticized Murphy as he highlighted what he stated are district failures under Murphy.
“This lawsuit is nothing more than an attempt to distract from the disaster that Fayette County Public Schools is under Tyler Murphy’s leadership as board chair. Under his watch, the district has spiraled into a financial crisis so severe that it is now seeking to borrow up to $110 million simply to keep the lights on and make it through the school year. Students have been failed. Families have been failed. Teachers and staff have been failed. Taxpayers have been failed. And the Lexington community has been left paying the price for years of mismanagement and poor oversight.
Rather than taking responsibility for the district’s financial failures and focusing on what is best for students, he has chosen to file a lawsuit challenging a law that was duly passed by the General Assembly and enacted through the constitutional process. He may be emboldened by recent rulings by activist judges, but there are no legitimate grounds for overturning a duly enacted statute simply because you can’t do the right thing by this community. The General Assembly has both the authority and the responsibility to establish standards for public offices and governance structures across the Commonwealth.
At a time when Fayette County schools are facing unprecedented financial turmoil, the focus should be on accountability, transparency, and fixing the problems that have brought the district to this point. The only filing Fayette County taxpayers should be expecting from Mr. Murphy is his resignation.”
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UK Healthcare prepares to become Kentucky’s only Level 2 special pathogen treatment center
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has been causing fear around the world, and a Lexington doctor is preparing in the event a case is found in Kentucky.
According to the CDC, there have been 49 deaths and over 300 confirmed cases across the two countries, with more suspected cases still being investigated.
UK Healthcare is working to become a Level 2 Special Pathogen Treatment Center through the National Special Pathogen System, which would allow the facility to treat Ebola patients in-house.
Dr. Nicholas Van Sickels, an infectious disease physician at UK Healthcare, said the current outbreak is serious, but Kentucky residents are not at significant risk.
“Ebola scares people just because of the mortality, the death rate, associated with it and some of the long term consequences when you do survive. Fortunately, the strain that we’re seeing in Eastern (Democratic Republic of Congo) is thought to be not as deadly, but either way it’s a very serious disease. It carries a lot of stigma and fear,” Van Sickels said.
Here in Kentucky, however, is a very safe environment, Dr. Van Sickels said.
Currently, Dr. Van Sickels says UK Healthcare operates as an assessment hospital, meaning it can evaluate patients with symptoms who have traveled to regions with active outbreaks, coordinate testing with the state, and transfer patients to higher-level care centers if needed.
Once the Level 2 designation is complete, UK Healthcare will be the only facility in Kentucky with that capability.
“We’re the only facility in Kentucky that is able to have a level 2 designation once we finish this grant award and get approved,” Dr. Van Sickels said.
In January 2026, UK Healthcare received a grant from the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC), the governing body of the National Special Pathogen System.
“It’s approximately half a million dollars to transform our institution,” Van Sickels said.
The funding has been used to run simulation drills in coordination with Lexington Fire, EMS, and the state health department. The grant also enabled UK Healthcare to upgrade its protective outerwear, with all seam points covered to provide additional protection. Ebola is transmitted through bodily fluids.
During a recent site visit and simulation, evaluators identified vulnerabilities in the facility’s previous protective suits.
“When we had our site visit and had our stimulation, for example, they said that the seams that we had on our old suits, you could pull and stretch, and that they were rather porous,” Van Sickels said.
Van Sickels had been working on the preparedness project since the beginning of the year.
Citing lessons learned from the 2014 West Africa Ebola epidemic, which spread to the U.S. and resulted in 4 cases and 1 death.
“Ebola 2014 taught a lot of hospitals in the US about high consequence infections, established what is now NETEC, the educating body for our country, uh, about high consequence pathogens,” Van Sickels said.
“We’re constantly wanting to push preparedness, uh, because that is the key to success in evading further outbreaks,” Van Sickels said.
UK Healthcare expects to complete its Level 2 Special Pathogen Treatment Center designation by the end of summer.
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