this is hard. don't mention the other teams they have played. picture this as poll play, playing each other and only each other. keep this in mind:
LSU beat South Carolina
South Carolina beat Kentucky
Kentucky beat LSU

each team that won, won at home. none of the road teams won. how would you rank them in order of 1,2,3.

1. LSU
2. Kentucky
3. S.Carolina.

it doesn't matter whether result of face off of each teams..
what it matters is their playing style.

Good example is Golden State Warriors 8th seed, which ended up defeating Dallas Mavericks in playoffs 4 - 2, the #1 team in NBA.
But can't defeat SA Spurs or Utah Jazz(#4)

1 lsu
2 usc
3ken

1.LSU
2. South Carolina
3. Kentucky

I would rank them LSU, Kentucky, USC. You have to mention the other teams to get an accurate ranking. One game does not a team make. If you basing it off each other you would only have to go on score between the games, and LSU looked most impressive in it's win, while USC looked least impressive in it's loss.

1)LSU
2)Kentucky
3)South Carolina

LSU would beat both teams
Kentucky would beat south carolina
south carolina would lose to both

lsu scu ku

LSU
Kentucky
South Carolina

UK played a helluva game vs LSU, so props to them. South Carolina, not so much, but they did defeat UK...Idk, you can put UK and USC in either order, but I still think that LSU is better than both of them.

Kentucky, then LSU, then South Carolina (but I may be a little biased to UK)

I think UK is a better team than South Carolina, just got a little off/maybe needed a gut check since they hadn't lost yet. But they continue to show that they are a team to be reckoned with!!!!