Could Kentucky get the 3 seed, with either UNC (11 seed) or Kansas (6 seed) waiting in the 2nd round?

[Son_Of_Saul]

You know something like this is coming once Sunday rolls around. The committee finally has an excuse to put the three bluebloods together in a first weekend regional.

Does Kansas deserve a 6 seed? No.

Does UNC deserve a bid? No.

But the opportunity might be too good for the committee to pass up on. If you get Kansas/UNC in the first round followed by the winner getting Kentucky, and you can reasonably articulate a rationale behind it?

Then you have St. John's waiting as your 2 seed?

 

[Fox2monk]

You know something like this is coming once Sunday rolls around. The committee finally has an excuse to put the three bluebloods together in a first weekend regional.

Does Kansas deserve a 6 seed? No.

Does UNC deserve a bid? No.

But the opportunity might be too good for the committee to pass up on. If you get Kansas/UNC in the first round followed by the winner getting Kentucky, and you can reasonably articulate a rationale behind it?

Then you have St. John's waiting as your 2 seed?

I wouldn’t be surprised man.

 

[trueblujr2]

I’m curious which SEC teams they bracket us with. I can almost bet Arkansas, mainly because we only played them once and avoided them in the SEC tourney. I know that applies to several teams but the storyline will be what drives that placement. There will likely be another SEC team in there too due to at least 12 getting in. I say it will be aTm if we get placed in the west.

 

[KA4Prez]

Kentucky will get BYU as their 6-seed
With St. John's waiting as the 2-seed

 

[JustBlue]

UNC most definitely but I don't think Kansas will be seeded that high.

 

[wildcat_nation28]

that would be awesome

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

I think we are destined for one of ucla/illinois/michigsn

 

[lakercat]

You know something like this is coming once Sunday rolls around. The committee finally has an excuse to put the three bluebloods together in a first weekend regional.

Does Kansas deserve a 6 seed? No.

Does UNC deserve a bid? No.

But the opportunity might be too good for the committee to pass up on. If you get Kansas/UNC in the first round followed by the winner getting Kentucky, and you can reasonably articulate a rationale behind it?

Then you have St. John's waiting as your 2 seed?

I know we make jokes, but this hardly ever happens, unless we're playing a low seed (like a WKU, EKU, or NKU). We played Louisville in the S16 as an 8 seed. We would have played Duke in EE last year. We did play Indiana in 2016, but other than that, no real storylines until the S16.

 

[Aike]

Lot of rivals in the mix at 6 and 11. UCLA, UL in the mix. IU and Ohio St probably out now? Haven’t been quite keeping up.

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

I think we are destined for one of ucla/illinois/michigsn

PLEASE make it UCLA. They are dog poop.

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

PLEASE make it UCLA. They are dog poop.

UCLA or Michigan would be preference

 

[Lempface]

I wouldn’t hate it tbh, I just don’t want anything to do with Kansas St.

It’s a joke.

 

[SDcatfan13]

Kentucky will get BYU as their 6-seed
With St. John's waiting as the 2-seed

With how BYU's been playing recently (big win over Iowa St. yesterday) I think they'll be a 5 seed at minimum so don't think UK would play them early.

Could see UK getting matched with KU or UNC as 2nd round matchup for sure.

 

[Rideordiewildcat]

God i hope so that would be a free ticket to the SS.

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

Lunardi has Illinois as our six and SDSU vs north Carolina as the 11

 

[runt#69]

East
1) dUKe
2) St. John's
3) Kentucky
4) St. Mary's
5) Illinois
6) UCLA
7) Louisville
8) New Mexico
9) Utah State
10) Arkansas
11) UNC*** vs. Indiana
12) High Point
13) Yale
14) Drake
15) Robert Morris
16) American

😉

 

[BradleyCrawford08]

Does UNC deserve a bid? No.

They shouldn’t be anywhere near the tournament bubble but you never know. With UVA getting in last year over WAY more qualified teams like Indiana State, nothing with the selection committee surprises me anymore.