Kentucky an early No. 2 seed in March Madness bracket prediction
The Cats appear to be an offensive juggernaut through the early part of the non-conference schedule. And the national love is finally coming around.
As Kentucky looks to make its first Final Four since 2015, NCAA.com believes it’ll do so as a No. 2 seed and the eighth-best team in the field overall.
Andy Katz lists the Wildcats as the No. 1 team in the SEC, ahead of the likes of Tennessee (No. 11), Texas A&M (No. 15), Alabama (No. 18), Arkansas (No. 29), Auburn (No. 30), Mississippi State (No. 34), Florida (No. 43) and Ole Miss (No. 44). The conference’s nine representatives is tied for first with the Big 12.
Kentucky would be the No. 2 seed in the East region, joining the likes of Marquette (No. 1), Duke (No. 3), Texas (No. 4), Miami (No. 5), Illinois (No. 6), Oklahoma (No. 7) and Arkansas (No. 8).
Check out Katz’s full seed list in order from 1-68:
- Purdue (1) — AQ Big Ten
- Arizona (1) — AQ Pac-12
- Marquette (1) — AQ Big East
- UConn (1)
- Kansas (2) — AQ Big 12
- Houston (2)
- Baylor (2)
- Kentucky (2) — AQ SEC
- Duke (3) — AQ ACC
- North Carolina (3)
- Tennessee (3)
- FAU (3) — AQ AAC
- Villanova (4)
- Gonzaga (4) — AQ WCC
- Texas A&M (4)
- Texas (4)
- Clemson (5)
- Alabama (5)
- Miami (5)
- Memphis (5)
- BYU (6)
- Colorado State (6) — AQ MWC
- Creighton (6)
- Illinois (6)
- Oklahoma (7)
- Wisconsin (7)
- James Madison (7) — AQ Sun Belt
- Michigan State (7)
- Arkansas (8)
- Auburn (8)
- Ohio State (8)
- Virginia (8)
- San Diego State (9)
- Mississippi State (9)
- Northwestern (9)
- Princeton (9) — AQ Ivy
- Providence (10)
- TCU (10)
- USC (10)
- Cincinnati (10)
- UCLA (11)
- Nebraska (11)
- Florida (11)
- Ole Miss (11)
- Iowa State (11)
- Santa Clara (12)
- Oregon (12)
- Liberty (12) — AQ CUSA
- Dayton (12) — AQ A10
- Grand Canyon (12) — AQ WAC
- Indiana State (13) — AQ MVC
- McNeese State (13) — AQ Southland
- UNC Greensboro (13) — AQ Southern
- Hawai’i (13) — AQ Big West
- UMass Lowell (14) — AQ America East
- UNC Wilmington (14) — AQ CAA
- Portland State (14) — AQ Big Sky
- Northern Illinois (14) — AQ MAC
- Colgate (15) — AQ Patriot
- Longwood (15) — AQ Big South
- Purdue Fort Wayne (15) — AQ Horizon
- North Dakota (15) — AQ Summit
- UT Martin (16) — AQ OVC
- Sacred Heart (16) — AQ NEC
- Jacksonville (16) — AQ ASun
- Prairie View A&M (16) — AQ SWAC
- Norfolk State (16) — AQ MEAC
- Quinnipiac (16) — AQ MAAC
On another note, the NET for men’s and women’s basketball will be released daily starting Monday morning. That will be available here .
Ready or not, way-too-early bracketology season is here, BBN. And things are looking good early for the Cats.
