Kentucky basketball bracketology 2025: What seed is UK in NCAA Tournament projections?

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A road win over Tennessee offset a home loss to Arkansas. At least, that’s what the latest NCAA Tournament projections show for Kentucky basketball.

UK’s 1-1 record last week began with a signature victory at border-state rival UT. But then the Wildcats suffered a dispiriting defeat at the hands of the Razorbacks and former coach John Calipari four days later.

The results effectively canceled out each other in terms of the projected NCAA seeding for coach Mark Pope’s team.

On Jan. 27, Bracket Matrix projected Kentucky’s average seed as 2.83, appearing in all 80 of its brackets. A week later, UK’s projected average seed on Bracket Matrix is 2.91 (based on 91 brackets, all of which included the Wildcats).

While it fell ever so slightly, Kentucky (15-6, 4-4 SEC) likely would be a 3-seed if March Madness started this week. UK, which is 19th in the NET rankings, is now 7-5 in Quad 1 games — the matchups the NCAA selection committee heavily relies on when it begins building the bracket on Selection Sunday. The Wildcats’ seven Quad 1 triumphs are tied with Texas A&M for third most nationally at Monday’s outset. Auburn (12) and Oregon (eight) are 1-2 in that department.

Entering Monday, BracketWAG.com listed Kentucky as the No. 3 seed in the West Region, facing 14-seed Lipscomb in a rematch from earlier this season. (UK cruised to a 97-68 win in Lexington on Nov. 19.) Bracketologists.com, which bases its projections entirely on NET rankings, has the Wildcats as a 5-seed, squaring off with 12th-seeded Drake in the first round.

Here’s a look at Kentucky’s NCAA Tournament résumé as of Monday evening, as well as projections from a variety of national outlets:

Kentucky basketball’s resume, NET ranking

NET ranking: 19

KenPom ranking: 22

Quad 1 record: 7-5

Quad 2 record: 0-1

Quad 3 record: 2-0

Quad 4 record: 6-0

Where ESPN projects Kentucky basketball in NCAA Tournament

ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi released his newest projection Jan. 31, the day before Kentucky’s home loss to…

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Author : The Courier Journal

Publish date : 2025-02-04 10:16:00

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