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LEXINGTON — Kentucky basketball is continuing to trend upward in NCAA Tournament projections. Ever so slightly.
Last week, Bracket Matrix had coach Mark Pope and the Wildcats' average seed as 7.22. After going 1-1 last week with a road loss at Vanderbilt and win away from home at Arkansas, UK's seed average is 6.99, appearing in all 104 brackets compiled by the site through Feb. 4.
Including Wednesday's victory over Oklahoma, Kentucky has won seven of its last eight games as it's in the middle of SEC play.
Prior to Wednesday's win, Kentucky's NET ranking was 28.
Bracketville updated its bracket Feb. 3 and picked UK as the No. 8 seed in the East Region, predicting the Cats will travel to Greenville, South Carolina, face the ninth-seeded Wildcats of Villanova first round. Bracketologists.com, which bases its bracket solely on NET rankings and published its newest projections Feb. 3, had Kentucky as a No. 7 seed, taking on 10-seed UCF.
Here's a look at Kentucky's NCAA Tournament résumé as of Feb. 4, as well as projections from a variety of national outlets:
NET ranking: 28
KenPom ranking: 30
Quad 1 record: 4-6
Quad 2 record: 2-1
Quad 3 record: 3-0
Quad 4 record: 7-0
ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi unveiled his newest projections Feb. 3. He put UK as the 7-seed in the Midwest Region, heading to Missouri to take on 10-seed UCLA.
CBS Sports published its newest bracket Feb. 4. CBS slotted UK as the No. 7 seed in the East Region, setting up a showdown 10-seed Southern Cal in the first round.
Joe Rexrode, a senior writer for The Athletic, released projections for the site Feb. 4. Rexrode placed the Wildcats in Philadelphia in the East Region as the 6-seed. He has Kentucky facing the winner of a First Four tilt between 11-seeds San Diego State and Santa Clara.
Andy Katz, a college basketball analyst for NCAA.com, revealed his latest bracket Feb. 3. In his projections, UK is the No. 6 seed in the Midwest, meeting with 11th-seeded Miami (Ohio) in the first round.
In a bracketology analysis for The Washington Post that went live Feb. 3, Patrick Stevens tabbed Kentucky as the East Region's 7-seed. He had UK heading to Oklahoma City to collide with No. 10 seed Virginia Tech in the first round.
With its win over Oklahoma in the books, UK can turn its attention to Saturday's game against Tennessee.
Kentucky won Round 1 of this season's home-and-home series Jan. 17. The Wildcats rallied from a 17-point deficit to hand the Volunteers an 80-78 loss at Thompson-Boling Arena. Now, the Vols seek revenge in Lexington.
It will be a Quad 1 chance for both teams.
Then, Kentucky has a week off between games until it travels to the Sunshine State to face Florida on Feb. 14.
Reach Kentucky men’s basketball and football reporter Ryan Black at [email protected] and follow him on X at @RyanABlack.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky NCAA Tournament projections, UK in March Madness bracketology
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Last week, Bracket Matrix had coach Mark Pope and the Wildcats' average seed as 7.22. After going 1-1 last week with a road loss at Vanderbilt and win away from home at Arkansas, UK's seed average is 6.99, appearing in all 104 brackets compiled by the site through Feb. 4.
Including Wednesday's victory over Oklahoma, Kentucky has won seven of its last eight games as it's in the middle of SEC play.
Prior to Wednesday's win, Kentucky's NET ranking was 28.
Bracketville updated its bracket Feb. 3 and picked UK as the No. 8 seed in the East Region, predicting the Cats will travel to Greenville, South Carolina, face the ninth-seeded Wildcats of Villanova first round. Bracketologists.com, which bases its bracket solely on NET rankings and published its newest projections Feb. 3, had Kentucky as a No. 7 seed, taking on 10-seed UCF.
Here's a look at Kentucky's NCAA Tournament résumé as of Feb. 4, as well as projections from a variety of national outlets:
Kentucky basketball's resume, NET ranking
NET ranking: 28
KenPom ranking: 30
Quad 1 record: 4-6
Quad 2 record: 2-1
Quad 3 record: 3-0
Quad 4 record: 7-0
Where ESPN projects Kentucky basketball in NCAA Tournament
ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi unveiled his newest projections Feb. 3. He put UK as the 7-seed in the Midwest Region, heading to Missouri to take on 10-seed UCLA.
CBS Sports Kentucky basketball bracketology for NCAA Tournament
CBS Sports published its newest bracket Feb. 4. CBS slotted UK as the No. 7 seed in the East Region, setting up a showdown 10-seed Southern Cal in the first round.
The Athletic bracketology for UK basketball
Joe Rexrode, a senior writer for The Athletic, released projections for the site Feb. 4. Rexrode placed the Wildcats in Philadelphia in the East Region as the 6-seed. He has Kentucky facing the winner of a First Four tilt between 11-seeds San Diego State and Santa Clara.
Kentucky basketball bracketology from NCAA.com
Andy Katz, a college basketball analyst for NCAA.com, revealed his latest bracket Feb. 3. In his projections, UK is the No. 6 seed in the Midwest, meeting with 11th-seeded Miami (Ohio) in the first round.
Where The Washington Post projects Kentucky Wildcats in NCAA Tournament
In a bracketology analysis for The Washington Post that went live Feb. 3, Patrick Stevens tabbed Kentucky as the East Region's 7-seed. He had UK heading to Oklahoma City to collide with No. 10 seed Virginia Tech in the first round.
What's next for Kentucky basketball
With its win over Oklahoma in the books, UK can turn its attention to Saturday's game against Tennessee.
Kentucky won Round 1 of this season's home-and-home series Jan. 17. The Wildcats rallied from a 17-point deficit to hand the Volunteers an 80-78 loss at Thompson-Boling Arena. Now, the Vols seek revenge in Lexington.
It will be a Quad 1 chance for both teams.
Then, Kentucky has a week off between games until it travels to the Sunshine State to face Florida on Feb. 14.
Reach Kentucky men’s basketball and football reporter Ryan Black at [email protected] and follow him on X at @RyanABlack.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky NCAA Tournament projections, UK in March Madness bracketology
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