Kentucky heads West as a No. 3 seed in new Bracketology projection

Joe Lunardi blessed us with an update to ESPN’s Bracketology this morning. In it, your University of Kentucky Wildcats are still on the No. 3 seed line after a brief appearance as a No. 2 last week. Lunardi dropped the Wildcats before Saturday’s loss at Texas A&M, oddly. Maybe he knew?

Today, Lunardi’s new 2024 NCAA Tournament projection left Kentucky’s seed unchanged, placing the Wildcats as the No. 3 in the West Region, playing the opening weekend games in Pittsburgh. The first-round opponent in this scenario is No. 14 Oakland, followed by No. 6 San Diego State or No. 11 Wake Forest/Ohio State for the spot in L.A. The top of the West presents a difficult road to the Final Four, with No. 1 Kansas and No. 2 Arizona as the two higher seeds.

You can see the entire bracket here on ESPN.com. Over there, you will see North Carolina, UConn, and Purdue claimed the other No. 1 seeds with Kansas. Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Houston are the No. 2 seeds with Arizona.

Joining Tennessee and Kentucky on the bracket, the Southeastern Conference has eight teams in total, including Auburn as the No. 3 seed in the South.

SEC Teams In The New Bracketology

• Tennessee (2)
• Auburn (3)
• Kentucky (3)
• Alabama (5)
• Ole Miss (8)
• Texas A&M (8)
• Mississippi State (9)
• South Carolina (10)

NCAA Resume Watch

For more on Kentucky’s case for a better seed, check out the latest edition of NCAA Resume Watch featuring a detailed look at Kentucky’s NET Ranking and Team Sheet. After last Saturday’s loss at Texas A&M, the Wildcats are 2-2 in Quad 1s, 1-0 in Quad 2s, 4-1 in Quad 3s, and 5-0 in Quad 4s.

Kentucky is currently ranked 19th overall in the NET.