Kentucky the No. 11 overall team on NCAA Tournament seed list

Kentucky’s early exit from the SEC Tournament did not damage its NCAA Tournament seed too much. The Cats were No. 11 on the Selection Committee’s overall seed list, smack dab in the middle of the No. 3 seed line behind Baylor and Creighton and ahead of Illinois.

Kentucky’s opening-round opponent, Oakland, is the No. 55 overall team, while its potential second-round opponents, Texas Tech and NC State, rank No. 23 and No. 45, respectively. Of the eight SEC teams that made the dance, the Cats had the second-highest seed behind Tennessee, No. 5 on the overall list and the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region.

Take another look at Kentucky’s region, the overall seed list, and the complete bracket below.

Overall Seed List

1. UConn
2. Houston
3. Purdue
4. North Carolina
5. Tennessee
6. Arizona
7. Marquette
8. Iowa State
9. Baylor
10. Creighton
11. Kentucky
12. Illinois
13. Duke
14. Kansas
15. Auburn
16. Alabama
17. BYU
18. San Diego State
19. Wisconsin
20. Saint Mary’s
21. Gonzaga
22. Clemson
23. Texas Tech
24. South Carolina
25. Florida
26. Washington State
27. Texas
28. Dayton
29. Nebraska
30. Utah State
31. Florida Atlantic
32. Mississippi State
33. Michigan State
34. Texas A&M
35. TCU
36. Northwestern
37. Nevada
38. Boise State
39. Colorado
40. Drake
41. Virginia
42. New Mexico
43. Oregon
44. Colorado State
45. NC State
46. Duquesne
47. Grand Canyon
48. James Madison
49. McNeese
50. UAB
51. Vermont
52. Yale
53. Samford
54. Charleston
55. Oakland
56. Akron
57. Morehead State
58. Colgate
59. Long Beach State
60. Western Kentucky
61. South Dakota State
62. Saint Peter’s
63. Longwood
64. Stetson
65. Montana State
66. Grambling State
67. Howard
68. Wagner

Complete NCAA Tournament Bracket