Kentucky remains No. 3 seed in latest Field of 64 Projections

It was an unflattering four-game stretch for Kentucky heading into Monday’s NCAA Tournament Selection Show, as it lost four consecutive games to end the regular season and SEC Tournament with a 29-24 (13-17) record. The ‘Cats however are still a consensus No. 3 seed in the latest Field of 64 Projections.

D1Baseball, Baseball America and College Baseball Central all have the ‘Cats solidly in the field as a No. 3 seed. They are not among the “Last Four In” in any projection. If selected, it would mark the third consecutive season that Kentucky would be apart of the field (first time ever) although it would be the first time since 2014 that it will not be hosting a Regional in Lexington.

Kentucky is the No. 3 seed in the Conway Regional according to D1Baseball, joined by No. 1 seed Coastal Carolina, No. 2 seed NC State and No. 4 seed USC Upstate. Both the ‘Cats and NC State made the College World Series last season, where Mitch Daly’s walk-off home run lifted Kentucky to a win over the Wolfpack in Omaha.

The ‘Cats are the No. 3 seed in the Clemson Regional according to BOTH Baseball America and College Baseball Central. Clemson is the No. 1 seed in both projections, while No. 2 Southern Miss and No. 4 Rider are projected in Baseball America. Northeastern is the No. 2 seed and George Mason is the No. 4 seed in College Baseball Central’s projections.

Northeastern is team Kentucky will definitely want to avoid, as the No. 19 ranked Huskies boast the nation’s best team earned run average (2.94 ERA).

Although it made an early exit from the 2025 SEC Tournament, Kentucky fell just one spot to No. 37 in the RPI Rankings. The ‘Cats are 8-19 against Q1 teams, 4-1 against Q2 teams, 7-3 against Q3 teams and 10-1 against Q4 teams. Teams that have beaten Kentucky this season (No. 35 RPI Xavier and No. 46 Western Kentucky) remain on the bubble.

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