KSR Today: Finally, SEC Tournament Week is here

Finally, SEC Tournament Week is here. In just over two days, the best conference in college basketball will begin its postseason tournament with four games on Wednesday, marking the beginning of the new era of the SEC’s 16-team format in Nashville. Kentucky earned the No. 6 seed by beating Mizzou over the weekend, so the Cats will start their journey in the late Thursday game at Bridgestone Arena, playing either Georgia or Oklahoma in the second round.

Before KSR and much of the Big Blue Nation heads to the Music City, we have several other matters to discuss on this first Monday of the postseason. Let’s start with new NCAA projections.

Joey Brackets now has Kentucky in Milwaukee and Arkansas in Lexington

Joe Lunardi’s latest Bracketology dropped late last night over at ESPN.com. In it, he has Kentucky as the No. 3 seed in the South Region, playing Troy in an opening round game in Milwaukee, with Auburn as the South’s top seed.

On the other side of the bracket, Lunardi chose violence by slotting John Calipari and Arkansas in a first-round game against Kansas in Rupp Arena.

Kentucky WBB is a No. 3 seed in ESPN’s Women’s Bracketology

Kentucky WBB also has a No. 3 seed projection in ESPN’s Women’s Bracketology, hosting the first two rounds in Lexington. If the Cats escape the first weekend, No. 2 UConn and No. 1 Texas are the teams to beat to get out of Birmingham and into the Final Four.

The NCAA Women’s Tournament bracket will be announced on Sunday.

Sights and sounds from KSR’s Road Trip to Mizzou

Over on KSR’s YouTube channel, Steven Peake and the basketball crew have a new road trip video from Kentucky’s win in the regular-season finale in Columbia on Saturday. Enjoy.

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Today’s March Madness TV schedule

Need some college basketball to hold you over until Wednesday? Today, the SoCon and Sun Belt conferences will crown their tournament champions:

6:00 pm

• Southland Tournament Second Round: Texas A&M-CC vs. Northwestern State (Lake Charles, LA) – ESPN+
• CAA Tournament Semifinal #1: Delaware vs. Towson (Washington, D.C.) – CBSSN

7:00 pm

• Horizon League Tournament Semifinal #1: Oakland vs. Robert Morris (Indianapolis, IN) – ESPNU, ESPN+
• SoCon Tournament Championship: Wofford vs. Furman (Asheville, NC) – ESPN, ESPN+
• Sun Belt Tournament Championship: Arkansas State vs. Troy (Pensacola, FL) – ESPN2, ESPN+

7:30 pm

• Big Sky Tournament Third Round: Montana State vs. Idaho State (Boise, ID) – ESPN+

8:30 pm

• Southland Tournament Second Round: Incarnate Word vs. Nicholls (Lake Charles, LA) – ESPN+
• CAA Tournament Semifinal #2: Charleston vs. UNC Wilmington (Washington, D.C.) – CBSSN

9:00 pm

• WCC Tournament Semifinal #1: Pepperdine vs. Saint Mary’s (Paradise, NV) – ESPN, ESPN+

9:30 pm

• Horizon League Tournament Semifinal #2: Youngstown State vs. Cleveland State (Indianapolis, IN) – ESPN2, ESPN+

10:00 pm

• Big Sky Tournament Third Round: Idaho vs. Portland State (Boise, ID) – ESPN+

11:30 pm

• WCC Tournament Semifinal #2: TBD vs. Gonzaga (Paradise, NV) – ESPN2, ESPN+

We’ll hear from Mark Stoops today on campus and tomorrow on KSR

In Kentucky Football news, Mark Stoops has a Monday press conference to preview spring football, so get ready for plenty of new comments from Stoops later today. Tomorrow, Stoops will be a guest on KSR for his offseason conversation with Matt Jones, so tune in to hear that interview live, or check KentuckySportsRadio.com for all Stoops has to say.

Tuesday is also UK’s Pro Day on campus. Bush Hamdan and Chris Collins are scheduled for press conferences later in the week.

Kentucky Baseball won the rubber match with Wofford

No. 23 Kentucky Baseball (12-2, 0-0) bounced back from Saturday’s loss to win the series against Wofford on Sunday. A low-scoring game, Patrick Herrera and Devin Burkes drove in Kentucky’s only runs in the 2-1 finish at Kentucky Proud Park. UK pitchers Ethan Walker and Scott Rouse allowed only five hits and one unearned run to the Terriers.

More: Kentucky holds off Wofford 2-1 to claim weekend series victory

Kentucky Softball swept Mizzou in the first SEC series

No. 23 Kentucky Softball (17-6, 3-0) won all three games in its conference-opener against Missouri in Lexington over the weekend. Led by a couple of freshmen, the Wildcats completed the sweep with a 9-6 win over the Tigers on Sunday. Freshman Allie Blum hit a two-run bomb in the fourth inning for her third career home run of her young college career, while freshman Julie Kelley earned her first win on the mound.

OVER THE SCOREBOARD!!

Allie Blum with a 2-run HR to extend the inning!!

5-1, Bot 4th pic.twitter.com/XdlzIkbJ8W

— Eleanor Beavin (@EBeavinKSR) March 8, 2025

More: Kentucky Softball Sweeps Missouri In SEC Opener

Road to Rupp: Two more high schools will join the Sweet 16 bracket tonight

The Road to Rupp continues with 15 more high school basketball games throughout Kentucky, including the championship games in the 7th and 13th regions. Tonight, either North or South Laurel and Trinity or St. X will punch their tickets to the Boys’ Sweet 16.

• Anderson County vs. Walton-Verona (at Henry County) – 8th Region
• Ashland Blazer vs. Rowan County (at Morehead State University) – 16th Region
• Barren County vs. Warren Central (at Western Kentucky University) – 4th Region
• Breathitt County vs. Hazard (at Knott County Central) – 14th Region
• Clinton County vs. Logan County (at Western Kentucky University) – 4th Region
• Harrison County at Montgomery County – 10th Region
• Lawrence County at Pike County Central – 15th Region
• Martin County vs. Floyd Central (at Pike County Central) – 15th Region
• Mason County vs. Bishop Brossart (at Montgomery County) – 10th Region
• North Laurel vs. South Laurel (at The Corbin Arena) – 13th Region Championship
• North Oldham vs. Gallatin County (at Henry County) – 8th Region
• Pulaski County vs. Mercer County (at Lincoln County) – 12th Region
• Russell vs. Boyd County (at Morehead State University) – 16th Region
• Southwestern vs. Danville Christian (at Lincoln County) – 12th Region
• Trinity (Louisville) vs. St. Xavier (at Valley) – 7th Region Championship

Last night, Calloway County claimed the first spot in Rupp Arena, beating Marshall County in the 1st Region championship.

KSR is in studio today and tomorrow, then off to Nashville

KSR will broadcast its morning show from the downtown studio today and tomorrow from 10 a.m. to noon, with Mark Stoops joining the show on Tuesday. The crew will hop in the car early on Wednesday for the drive down to Nashville, where the annual show at Tin Roof is set for Thursday morning before the Cats’ debut in the 2025 SEC Tournament later that night.