KSR Today: It's NCAA Tournament Week!

Happy March Madness Monday, Big Blue Nation. Today, work productivity will be down at most offices around Kentucky and beyond as college basketball fans fill out brackets for the upcoming NCAA Tournament. Selection Sunday revealed the 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket, with Kentucky as the No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region, playing Troy University in the first round in Milwaukee. The game is set for a 7:10 p.m. tip on Friday night.

To learn more about Kentucky’s record 62nd tournament appearance, the Midwest Region, and the Wildcats’ first opponent, catch up on all of KSR’s Selection Sunday content below.

Catch up on Selection Sunday

• Kentucky earns a No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region, will play Troy in 1st Round
• SEC sets NCAA Tournament record with 14 schools making the field
• Mark Pope shares his way-too-early Troy scouting report: “It’s a terrific team.”
• NCAA Tournament Tip Times: Kentucky vs. Troy on Friday night
• Kentucky opens as heavy favorite in first-round matchup vs. Troy
• Midwest Region Preview: Taking a closer look at Kentucky’s path to the Final Four
• Mark Pope confirms Lamont Butler is back for March Madness: “It just matters.”
• 10 Things To Know About The Troy Trojans

Watch Mark Pope, Kobe Brea, and Lamont Butler react to the draw and the team’s immediate reaction

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Kentucky WBB earned a No. 4 seed in the Women’s NCAA Tournament

Kentucky WBB also landed in the Big Dance when the NCAA Women’s Tournament bracket was revealed on Sunday. The Wildcats will host the first two rounds of the tournament in Lexington, beginning with a first-round matchup with Liberty in Historic Memorial Coliseum. Kenny Brooks’ Wildcats will tip off with the Flames on Friday at noon. The winner will see Kansas State or Fairfield in the second round.

Watch Kenny Brooks and Georgia Amoore react to Selection Sunday

Kentucky Baseball lost its first SEC series

After tying the series with a 10-7 win at No. 3 Georgia (21-2, 2-1) on Saturday, No. 23 Kentucky Baseball (14-4, 1-2) lost Sunday’s Game 3 to the Dawgs in Athens. The Wildcats scored 10 runs in the rubber match but gave up 17 in the 17-10 finish. Cole Hage, Luke Lawrence, and Devin Burkes all hit Sunday home runs; however, Georgia’s bats were even hotter against UK’s pitching staff, which allowed the most runs in a game since 2002.

Up next, Kentucky hosts Murray State on Tuesday before Auburn heads to Lexington for UK’s first SEC series at Kentucky Proud Park.

More: Kentucky falls to No. 4 Georgia 17-10 in explosive series finale

Kentucky Softball swept at LSU

Kentucky Softball also lost its first SEC road series. The 23rd-ranked Wildcats (17-10, 3-3) went down to No. 6 LSU (27-1, 3-0) and lost all three games in Baton Rouge, ending with an 8-2 loss on Sunday. Kentucky left nine batters on base, including six in scoring position, in the defeat.

The Cats host Dayton at John Cropp Stadium on Tuesday.

More: Kentucky Softball Swept By No. 4 LSU In Baton Rouge

Six open spots in the KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16

Ten spots have been claimed in Kentucky’s high school state tournament, with Regions 2, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10 still to decide their champions and bids. Tonight, eight schools will take one more step forward in the Road To Rupp.

• Barren County vs. Clinton County (at Western Kentucky University) – 6:30 p.m. (4th Region)
• Caverna vs. Adair County (at Marion County) – 5:30 p.m. (5th Region)
• Mason County at Montgomery County – 6:00 p.m. (10th Region)
• Nicholas County vs. George Rogers Clark (at Montgomery County) – 7:30 p.m. (10th Region)
• North Hardin vs. Green County (at Marion County) – 8:15 p.m. (5th Region)
• North Oldham vs. Walton-Verona (at Henry County) – 6:30 p.m. (8th Region)
• Russell County vs. Bowling Green (at Western Kentucky University) – 8:00 p.m. (4th Region)
• South Oldham vs. Spencer County (at Henry County) – 8:00 p.m. (8th Region)

Where to find KSR this week

Kentucky Sports Radio is in the studio for Monday’s show, with reactions to the bracket reveal. You can catch the show at KSBar and Grille on Tuesday and Wednesday before the crew leaves for Milwaukee on Wednesday afternoon.

Go Cats. It’s the most wonderful time of the year.