Joe Lunardi is projecting Kentucky as an 8-seed in the latest ESPN Bracketology released Friday.
That is up a seed line from Lunardi’s Thursday projection in which Kentucky was a 9-seed.
In this projection, Kentucky is placed in the South Region, headlined by (1) Virginia and (2) Texas Tech. They would open up tournament play in Charlotte, facing off against (9) Seton Hall.
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While Kentucky is certainly doing themselves no favors in terms of seeding or even securing a spot in the tournament, other projected tournament teams continuing to lose is probably helping the Wildcats.