In his March 11 Bracketology, ESPN.com’s Joe Lunardi has Kentucky as the projected top seed in the NCAA Tournament South Region.
For UK, that is the holy grail of 2019 NCAA Tournament placements. It would mean, if the Wildcats win their two opening games, they would have a chance to play in the round of 16 and, potentially, the region finals in the KFC Yum Center in Louisville.
Lunardi projects Duke as the No. 2 seed in the South.
According to an emerging school of thought here in the commonwealth, Kentucky should wish for exactly that scenario when the NCAA tourney pairings are revealed Sunday.