Joe Lunardi’s new Bracketology in the tournament’s opening weekend. Lundardi’s latest NCAA projection pits the Cats against James Madison and then either Purdue or Clemson/Washington for a spot in the Sweet 16.
Kansas is Lundardi’s top seed in the Midwest, followed by Iowa, Miami, Kentucky, Purdue and Baylor. There is also a potential run-in with Kyle Wiltjer in the Elite Eight if Kansas chokes in the tourney, as per usual.
Here is the entire Midwest bracket projection:
here.