Kentucky has moved up to a No. 3 seed in Joe Lunardi’s latest Bracketology over at ESPN — but they’d have to go West in the second weekend.
Following four consecutive blowout victories, the Wildcats are now the No. 3 seed in the West region of ESPN’s 2022 NCAA Tournament Bracketology, tied for highest in the SEC. Baylor, Kansas, Duke and Gonzaga make up the No. 1 seeds, followed by UCLA, Purdue, Michigan State and Arizona making up the No. 2 seeds. Joining Kentucky among No. 3 seeds? Auburn, USC and Villanova.
The SEC has the second-most bids in college basketball with seven, behind only the Big Ten (eight).