Kansas basketball bracketology: Projections for Jayhawks in March Madness, NCAA tournament
LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball saw its run in the Big 12 Conference tournament end in the quarterfinals with a loss against Arizona.
So, ahead of this year’s NCAA tournament, the resume the Jayhawks (21-12) possess is set. There’s nothing more coach Bill Self and his team can do except wait and see how the rest of the teams still playing in conference tournaments across the country perform. Then, KU will find out where its next NCAA tournament appearance will begin.
Did exiting in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament with that defeat against Arizona, after beating UCF in the second round, do a lot to where Kansas might end up? Do the projections think the Jayhawks are being viewed similarly to how they were before those two games this week at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri? Time will tell what the path KU takes in March Madness looks like.
Here are a few projections:
ESPN — No. 6 seed
This projection from Friday would see Kansas start off as a No. 6 seed against a No. 11 seed in Vanderbilt, a Southeastern Conference program. Should the Jayhawks win, they’d go up against either No. 3-seed St. John’s or No. 14-seed UNC Wilmington. St. John’s, of course, is led by coach Rick Pitino.
USA TODAY — No. 7 seed
This projection from Friday views Kansas a little lower, as a No. 7 seed that would go up against No. 10-seed Oklahoma. Although Oklahoma is a SEC program, those two schools would by no means be strangers given Oklahoma’s recent stretch in the Big 12. Win, and the Jayhawks would go up against either No. 2-seed Tennessee or No. 15-seed Robert Morris.
CBS Sports — No. 7 seed
This projection from Friday also views Kansas as a No. 7 seed, and would have the Jayhawks face No. 10-seed Georgia — another SEC program. Win, and either No. 2-seed Tennessee or No. 15-seed Omaha await. KU is trying to reach its first Sweet 16 since 2022, which is also the last time Self has guided the team to a national championship.
Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He was the 2022 National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
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