Bracketology breakdown: Where KU stands ahead of Big 12 championship game
Kansas has just one game left before Selection Sunday.
The Jayhawks (25-8) have won three games in a row, including back-to-back contests in the Big 12 tournament. In the Big 12 semifinals, Kansas took down 10th-seeded West Virginia by an 88-74 margin to advance to the championship game for the second year in a row.
With that, KU’s NCAA tournament projections are starting to become more clear. The Jayhawks certainly could add to their resume tonight with a win over Iowa State in the Big 12 championship, which begins at 5 p.m.
As of Saturday afternoon, though, Kansas has mostly been listed as a 4 seed on bracketology sites. However, a few outlets have KU as a 3 seed. Northeastern, a projected 13 seed, is the most common opponent.
Kansas has been a 1 or 2 seed for nine consecutive seasons. The last time KU was a 3 seed was in 2009, while the team hasn’t been a 4 seed since 2006.
Here is a look around at 10 different bracketology sites to get an idea where Kansas is headed for this NCAA tournament:
• Joe Lunardi, ESPN
Last updated: March 16
The seed: 4
The opponent: Northeastern in Salt Lake City
Region: South
Bracket: Lunardi’s full bracket
• Jerry Palm, CBS
Last updated: March 16
The seed: 4
The opponent: Northeastern in San Jose
Region: South
Bracket: Palm’s full bracket
• Michael Beller, Sports Illustrated
Last updated: March 16
The seed: 4
The opponent: Northeastern
Region: South
Bracket: Beller’s full bracket
• Chris Dobbertean, SB Nation
Last updated: March 16
The seed: 3
The opponent: Harvard in Des Moines
Region: South
Bracket: Dobbertean’s full bracket
• Shelby Mast and Scott Gleeson, USA Today
Last updated: March 16
The seed: 4
The opponent: Northeastern in Salt Lake City
Region: West
Bracket: USA Today’s full bracket
• Tim Krueger, WatchStadium.com
Last updated: March 16
The seed: 3
The opponent: Northern Kentucky in Des Moines
Region: East
Bracket: Krueger’s full bracket
• Bracketville
Last updated: March 16
The seed: 3
The opponent: Northern Kentucky in Salt Lake City
Region: Midwest
Bracket: Full bracket by Bracketville
• BartTorvik.com
Last updated: March 16
The seed: Top 4 seed
The opponent: Davidson, UC Irvine, Vermont and Northeastern are the 13-seeds in this bracket
Region: None
Bracket: Full seeding list by Torvik
• Bracketmatrix.com
Last updated: March 16
The seed: Top 4 seed
The opponent: Liberty, UC Irvine, Northeastern and Vermont are the 13-seeds in this bracket
Region: None
Bracket: Full seeding list by Bracketmatrix
• Howie Schwab, Fox Sports
Last updated: March 15
The seed: 3
The opponent: Yale
Region: East
Bracket: Schwab’s full bracket
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