Kentucky Basketball has been handed a seventh seed in this spring’s NCAA Tournament following what was a mediocre regular season and somewhat impressive SEC Tournament run after having to start their postseason last Wednesday.
The Wildcats will be matched up against 10-seeded Santa Clara this Friday for their opening round of the Big Dance. Set to face off in St. Louis, the consensus is that Kentucky could very well have its hands full out of the gate.
After opening as slight favorites over their opponent, here is what national sites are saying regarding Kentucky’s chances to advance past the first round later this week.
- Courier Journal: Kentucky 76, Santa Clara 72
- DRatings: Kentucky 83, Santa Clara 78
- Bruce Pearl: Santa Clara
- ESPN: Kentucky 79, Santa Clara 75
- KenPom: Kentucky 81, Santa Clara 79
- Saturday Down South: Kentucky 79, Santa Clara 75
- Sporting News: Kentucky 84, Santa Clara 74
Stay tuned as we update this post with more predictions on the Santa Clara game and the rest of what hopes to be a deep NCAA Tournament run for the Cats throughout the day!
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So close.
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Fantastic game.
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Thoughts?
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Clutch.
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Happy for him.
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The rich stay rich.