USA TODAY Sports' latest Bracketology update has the UC Bearcats, an East No. 5 seed, facing No. 12 seed UNC-Wilmington before a potential second-round showdown in Buffalo with Bob Huggins and No. 4 seed West Virginia.
The Mountaineers also have former Withrow High School standout Lamont West and former Holmes High School star James "Beetle" Bolden.
USA TODAY'S Shelby Mast has Kentucky as the No. 3 seed in the same region, facing No. 14 Akron in Indianapolis in the first round. Louisville is the No. 2 seed in the Midwest, Xavier is the No. 7 seed in the West (facing No.