UC is a No. 2 seed in the South region, according to the latest USA TODAY Bracketology update from Shelby Mast and Scott Gleeson, and could meet No. 7 seed Kentucky in Nashville in the second round of the NCAA tournament, according to the projections.
The USA TODAY bracket still has Xavier as the Midwest No. 1 seed, facing No. 16 UNC Asheville/Nicholls State in Detroit. It has Ohio State as the East No. 4, meeting No. 13 South Dakota State in Boise, and Wichita State as the East No. 6, facing No. 11 Louisville in Dallas.