Is Kentucky the next 5-12 upset in the NCAA Tournament as arguably the most underperforming cost-per-player team in college basketball this season? ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has NOT loved the Wildcats’ start in 2025-26, dropping all the way down to a No. 5 seed in his latest Bracketology following losses at Louisville and to Michigan State in the Champions Classic.
The Cardinals and Spartans, on the other hand, sit comfortably as No. 2 and No. 3 seeds, respectively.
This path would begin for Mark Pope’s squad in Greenville against No. 12 seed Akron, followed by a brutal second-round matchup vs.