With Davion Mintz back in the fold, Kentucky will be a much more dangerous squad come March, according to Joe Lunardi. Joey Brackets released a new way-too-early Bracketology this morning and the Cats jumped from a No. 4 seed to a No. 2 seed and are designated as an automatic qualifier. In his previous Bracketology update in June, Lunardi had Alabama winning the SEC Tournament to clinch the conference’s automatic bid.
“The biggest moves come within the No. 2 seeds, where major transfer news and potential NBA draft returnees have boosted the stock of both Texas and Kentucky,” Lunardi wrote.