Heading into Tuesday night’s matchup against the LSU Tigers, Kentucky men’s basketball is trending in the wrong direction.
After beginning the season as the projected top overall seed in the upcoming 2023 NCAA Tournament, Kentucky has since slid significantly. On Tuesday morning, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi released his latest Bracketology update where he dropped the Wildcats down to an eight-seed in the Louisville Region with a first-round matchup against nine-seed Creighton. Purdue is the region’s one-seed and would potentially face Northern Kentucky in the opening round.
Just two weeks ago, Lunardi had Kentucky as a five-seed, but a 14-point blowout loss to No.