After a strong weekend in which Kentucky swept No. 17 Oklahoma at home, the ‘Cats are safely back in the latest NCAA Tournament projections.
Things looked gloomy for Nick Mingione’s program after last weekend’s series at Mississippi State, where Kentucky was swept for the first time this season by a team that had just fired its head coach. The ‘Cats slipped to the bubble of the Tournament, but climbed out of that spot with its stellar performance at home over the weekend.
Kentucky comes in at a No. 3 seed in On3’s latest Field of 64 Projections, paired with No. 1 seed Oregon State (No. 7 overall seed), No. 2 seed TCU and No. 4 seed Nevada. The ‘Cats hosted Oregon State in last season’s Lexington Regional, in which they won en route to their first ever Men’s College World Series appearance.
Kentucky safely in NCAA Tournament with a week remaining in regular season​
Things looked gloomy for Nick Mingione’s program after last weekend’s series at Mississippi State, where Kentucky was swept for the first time this season by a team that had just fired its head coach. The ‘Cats slipped to the bubble of the Tournament, but climbed out of that spot with its stellar performance at home over the weekend.
Kentucky comes in at a No. 3 seed in On3’s latest Field of 64 Projections, paired with No. 1 seed Oregon State (No. 7 overall seed), No. 2 seed TCU and No. 4 seed Nevada. The ‘Cats hosted Oregon State in last season’s Lexington Regional, in which they won en route to their first ever Men’s College World Series appearance.
Kentucky safely in NCAA Tournament with a week remaining in regular season​