Bracketology breakdown: Where KU stands ahead of Big 12 championship game

By Staff     Mar 16, 2019

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Kansas head coach Bill Self directs his players during the second half, Friday, March 15, 2019 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas has just one game left before Selection Sunday.

The Jayhawks (25-8) have won three games in a row, including back-to-back contests in the Big 12 tournament. In the Big 12 semifinals, Kansas took down 10th-seeded West Virginia by an 88-74 margin to advance to the championship game for the second year in a row.

With that, KU’s NCAA tournament projections are starting to become more clear. The Jayhawks certainly could add to their resume tonight with a win over Iowa State in the Big 12 championship, which begins at 5 p.m.

As of Saturday afternoon, though, Kansas has mostly been listed as a 4 seed on bracketology sites. However, a few outlets have KU as a 3 seed. Northeastern, a projected 13 seed, is the most common opponent.

Kansas has been a 1 or 2 seed for nine consecutive seasons. The last time KU was a 3 seed was in 2009, while the team hasn’t been a 4 seed since 2006.

Here is a look around at 10 different bracketology sites to get an idea where Kansas is headed for this NCAA tournament:

— **Joe Lunardi, ESPN**

Last updated: March 16

The seed: 4

The opponent: Northeastern in Salt Lake City

Region: South

Bracket: [Lunardi’s full bracket][1]

— **Jerry Palm, CBS**

Last updated: March 16

The seed: 4

The opponent: Northeastern in San Jose

Region: South

Bracket: [Palm’s full bracket][2]

— **Michael Beller, Sports Illustrated**

Last updated: March 16

The seed: 4

The opponent: Northeastern

Region: South

Bracket: [Beller’s full bracket][3]

— **Chris Dobbertean, SB Nation**

Last updated: March 16

The seed: 3

The opponent: Harvard in Des Moines

Region: South

Bracket: [Dobbertean’s full bracket][4]

— **Shelby Mast and Scott Gleeson, USA Today**

Last updated: March 16

The seed: 4

The opponent: Northeastern in Salt Lake City

Region: West

Bracket: [USA Today’s full bracket][5]

— **Tim Krueger, WatchStadium.com**

Last updated: March 16

The seed: 3

The opponent: Northern Kentucky in Des Moines

Region: East

Bracket: [Krueger’s full bracket][6]

— **Bracketville**

Last updated: March 16

The seed: 3

The opponent: Northern Kentucky in Salt Lake City

Region: Midwest

Bracket: [Full bracket by Bracketville][7]

— **BartTorvik.com**

Last updated: March 16

The seed: Top 4 seed

The opponent: Davidson, UC Irvine, Vermont and Northeastern are the 13-seeds in this bracket

Region: None

Bracket: [Full seeding list by Torvik][8]

— **Bracketmatrix.com**

Last updated: March 16

The seed: Top 4 seed

The opponent: Liberty, UC Irvine, Northeastern and Vermont are the 13-seeds in this bracket

Region: None

Bracket: [Full seeding list by Bracketmatrix][9]

— **Howie Schwab, Fox Sports**

Last updated: March 15

The seed: 3

The opponent: Yale

Region: East

Bracket: [Schwab’s full bracket][10]

[1]: http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology
[2]: https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/
[3]: https://www.si.com/college-basketball/2019/03/16/march-madness-ncaa-tournament-bracket-watch-predictions
[4]: https://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2019/3/16/18268554/bracketology-2019-college-basketball-no-1-seeds-virginia-gonzaga-kentucky-duke
[5]: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2019/03/16/ncaa-tournament-bracketology-bubble-watch-march-madness-selection-sunday-bracket/3184771002/
[6]: https://watchstadium.com/news/stadiums-ncaa-tournament-projections-saturday-march-16-03-16-2019/
[7]: https://bracketville.wordpress.com/bracketology/
[8]: http://barttorvik.com/tranketology.php
[9]: http://bracketmatrix.com/
[10]: https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/bracketeering/

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