Happening now: The NCAA Baseball Tournament's Selection Show

It’s now time for everyone to take a quick lunch break from their Memorial Day celebrations to tune in to the NCAA Baseball Selection Show, where at some point over the next hour we will learn the tournament fate of your University of Kentucky Wildcats.

Are they in? Out? Most projections say out, but there is a small glimmer of hope after Kentucky made a strong run through the SEC Tournament to strengthen its case for the NCAA. The Wildcats won three games in Hoover and hung with No. 1 Tennessee until the eighth inning in Saturday’s semifinal.

Working against Kentucky’s chances, the team’s RPI is outside of the top 50. A counterpoint, the Wildcats have 12 wins against teams in the RPI Top 25, the third-most top-25 wins in the nation.

For more on Kentucky’s tournament resume, read the following stories about where the Cats stand after a semifinal run in Hoover:

Breaking down Kentucky’s case to make the NCAA Tournament

How Kentucky Baseball’s resumé compares to the rest of the bubble

To watch the tournament’s Selection Show, get over to ESPN2 at noon for the bracket reveal.

It’s either the end of the road or a spot in a regional this upcoming weekend.

Regional sites revealed

On Sunday, the NCAA revealed its 16 tournament sites, which include four SEC locations:

• Auburn
• Texas
• Virginia Tech
• North Carolina
• Maryland
• Texas A&M
• Miami (FL)
• Oregon State
• Florida
• East Carolina
• Southern Mississippi
• Tennessee
• Louisville
• Stanford
• Georgia Southern
• Oklahoma State

Each regional will feature four teams competing for one Super Regional spot in a double-elimination format.

Good luck to the Bat Cats on Selection Monday and, hopefully, in upcoming NCAA Tournament competition.