Kentucky an early No. 2 seed in March Madness bracket prediction

The Cats appear to be an offensive juggernaut through the early part of the non-conference schedule. And the national love is finally coming around.

As Kentucky looks to make its first Final Four since 2015, NCAA.com believes it’ll do so as a No. 2 seed and the eighth-best team in the field overall.

Andy Katz lists the Wildcats as the No. 1 team in the SEC, ahead of the likes of Tennessee (No. 11), Texas A&M (No. 15), Alabama (No. 18), Arkansas (No. 29), Auburn (No. 30), Mississippi State (No. 34), Florida (No. 43) and Ole Miss (No. 44). The conference’s nine representatives is tied for first with the Big 12.

Kentucky would be the No. 2 seed in the East region, joining the likes of Marquette (No. 1), Duke (No. 3), Texas (No. 4), Miami (No. 5), Illinois (No. 6), Oklahoma (No. 7) and Arkansas (No. 8).

Check out Katz’s full seed list in order from 1-68:

1. Purdue (1) — AQ Big Ten
2. Arizona (1) — AQ Pac-12
3. Marquette (1) — AQ Big East
4. UConn (1)
5. Kansas (2) — AQ Big 12
6. Houston (2)
7. Baylor (2)
8. Kentucky (2) — AQ SEC
9. Duke (3) — AQ ACC
10. North Carolina (3)
11. Tennessee (3)
12. FAU (3) — AQ AAC
13. Villanova (4)
14. Gonzaga (4) — AQ WCC
15. Texas A&M (4)
16. Texas (4)
17. Clemson (5)
18. Alabama (5)
19. Miami (5)
20. Memphis (5) 
21. BYU (6)
22. Colorado State (6) — AQ MWC
23. Creighton (6)
24. Illinois (6)
25. Oklahoma (7)
26. Wisconsin (7)
27. James Madison (7) — AQ Sun Belt
28. Michigan State (7)
29. Arkansas (8)
30. Auburn (8)
31. Ohio State (8)
32. Virginia (8)
33. San Diego State (9)
34. Mississippi State (9)
35. Northwestern (9)
36. Princeton (9) — AQ Ivy
37. Providence (10)
38. TCU (10)
39. USC (10)
40. Cincinnati (10)
41. UCLA (11)
42. Nebraska (11)
43. Florida (11)
44. Ole Miss (11)
45. Iowa State (11)
46. Santa Clara (12)
47. Oregon (12)
48. Liberty (12) — AQ CUSA
49. Dayton (12) — AQ A10
50. Grand Canyon (12) — AQ WAC
51. Indiana State (13) — AQ MVC
52. McNeese State (13) — AQ Southland 
53. UNC Greensboro (13) — AQ Southern
54. Hawai’i (13) — AQ Big West
55. UMass Lowell (14) — AQ America East
56. UNC Wilmington (14) — AQ CAA
57. Portland State (14) — AQ Big Sky
58. Northern Illinois (14) — AQ MAC
59. Colgate (15) — AQ Patriot
60. Longwood (15) — AQ Big South
61. Purdue Fort Wayne (15) — AQ Horizon
62. North Dakota (15) — AQ Summit
63. UT Martin (16) — AQ OVC
64. Sacred Heart (16) — AQ NEC
65. Jacksonville (16) — AQ ASun
66. Prairie View A&M  (16) — AQ SWAC
67. Norfolk State (16) — AQ MEAC
68. Quinnipiac (16) — AQ MAAC

On another note, the NET for men’s and women’s basketball will be released daily starting Monday morning. That will be available here.

Ready or not, way-too-early bracketology season is here, BBN. And things are looking good early for the Cats.