Kansas basketball: Jayhawks obtain high seed in latest Bracketology

Kansas basketball received a high seed in Joe Lunardi’s latest Bracketology and was put into a good regional.

After Kansas basketball was robbed of their chance to compete in the NCAA Tournament last season, the anticipation for next year’s March Madness is already building. In his latest prediction for the 2021 bracket, Joe Lunardi picked the Jayhawks to be a two-seed in the Midwest Region.

Unlike last season, there’s no debate that the Midwest would be the best regional for Kansas to play in. The first couple of rounds for the Jayhawks would be in Wichita, which is obviously an advantage since those first couple of rounds would be de facto home games.

According to Lunardi, he’s predicting that the Jayhawks will play UC Irvine in the first round, and then play the winner of Ole Miss and Stanford.

While the Anteaters of UC Irvine have been dominant in the Big West Conference, they would hopefully be no problem for Kansas. Out of Stanford and Ole Miss, the Rebels seem like the easier of the two teams since Stanford should be looking at a top three finish in the Pac-12 next season.

Should Kansas make it to the Elite Eight, their most likely opponent based on the seeding would be either Virginia or Oregon. Both of those teams are supposed to be good next season, so there’s no easy way to get to the Final Four.

How’s the Big 12 looking?

Along with Kansas basketball, six other Big 12 schools are in Lunardi’s bracket prediction: Texas, Texas Tech, Baylor, Oklahoma State, West Virginia, and Oklahoma. This edition of Bracketology came out before Oklahoma State’s post-season ban, so they obviously won’t make it.

On the other hand, Baylor is predicted to be a one-seed, so there’s that.

If Kansas can go on to win the Big 12 instead of Baylor, there’s no reason why the Jayhawks can’t get that No.1 seed and increase their chances of getting far in the tournament. There’s a long way until March, but hey, it’s never too early for March Madness.