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The 2019 NCAA Tournament bracket is set, and the Kentucky Wildcats will be a 2 seed in the Midwest Region.
The Duke Blue Devils earned the No. 1 overall seed, while the Virginia Cavaliers, North Carolina Tar Heels and Gonzaga Bulldogs rounded out the 1 seeds.
Kentucky ended up being the third-best 2 seed, which actually landed them in a more favorable region, at least in terms of a path to the Elite Eight. If the chalk holds up, Kentucky would have to beat the Abilene Christian Wildcats, Wofford Terriers and Houston Cougars to make the Elite Eight, where North Carolina would likely be waiting.
Now, here’s a look at the NCAA’s official seed list and how the committee ranked each team in the field of 68:
1. Duke (29-5)
2. Virginia (29-3)
3. North Carolina (27-6)
4. Gonzaga (30-3)
5. Tennessee (29-4)
6. Michigan State (28-6)
7. Kentucky (27-6)
8. Michigan (28-6)
9. Houston (31-3)
10. Texas Tech (26-6)
11. LSU (26-6)
12. Purdue (23-9)
13. Kansas (25-9)
14. Florida State (27-7)
15. Kansas State (25-8)
16. Virginia Tech (24-8)
17. Marquette (24-9)
18. Auburn (25-9)
19. Wisconsin (23-10)
20. Mississippi State (23-10)
21. Villanova (25-9)
22. Maryland (22-10)
23. Buffalo (31-3)
24. Iowa State (23-11)
25. Louisville (20-13)
26. Nevada (29-4)
27. Cincinnati (28-6)
28. Wofford (29-4)
29. VCU (25-7)
30. Syracuse (20-13)
31. Ole Miss (20-12)
32. Utah State (28-6)
33. Washington (26-8)
34. UCF (23-8)
35. Baylor (19-13)
36. Oklahoma (19-13)
37. Iowa (22-11)
38. Seton Hall (20-13)
39. Minnesota (21-13)
40. Florida (19-15)
41. Ohio State (19-14)
42. Belmont (26-5)
43. Temple (23-9)
44. Saint Mary’s (22-11)
45. Arizona State (22-10)
46. Murray State (27-4)
47. St. John’s (21-12 and last at-large team in the field)
48. Oregon (23-12)
49. New Mexico State (30-4)
50. Liberty (28-6)
51. UC Irvine (30-5)
52. Vermont (27-6)
53. Saint Louis (22-12)
54. Northeastern (23-10)
55. Yale (21-7)
56. Old Dominion (26-8)
57. Georgia State (23-9)
58. Northern Kentucky (26-8)
59. Montana (26-8)
60. Colgate (24-10)
61. Bradley (20-14)
62. Abilene Christian (27-6)
63. Gardner-Webb (23-11)
64. Iona (17-15)
65. Prairie View A&M (22-12)
66. Fairleigh Dickinson (20-13)
67. North Dakota State (18-15)
68. North Carolina Central (18-15)
Kentucky managed to score seven wins over top-20 teams in the regular season, including two over top-five teams. That should bode well for the Wildcats as they look to make a deep run.