Did Bill Auto predict the opponent of the Kansas Basketball NCAA tournament?

Lawrence – While the revelation of the Male 2025 NCAA Male Tournament Support took place on Sunday, it seemed more and more likely that Kansas basketball could end up playing Arkansas.

Potential destinations for the Jayhawks (21-12) continued to go to other teams. The potential opponents that people considered the possible clashes for the team of coach Bill Self continued to be paired with other teams. Time continued to turn, and Ku – certainly safe in the field – did not wait.

Then, as the show of the Sunday selection progressed, Kansas learned that it would be a seeded n ° 7 in the West region. He learned that he would face Arkansas n ° 10 (20-13) Thursday, in Providence, Rhode Island, in the eighth of 64 years. And according to Self after the news on Sunday, it is not something that was a surprise as much.

“I said to my staff a week ago:” You look, 7 against 10, we play Arkansas, “said self. “So you can ask one of them. I have been saying it for a week.

What acknowledged that he was surprised was that Louisville received a seeded n ° 8 and the UCLA received a seeded n ° 7. Before seeing that Memphis received a seeded n ° 5, he thought that there was a chance that Kansas would earn a seeder n ° 6. But outside these cases, nothing surprises him.

The Jayhawks will now start their preparations for a team from the Arkansas to which they faced in an exhibition before the season in October in Fayetteville, Arkansas. So many things have changed, for each side, since then, but now, the two will fight for a chance to reach the Tour of 32. The winner will continue to face the Omaha of St. John’s or n ° 15.

Kansas recently participated in the Big 12 conference tournament and was released in the quarter -finals with a defeat. The Arkansas recently participated in the Southeast Conference tournament and was released in the second round without reaching the quarter-finals. Neither had the season that many could have expected them, but should not take place after winning this match, their seasons will remain very differently.

Jordan Guskey covers the University of Kansas Athletics at Topeka Capital-Journal. He was the sports editor of the National Sports Media Association 2022 for the state of Kansas. Contact it to jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @jordanguskey.

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