Without a doubt, it’ll be a home game for UK even against Iowa State.
The benefit of not having Calipari? They didn’t screw us in location.
The benefit of not having Calipari? They didn’t screw us in location.
Easiest bracket we could’ve asked for
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Ya if only we didn’t suck this year lol
We are likely to lose the opening round, get ready.
"We will not fail this season." - Mark Pope, November 18th, 2025
Santa Clara lost by 11 to Gonzaga in the conference tournament final.
They gave us the toughest 10. Besides that if we can make it past that, Iowa St and UVA or Tennessee is the best we could have hoped for.
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Iowa State fans travel like crazy. It will not be a home game. Hoping it's 50/50.
I agree the draw is nice, that said Iowa State is no easy matchup assuming we win the first game. If we pull a miracle then we have a nice road.
That Momlovic guy is hitting 12 threes if we get that far
They rebound well enough to bully us in the post.
That's been perhaps our biggest vulnerability this year.
Hoping our shooting will be on fire.
We all thought that we had an easy draw in 2018 before we crapped the bed against Kansas State. Then we thought the same in 2019 when the region opened up. Auburn, minus their best player, still managed to beat us.
Then there were of course the first round losses under Calipari.
I can't really lend my hopes to an easy bracket ever again after all of those clown shows.
Then there were of course the first round losses under Calipari.
I can't really lend my hopes to an easy bracket ever again after all of those clown shows.
It's not at all easy every single team was hoping to draw what is easily the worst Kentucky team in many years
If we make it past the first game I just do not see us beating Iowa St. They are the real deal. I would rather face UCONN vs Iowa St.
I like the draw because there’s no storyline to get us tight. Lace em up and ball out.
No argument here. We’re not good but this is the best we could’ve hoped for.
Iowa state will 30 ball us.
That’s definitely a fear of mine. We may get lucky and catch them on an off night where we shoot like 13-25 from 3 one magical evening.
No game against a 2 is easy however Iowa st is the one you'd most want to play I think. Houston UConn and Purdue coaching and talent would make us look stupid. ISU we might have a shot to upset they've choked a lot in the past
I totally agree. Couldn’t have asked for anyth better. 7 seed, playing as close to home as possible. No complaints.
Dude’s are living in a dream world, we’re 80% going to get rolled opening round.
No it won't. Not even close. Believe it or not, other teams have rabid fan bases who travel also
The Cat's will be fortunate to get out of the first round just based on how they have been up and down this year.
I'm not sure we get past Santa Clara....
We beat Santa Clara in a close one and get walloped by Iowa State. That's how I'll be putting money down, anyhow. I agree that UCONN would have been the preferred 2 -- they looked awful.
There's also a potential re-match w/ UT in the S16 at play. Imagine a repeat of last yr, where they blow us out after we beat them twice? Board will be fun to say the least if that happens.
There's also a potential re-match w/ UT in the S16 at play. Imagine a repeat of last yr, where they blow us out after we beat them twice? Board will be fun to say the least if that happens.
To everyone saying this draw is terrible,
What does a good draw as a 7 seed look like?
The 10 seed's: Mizzou and A&M have beaten us. We couldn't get them. But...are you happier if we have one of those teams?" UCF has wins over Kansas, BYU, and Texas Tech. That's not an easy team, either. When you're a 7 seed, you don't get a free win 1st round. That's just not reality. People are complaining about the draw as if they expected to get Sienna round 1.
2 Seeds: Purdue, UCONN, Iowa State, Houston. There isn't an easy option or a "we'd be favored" option.
Houston is a tier above the other 3. We have ZERO chance vs theam.
UCONN has been faltering. BUT, their big man is 6'11 265 lbs. We're going to get destroyed inside that game.
Purdue is probably the least impressive group of athletes. They would have been my preferred choice.
Iowa State: They're 6-5 in their last 11 games. Are they a bad team? No. They're a 2 seed. Are they going to be easy to beat? No, they're a 2 seed. Is Iowa State in St. Louis about as good as you can hope for? Yes.
Someone said Iowa State travels great. Cool. So do we. Aimes is 5 hours from St. Louis. Lexington is 5 hours from St. Louis. We're lucky we're not playing Houston in Houston or UCONN in Philly.
What does a good draw as a 7 seed look like?
The 10 seed's: Mizzou and A&M have beaten us. We couldn't get them. But...are you happier if we have one of those teams?" UCF has wins over Kansas, BYU, and Texas Tech. That's not an easy team, either. When you're a 7 seed, you don't get a free win 1st round. That's just not reality. People are complaining about the draw as if they expected to get Sienna round 1.
2 Seeds: Purdue, UCONN, Iowa State, Houston. There isn't an easy option or a "we'd be favored" option.
Houston is a tier above the other 3. We have ZERO chance vs theam.
UCONN has been faltering. BUT, their big man is 6'11 265 lbs. We're going to get destroyed inside that game.
Purdue is probably the least impressive group of athletes. They would have been my preferred choice.
Iowa State: They're 6-5 in their last 11 games. Are they a bad team? No. They're a 2 seed. Are they going to be easy to beat? No, they're a 2 seed. Is Iowa State in St. Louis about as good as you can hope for? Yes.
Someone said Iowa State travels great. Cool. So do we. Aimes is 5 hours from St. Louis. Lexington is 5 hours from St. Louis. We're lucky we're not playing Houston in Houston or UCONN in Philly.
It's neither.
The draw isn't the "easiest" we could have asked for
The draw isn't the toughest draw.
It's a typical draw for a team that's a 7 seed. We'll be slightly favorite over the 10 and we'll be a massive underdog vs Iowa St.
That's it.
The draw isn't the "easiest" we could have asked for
The draw isn't the toughest draw.
It's a typical draw for a team that's a 7 seed. We'll be slightly favorite over the 10 and we'll be a massive underdog vs Iowa St.
That's it.
People don’t realize we’ve had easy draws at least since 2018. With brackets opening up and whatever. But we never have been able to take the opportunity with these easy brackets.
I don't think anyone thinks it's a terrible draw. I think most have resigned themselves to the fact the team is trash and it really doesn't matter how good or bad the draw is.
Unfortunately, I dont share your optimism. St Clara is a legit team, long and can shoot the 3. They beat St Mary and the game against Gonzaga , I watched and was closer than final score might indicate it.
If and it is a big if , we beat St Clara, we don’t pass by Iowa St. Sorry, I just don’t think we have the Coach or the team discipline to advance the first weekend.
If and it is a big if , we beat St Clara, we don’t pass by Iowa St. Sorry, I just don’t think we have the Coach or the team discipline to advance the first weekend.
I was watching that St Mary's game and thought I would snipe myself a live bet on St Mary's w/ +500-ish odds. EZ money right? Wrong - Santa Clara held on and I was the idiot. They gained my respect after that game.
Still think we beat them in a close game. That's it for us this year though, IMO.
IMO you can’t finish 9th in the league and get blown out on national TV numerous times and make it all right by beating Santa Clara and Iowa State. It helps save face a little but our warts are our warts. Now an E8 might cure some of the ills we have.