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StatSheet is now projecting Kansas State as a seven seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats are unranked in the AP Poll and sit at #25 in the RPI with a 19-9 overall record and a 7-6 record in the Big 12.
Over the last four games, Kansas State got a quality win against AP #3 Kansas and wins against Nebraska and Oklahoma but also struggled with a loss against RPI #85 Colorado.
Kansas State struggles against strong competition, with an 8-9 record against the RPI Top 100 that includes a 1-6 record against the RPI Top 50 and a 1-5 record against AP ranked teams. The Wildcats have a single quality win against AP #3 Kansas with no bad losses at all.
The last four teams into the NCAA Tournament with at-large bids are Oklahoma State (16-11, 4-9 Big 12, #RPI 54), Michigan (17-12, 7-9 Big Ten, #RPI 63), Florida State (19-8, 9-4 ACC, #RPI 52), and Southern Miss (21-6, 9-4 C-USA, #RPI 42).
The first four teams out are Butler (20-9, 12-5 Horizon, RPI #45), California (15-13, 8-8 Pac 10, RPI #66), Clemson (18-9, 7-6 ACC, RPI #65), and Colorado State (18-9, 8-5 Mountain West, RPI #44).
The next four out are Marshall (19-9, 7-6 C-USA, #RPI 55), Miami (FL) (17-11, 5-8 ACC, #RPI 69), Virginia Tech (18-8, 8-5 ACC, #RPI 67), and Wichita State (23-6, 14-3 Missouri Valley, #RPI 50).
Regional 1
#1 Duke
#2 Brigham Young
#3 Arizona
#4 Connecticut
#5 Louisville
#6 Kentucky
#7 George Mason
#8 Cincinnati
#9 Illinois
#10 UAB
#11 Boston College
#12 Cleveland State
#13 Belmont
#14 CofC
#15 Bucknell
#16 Coastal Carolina
Regional 2
#1 Kansas
#2 Purdue
#3 Florida
#4 North Carolina
#5 Vanderbilt
#6 Missouri
#7 Kansas State
#8 UNLV
#9 Michigan State
#10 Georgia
#11 Marquette
#12 Florida State
#13 Harvard
#14 Kent State
#15 Fairfield
#16 Florida Atlantic
Regional 3
#1 Ohio State
#2 San Diego State
#3 Georgetown
#4 Syracuse
#5 Villanova
#6 St. John's
#7 Tennessee
#8 Temple
#9 Old Dominion
#10 Minnesota
#11 Memphis
#12 Michigan
#13 Missouri State
#14 Oakland
#15 Long Beach State
#16 Montana
Regional 4
#1 Pittsburgh
#2 Texas
#3 Notre Dame
#4 Wisconsin
#5 West Virginia
#6 Texas A&M
#7 Xavier
#8 Utah State
#9 Washington
#10 UCLA
#11 Penn State
#12 Oklahoma State
#13 Saint Mary's
#14 Vermont
#15 Long Island
#16 Murray State
Nicname thinks our ceiling is a 4 seed, floor is still not making the tourney.