StatSeed is StatSheet's postseason projections for all of Division I, including the NCAA Tournament, National Invitation Tournament (NIT), College Basketball Invitational (CBI), and the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Read more about how StatSeed is calculated.
StatSheet now projects Kansas State as a bubble team for the NCAA Tournament with potentially an 11 seed. The Wildcats are sitting at #53 in the StatSheet StatRank with a 17-6 overall record and a 6-5 record in the Big 12.
During its last four games, Kansas State picked up wins against Texas Tech and Texas A&M but also suffered losses to RPI #39 Iowa State and RPI #81 Oklahoma.
Kansas State is sub-par against strong competition, with a 5-6 record against the RPI Top 100 that includes a 3-4 record against the RPI Top 50 and a 1-2 record against AP ranked teams. The Wildcats boast three quality wins including AP #4 Missouri, RPI #36 Long Beach State, and RPI #28 Alabama with no bad losses to speak of.
The last four teams into the NCAA Tournament with at-large bids are Arkansas (16-8, 4-5 SEC, StatRank #64), New Mexico (19-4, 5-2 Mountain West, StatRank #41), Minnesota (17-7, 5-6 Big Ten, StatRank #49), and Ole Miss (14-8, 4-4 SEC, StatRank #51).
The first four teams out are Brigham Young (20-6, 8-3 West Coast, StatRank #44), Colorado (16-7, 8-3 Pac 12, StatRank #64), Purdue (15-9, 5-6 Big Ten, StatRank #70), and Texas (15-9, 5-6 Big 12, StatRank #69).
The next four out are Arizona (16-8, 7-4 Pac 12, StatRank #65), Pittsburgh (15-10, 4-8 Big East, StatRank #69), St. Joseph's (PA) (15-10, 5-5 A-10, StatRank #50), and South Dakota State (19-6, 11-2 Summit League, StatRank #59).
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