Despite a heartbreaking four-overtime loss to UConn in the quarterfinals of the American Men’s Basketball Championship tournament on Friday that ended on a half-court three-point miracle shot with .8 seconds remaining, Cincinnati (22-10, 12-6) seems to be in good position to hear its name called during the Selection Sunday show.
According to The Enquirer’s Tom Groeschen, the Bearcats are still set to reach their sixth straight NCAA tournament.
– Joe Lunardi of ESPN projects UC as a No. 10 NCAA Midwest seed, facing No. 7 Wisconsin.
– Jerry Palm of CBS Sports said of UC via email: “Should be OK.” Palm also has UC as a No. 10 Midwest seed, playing No. 7 Texas.
– Shelby Mast of USA Today said of UC via email: “I think they are a lock, 11 seed at worst.” Mast projects UC as a No. 9 South seed, playing Texas Tech.”
“I do feel like we’re a good enough team to be in the tournament,” junior guard Kevin Johnson said. “We could give some problems in the tournament, but it’s not up to us. We’ll see what happens.”
The selection show begins at 7 p.m. ET and can be viewed on ESPN.
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