Kansas Jayhawks awarded No. 3 seed in NCAA committee’s early bracket reveal
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- Kansas earned a No. 3 seed in the East Regional in the committee’s early Top 16 reveal.
- Kansas entered the reveal ranked No. 8 with a 20-6 overall record and 10-3 in Big 12 play.
- Selection Sunday will reveal the full bracket March 15, 2026 at 5 p.m. Central on CBS.
Kansas’ men’s basketball team landed a No. 3 seed in the East Regional in the NCAA Tournament Select Committee’s early reveal of its Top 16 seeds weeks ahead of March Madness 2026.
The No. 8-ranked Jayhawks, who entered Saturday’s home game against Cincinnati with a 20-6 record (10-3 Big 12), before tipoff claimed a 3-seed in the regional that feeds into Washington, D.C. Other 3 seeds: Florida, Gonzaga and Nebraska.
The No. 1 seeds in the annual early projections went to Michigan (Midwest), Duke (East), Arizona (West) and Iowa State (South). No. 2 seeds went to Houston, Illinois, Purdue and UConn. No. 4 seeds went to Texas Tech, Michigan State, Vanderbilt and Virginia.
The seeds were revealed during an early bracket-reveal show Saturday morning on CBS.
Selection Sunday, when the actual NCAA Tournament bracket will be revealed, is set for 5 p.m. Central Time on March 15 (CBS).
This story was originally published February 21, 2026 at 12:15 PM with the headline "Kansas Jayhawks awarded No. 3 seed in NCAA committee’s early bracket reveal."
