KU basketball lands No. 4 seed in NCAA Tournament: Here’s the site & opponent
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- Kansas earns No. 4 seed in East Regional and draws No. 13 Cal Baptist in San Diego.
- KU (23-10) faces Cal Baptist Friday; a win sets match with St. John’s or Northern Iowa.
- East Regional winner advances toward Sweet 16 and Elite Eight in Washington, D.C.
The Kansas Jayhawks were awarded a No. 4 seed in the East Regional of the 2026 NCAA Tournament on Sunday.
KU (23-10) will meet No. 13 Cal Baptist of the Western Athletic Conference in a first-round contest Friday in San Diego.
If the Jayhawks win their opener in the postseason men’s basketball tournament, they’ll play either No. 5 seed St. John’s or No. 12 Northern Iowa in a second-round game Sunday.
The East Regional feeds into the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight in Washington, D.C.
This story was originally published March 15, 2026 at 5:20 PM with the headline "KU basketball lands No. 4 seed in NCAA Tournament: Here’s the site & opponent."
Gary Bedore
The Kansas City Star