***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

This is the smart take. People who are cheering for a team that has elite recruits and potential NBA talent over a glorified G5 team need to check themselves a bit.

You want SC as you are better then then in every single way. Kentucky if they click and if those guys want to show off for the scouts could be a problem.

I have ISU winning either way but wanting Kentucky is over SC is crazy town
Just to clarify, there’s only one projected first rounder on Kentucky and he’s out injured this weekend. With Jefferson and Momcilovic you could make the case we have better NBA talent.

Kentucky isn’t a good 3-point shooting team and struggles to rebound, which plays into our hands. SC is a much better 3-point shooting team which is an Achilles heel of our trapping defense.
 
That ref who was signaling that Kentucky called timeout is definitely wanting Kentucky to win.