So when ESPN's Joe Lunardi dropped a reality check on the current state of Kansas basketball, it raised some eyebrows. According to Lunardi, the Jayhawks are set to enter the tournament as a 7-seed in the Midwest.

Wisconsin basketball continued its climb up the national rankings on Monday. Here is where the team now stands in ESPN's bracketology

The Nittany Lions have lost seven straight and sit at the bottom of the Big Ten standings, needing a miracle Big Ten Tournament run to have any chance of making the 68-team field. For the other 17 teams in the conference,

ESPN's Joe Lunardi updates his bracketology ahead of Tuesday's games with 13 SEC teams in the field and 1 more in the picture.

Lunardi discussed the Wildcats' path to the Tournament before their Monday night matchup against Utah. "I don't view the loss to BYU as a disaster," Lunardi said. "They have to sp