LEXINGTON — Kentucky basketball will start the NCAA Tournament in Wisconsin.
The Wildcats (22-11) will pack their bags for Milwaukee as a 3-seed in this year’s edition of March Madness. UK, which wound up in the Midwest Region, will face 14th-seeded Troy on Friday’s first round at Fiserv Forum.
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If Kentucky makes it through the Round of 32 for the first time since an Elite Eight run in 2019, it will move on to Indianapolis, which will host the Midwest Region’s Sweet 16 and Elite Eight at Lucas Oil Stadium.
This marks Kentucky’s 62nd appearance in the Big Dance, extending an all-time record it already owned. It will be the first time the Wildcats have been led into the Big Dance by Mark Pope, in his first season guiding his alma mater.
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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky’s March Madness opponent is Troy in 2025 NCAA bracket
