Kansas State women's basketball senior night has NCAA Tournament implications as well
MANHATTAN — Kansas State women's basketball plays its final regular-season home game on Wednesday night, when Iowa State visits Bramlage Coliseum for a 6:30 p.m. tipoff.
The No. 14-ranked Wildcats, who will honor seniors Ayoka Lee, Gabby Gregory and Rebekah Dallinger in a postgame ceremony, can enhance their chances of getting back to Bramlage in the postseason with a victory against Iowa State.
According to the latest NCAA Tournament bracketology reports, K-State (21-5, 12-4 Big 12) remains on track to open at home as one of the 16 top-four regional seeds. Beating Iowa State (16-10, 10-6) would give the Wildcats a season split after they fell to the Cyclones in double overtime, 96-93, two weeks ago.
The Wildcats are coming off a 58-55 loss at Kansas on Sunday, but before that knocked off No. 22 West Virginia in overtime at home, 73-64, last Wednesday. Iowa State has won two straight and three of its last four.
Here are the latest bracketology projections for Kansas State's women.
Related: Kansas State women's basketball margin for error shrinks in pursuit of NCAA home games
Related: Kansas State women's basketball rolls in overtime behind Ayoka Lee to beat West Virginia
ESPN: 4 seed (Albany)
Projection date: Feb. 27
Charlie Creme's most recent projection has the Wildcats remaining as a No. 4 seed and an early-round host in the second Albany regional opposite overall No. 2 seed Ohio State. He has the Wildcats matched against No. 13 seed Toledo at Bramlage Coliseum, with the winner taking on either No. 5 seed Utah or No. 12 South Dakota State.
CBS Sports: 4 seed
Projection date: Feb. 23
Connor Groel's projections came be K-State's before the loss at KU, and he already had the Wildcats skating "on thin ice." He noted that they had non regulation victory by more than three points in the previous eight games while going 5-3, now 5-4 over nine games. Groel does not post mock brackets, just a list of the teams on each seeding line.
Herhoopstats: 4 seed (Albany)
Projection date: Feb. 22
Megan Gauer's bracket projection, which also came out Thursday following the West Virginia game but before KU, has K-State clinging to a No. 4 seed, also in the second Albany regional. She has top seed Ohio State as No. 3 overall and matches K-State against No. 13 Drake and Bramlage with the winner taking on No. 5 Notre Dame or No. 12 South Dakota State.
Arne Green is based in Salina and covers Kansas State University sports for the Gannett network. He can be reached at agreen@gannett.com or on Twitter at @arnegreen.
This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Kansas State women's basketball bracket update ahead of senior night
