Kansas State ( 20-12 ) has drawn Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional Friday in St. Louis.  Kansas State is a nine seed and Kentucky an eight seed.

If Kansas State wins they could meet the top seed in the Regional, Wichita State. The Shockers open Friday against the winner of a First Four matchup between Cal Poly and Texas Southern.

Other teams in the Midwest Regional include Saint Louis, North Carolina State, Louisville, Manhattan, Massachusetts, Duke, Mercer, Texas, Arizona State, Michigan and Wofford. Two of the other First Four matchup winners involving Iowa vs. Tennessee, and North Carolina State vs. Xavier would advance into the Midwest Regional against Saint Louis and Massachusetts.