"They have to split this trip against Utah to stay on track. They can get the win tonight, playing three of the last five at home, get three of those five, finish above .500 in the Big 12, and I think you'll see K-State on the right side of the bubble in four weeks.

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.

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.