Flyjet Blog

ATLANTA — Stop if you’ve heard this before: media members aren’t high on Kansas State. The Wildcats were picked to finish eighth in the Big 12 preseason poll. They proved those doubters wrong by tying for fourth alongside TCU. Now, K-State will try to silence its critics again. Three different national outlets “reseeded” every team remaining in the NCAA Tournament with the Sweet 16 beginning Thursday. All three outlets — ESPN, Sporting News and NCAA.com — ranked K-State dead-last heading into its matchup with Kentucky in Atlanta. A sampling of the responses: “If Kansas State duplicates Sunday’s effort, however, when it faces Kentucky in the Sweet 16, Bruce Weber’s team will lose by 20-plus,” wrote ESPN.com’s Myron Medcalf, referring to K-State’s 50-43 victory over UMBC, when it won despite hitting just one 3-pointer and committing 18 turnovers. “One team had to be at the bottom of these rankings,” wrote NCAA.com’s Andy Katz, “and the Wildcats knocked off...