The stage has been set for Kentucky’s first-round matchup in the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
A couple of hours after the full bracket was announced, we now have tipoff times for every game in the field of 68. The 7-seeded Wildcats will take on 10-seeded Santa Clara in St. Louis on Friday afternoon at 12:15 p.m. ET on CBS — the first game of the day. Spero Dedes and Jim Spanarkel will serve as the broadcasters inside the Enterprise Center, with Jon Rothstein working the sideline.
Playing out of the Midwest Region, Kentucky opened as a 2.