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KU basketball lands No. 4 seed in NCAA Tournament: Here’s the site & opponent

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  • Kansas earns No. 4 seed in East Regional and draws No. 13 Cal Baptist in San Diego.
  • KU (23-10) faces Cal Baptist Friday; a win sets match with St. John’s or Northern Iowa.
  • East Regional winner advances toward Sweet 16 and Elite Eight in Washington, D.C.

The Kansas Jayhawks were awarded a No. 4 seed in the East Regional of the 2026 NCAA Tournament on Sunday.

KU (23-10) will meet No. 13 Cal Baptist of the Western Athletic Conference in a first-round contest Friday in San Diego.

If the Jayhawks win their opener in the postseason men’s basketball tournament, they’ll play either No. 5 seed St. John’s or No. 12 Northern Iowa in a second-round game Sunday.

The East Regional feeds into the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight in Washington, D.C.

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Gary Bedore
The Kansas City Star
Gary Bedore covers KU basketball for The Kansas City Star. He has written about the Jayhawks since 1978 — during the Ted Owens, Larry Brown, Roy Williams and Bill Self eras. He has won the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year award and KPA writing awards.
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