Kentucky vs Santa Clara picks, predictions, odds for March Madness

Kentucky vs Santa Clara picks, predictions, odds for March Madness

March Madness picks, predictions, odds for Santa Clara vs Kentucky NCAA Tournament first-round Midwest Region game Friday, March 20, 2026. Who wins?

Tourney Talk: HoopsHD interviews Santa Clara associate head coach Jason Ludwig

Last Tuesday Santa Clara lost to Gonzaga 79-68 in the WCC tourney title game, but still earned an at-large bid to this week’s NCAA tournament. At 26-8, the Broncos are 1 win away from tying the record for the most in school history (27-2 in 1969), and are now heading back to the NCAA tourney for the 1st time in 30 years. Earlier today HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel got to speak with Santa Clara associate head coach Jason Ludwig about recruiting internatio…

Schuckman: Santa Clara, North Dakota State give Quincy connections to NCAA Tournament

QUINCY — When you sit down to fill out your NCAA Tournament bracket — or multiple brackets in many cases — keep in mind there are numerous underdogs where your rooting interest could lie, especially those with ties to this season. Take 10th-seeded Santa Clara for instance. The Broncos will face seventh-seeded Kentucky at 11:15 p.m. Friday in St. Louis, just a two-hour jaunt from where Santa Clara freshman Bradley Longcor III became one of the be…

Boyle County Grad Melanie Sendek Glad Santa Clara is Playing UK

As soon as she saw the NCAA Tournament pairings, Melanie Scheuer Sendek was excited. Her husband, Herb Sendek, is the head coach at Santa Clara and the Broncos (26-8), a 10 seed, face Kentucky (21-13), a seven seed, at 12:15 p.m. ET Friday in St. Louis in the Midwest Region. Sendek was an assistant coach with Rick Pitino at Providence for four years (1985-89) and then was on his Kentucky staff for four years (1989-1993) before getting his first …