MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The critics will say Kansas State only reached the Sweet 16 because UMBC did the dirty work, knocking off top-seeded Virginia in the upset of the NCAA Tournament. Sums up the way the Wildcats and coach Bruce Weber are often disrespected. The Wildcats returned just about every key player from a team that won 21 games and reached the NCAA Tournament last season, winning a first-four game against Wake Forest.