The University of Kentucky men's basketball team might have been only a No. 11 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but at least one Wildcat is on top of the food chain.

Literally.

UK senior Christian "Muscox" McCarthy will be the No. 1 seed in the Collegiate Nationals Eating Championship next Saturday in San Diego, an event that will be carried on the CBS College Sports Network.

The eight competitors will consume plates of "college food," including cheeseburgers, hot dogs and french fries. The rules prohibit dunking, mashing or otherwise mutilating the food -- hey, this is college, not middle school.

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