Joe Lunardi has 12 SEC men’s teams making NCAA Tournament in first in-season bracketology
By Adam Spencer
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It’s officially college basketball season, which means ESPN analyst Joe Lunardi is going to be busy.
That’s especially true this year, as the NCAA Tournament has expanded to 76 teams for… reasons (money). That means more opportunities for scrappy mid-majors and even more opportunities for mediocre power conference squads. Get excited, y’all!
Anyway, once the bracket is officially pared down to 64 teams, this is sure to be another exciting edition of March Madness. Lundari had 12 SEC squads making the field in his first in-season update to his bracketology, with 2 others just missing the cut.
South Carolina and Mississippi State were the only teams not to make the cut at all.
Here’s a look at where he sees each SEC squad ending up this March:
- Florida — No. 1 seed (East)
- Texas — No. 3 seed (East)
- Alabama — No. 4 seed (Midwest)
- Vanderbilt — No. 5 seed (West)
- Tennessee — No. 5 seed (South)
- Arkansas — No. 6 seed (Midwest)
- Kentucky — No. 7 seed (East)
- Mizzou — No. 8 seed (West)
- Texas A&M — No. 8 seed (Midwest)
- Auburn — No. 9 seed (South)
- Georgia — No. 11 seed (West)
- LSU — No. 11 seed (South)
- Oklahoma — First Four Out
- Ole Miss — Next Four Out
Obviously, this will all change several times over the course of the season, but for now, it looks like the SEC is in for another great year on the court.
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Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
