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Joe Lunardi’s latest bracketology projection includes 7 SEC teams
By Andrew Olson
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Joe Lunardi has shared an updated bracketology projection just ahead of this week’s SEC basketball action.
The ESPN expert currently has 7 SEC teams making the NCAA Tournament, down from recent projections. Ole Miss was previously considered a tournament team, but Lunardi now has Gonzaga taking the Rebels’ at-large spot.
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Here are the SEC teams mentioned in Lunardi’s latest bracketology:
SEC’s 7 projected bids
- No. 2-seed Tennessee (5 overall)
- No. 3-seed Auburn (9)
- No. 3-seed Kentucky (10)
- No. 5-seed Alabama (17)
- No. 8-seed Texas A&M (31)
- No. 9-seed Mississippi State (33)
- Last Four In: South Carolina (42)
On the outside looking in
- First Four Out: Ole Miss
- Next Four Out: Florida
SEC bubble watch
South Carolina is on the right side of the bubble in Lunardi’s latest projections, but that could soon change. The Gamecocks have turned some heads by starting the 2023-24 season 15-3 overall and 3-2 in SEC play.
Lamont Paris’ squad faces a big test with No. 6 Kentucky visiting Columbia on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET, SEC Network). Lunardi warns that a home loss could put South Carolina on the other side of the bubble.
The SEC’s other bubble teams play on Wednesday. Ole Miss hosts Arkansas (9 p.m. ET, ESPNU) while Florida is back home to take on Mississippi State (8:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network). Both the Rebels and Gators are 2-3 in SEC play so far.
— Joe Lunardi (@ESPNLunardi) January 23, 2024
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