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Bracketology: Joe Lunardi releases SEC NCAA Tournament preview as conference play tips off
By Ethan Stone
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Eleven SEC programs are set to tip off their conference schedule Wednesday night. ESPN’s Joe Lunardi, in turn, released an SEC conference preview Wednesday afternoon projecting the conference’s chances at reaching the NCAA Tournament.
Lunardi projects 7 SEC teams to make the tournament as of now: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Missouri. He has Tennessee, Arkansas and Alabama as locks for the 68-team field, also labeling all 3 as potential Final Four contenders.
— Joe Lunardi (@ESPNLunardi) December 28, 2022
Alabama and Tennessee have been the most impressive teams in the conference thus far. The Tide have beaten Houston, Memphis and North Carolina and only lost to UConn and Gonzaga. Tennessee downed Kansas and Maryland with losses to Arizona and Colorado.
Mizzou is the bubble team Lunardi has in the tournament as of now. The Tigers just picked up a massive win over Illinois to really strengthen their resume heading into March.
Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.