Joe Lunardi's way-too-early 2026 Bracketology projection is out, and the Duke Blue Devils are one of the four teams nestled atop a region.

With a bevy of returning talent, Purdue earns the top overall seed in the first edition of our projected field.

Joe Lunardi's first 2026 NCAA Tournament bracketology is absolutely loaded with SEC teams, with 13 making the field of 68.

ESPN's Joe Lunardi, who is the resident college hoops expert at the publication, recently released his way-too-early bracketology for the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Here is what he has been up to. "We're ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Well, according to the debut edition of 2025-25 "Bracketology" according to ESPN's Joe Lunardi, Alabama projects as a No. 6 seed in the East ...

Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs stumbled against high level opponents in the regular season last year, ultimately pulling together enough quad 1 wins down the stretch to earn a No. 8 seed in the ...

The Texas A&M Aggies have gone through a complete rebuild in their men's basketball program. A new head coach in Bucky McMillan, and a multitude of new players ...

While there's a long way to go still, ESPN's Joe Lunardi has released his first mock bracket projections for the 2026 NCAA Tournament. This comes after a flurry of moves in the transfer portal as well ...

For Kansas and Missouri, ESPN.com’s first NCAA Tournament “bracketology” of the 2025-26 men’s college ... according to analyst Joe Lunardi. Missouri, a No. 6 seed and first-round loser to No. 11 seed ...

Obviously plenty can - and will - happen between now and when the 2026 NCAA Tournament tips off. But for ESPN’s Joe Lunardi, ...

Joe Lunardi, ESPN's bracketology expert, shares that sentiment as he thinks Georgia has done enough this offseason to get back into the NCAA Tournament picture. On Monday, Lunardi released his ...