ESPN's Joe Lundardi went through another way-too-early effort to project the NCAA Tournament field and dropped Ohio State down a couple of seed lines.

There is no such thing as a college basketball offseason for Joe Lunardi. ESPN’s Men’s Basketball NCAA Tournament ...

After missing the NCAA Tournament for the last three years, the Ohio State men's basketball team is projected to be safely in ...

Joe Lunardi updated his ESPN 2026 Bracketology on Tuesday and it projects Kentucky to pick up right where it left off in Year 2 under head coach Mark Pope.

— Joe Lunardi (@ESPNLunardi) June 24, 2025 Just a few months ago, the Illini were slotted as a No. 7 seed in Lunardi’s initial 2026 Bracketology.

ESPN analyst Joe Lunardi has released a new Bracketology. The Kentucky Wildcats are seeded the same, but in a new bracket.

It may still be the offseason, but the college basketball conversation is alive and well – and Joe Lunardi is helping to keep it going with his latest 2026 NCAA Tournament Bracketology update.

Lunardi has the Cyclones as a third seed in the East Region, a grouping led by Purdue and with St. John's as the No. 2 seed. In-state rival Iowa is a No. 8 seed.

Kansas basketball continues to build its roster ahead of the 2025-26 season. At the moment, that has KU projected to make the NCAA tournament.

ESPN bracketology expert Joe Lunardi has the Florida Gators as the top overall seed in the 2026 Tournament in his latest bracketology projections released June 24. Lunardi has Florda as the No. 1 seed ...

The offseason means a slowdown, but not a complete stop, for ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi. The longtime NCAA Tournament prognosticator is already looking toward the 2026 NCAA Tournament and ...

And speaking of March Madness, ESPN's Joe Lunardi released his initial bracketology for the 2025-26 season on April 29–– placing Alabama as the No. 6 seed in the East Region.