Joe Lunardi

Joe Lunardi

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Joe Lunardi is the resident bracketologist for ESPN. In fact, he invented Bracketology and has been projecting the NCAA Tournament field for ESPN.com since its inception.

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6 Results for bracketology

Just how much should a loss to UConn affect a team's tourney résumé?

Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.com

As it turns out, losing to UConn in the regular season might not hurt a team's NCAA profile too much. But landing in the eighth spot in the S-curve -- and in the same regional as the Huskies -- is the thing to be wary of.

Story | Conversation | February 03, 2009

Upsets cause shake-up among top 16

Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.com

After the first week of 2009 provided plenty of losses for Top 25 teams, the top of the S-curve got shaken up, too.

Story | Conversation | January 12, 2009

Questions (and UConn as the champ) jump out

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

When is it almost a disadvantage to be a No. 2 seed? Will UConn meet its archrival in St. Louis? Who else will be there? More predictions for the 2009 NCAA tournament.

Story | Conversation | January 01, 2009

If our bracket made its way to March ...

Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.com

UConn will go all the way, Tennessee will stumble earlier than ever, and Auburn (!) will be the national runner-up when the women's 2009 NCAA tournament is played.

Story | Conversation | December 31, 2008

What will happen in the '09 tournament?

Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.com

If Charlie Creme's December Bracketology ended up as March's 64-team NCAA tournament field, how would it play out? Here are round-by-round predictions -- and yes, UConn reaches St. Louis and the Final Four.

Story | Conversation | December 31, 2008

Big East, SEC separate selves from pack

Charlie Creme, Special to ESPN.com

The SEC got two No. 1 seeds. But which conference really deserves bragging rights as the nation's best?

Story | Conversation | March 16, 2005