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Joe Lunardi provides an updated look at where every team in the NCAA tournament mix stacks up.

Story | Conversation | February 06, 2013

Joe Lunardi updates his top 100 S-curve, highlighting some mid-level teams that are threatening for higher seeds, a couple of teams that should be worried, and Kansas, which appears to have a secure hold on the top overall seed.

Blog | Conversation | January 25, 2013

Joe Lunardi ranks the top 100 teams along S-curve one month into the season, looking at where every current NCAA tournament contender stands with regard to its seeding. Includes analysis of potential No. 1 seeds, bubble teams and automatic qualifiers.

Blog | Conversation | December 11, 2012

Resident ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi ranks the 10 early-season nonconference games that will have the biggest impact in determining the 2013 NCAA tournament bracket.

Blog | Conversation | November 13, 2012

Joe Lunardi ranks the top 100 teams along his preseason S curve, looking at where every current NCAA tournament contender stands with regard to its seeding. Includes analysis of potential No. 1 seeds, Final Four sleepers and teams on the bubble.

Blog | Conversation | November 06, 2012

No, there hasn't been any basketball played since Joe Lunardi's initial 2013 March Madness bracket was released, but that doesn't mean the hoops world has stopped. Joe runs through five ways his early bracket projection has changed.

Blog | Conversation | August 13, 2012

Joe Lunardi breaks down the projected 2013 NCAA tournament field based on returning players and incoming recruits and finds a lack of dominant teams at the top and plenty of teams that could jump up to secure a No. 1 seed.

Blog | Conversation | April 16, 2012

Bracketologist Joe Lunardi breaks down the Ohio State Buckeyes and writes that if Kansas is going to win, it must begin by limiting turnovers and knocking down open 3-point shots.

Story | Conversation | March 28, 2012

Joe Lunardi gives his final S curve update before the brackets are announced today. The Drexel Dragons are the final team in the tournament.

Blog | Conversation | March 11, 2012

Don't fill out your bracket without doing your homework. ESPN's Joe Lunardi assigned a team of Bracketologists to break it down for Insiders.

Joe Lunardi digests all of Friday's action and finds the Pac-12 unlikely to pick up a third bid, even with Arizona and Colorado coming from outside the bracket to battle for the Pac-12 automatic bid.

Blog | Conversation | March 10, 2012

Joe Lunardi provides the latest look at his S curve, looking at the new bubble statuses of teams like Washington, Northwestern and Texas.

Blog | Conversation | March 09, 2012

Joe Lunardi provides the latest look at his S Curve, which has Northwestern, Seton Hall, Drexel and Xavier as the current "Last Four In" teams.

Blog | Conversation | March 06, 2012

Joe Lunardi provides the latest look at his S Curve, which shows the Creighton Bluejays doing bubble teams a big favor by winning on Sunday.

Blog | Conversation | March 04, 2012

Resident ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi has the latest look at the NCAA tournament field, writing that the inevitable move has happened -- Kentucky leapfrogs Syracuse and moves to No. 1 overall.

Story | Conversation | February 27, 2012

Resident ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi has the latest look at the NCAA tournament field, writing that the nation's best conference likely won't snare a top seed.

Story | Conversation | February 27, 2012