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Joe Lunardi looks at four teams over the past few years that missed the NCAA tournament because of soft nonconference schedules.

Blog | Conversation | June 21, 2011

Joe Lunardi breaks down all 68 teams in his 2011 NCAA Tournament Video Previews.

Joe Lunardi provides his final update on the state of the college basketball S-curve. Who's in and who's out?

Blog | Conversation | March 13, 2011

Joe Lunardi provides his latest S-curve update. See how your team is situated for the NCAA tournament as of this very moment. In Sunday morning's update, it appears the winner of the Duke-UNC game could earn a No. 1 seed.

Blog | Conversation | March 13, 2011

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 provides his latest S-curve update. See how your team is situated for the NCAA tournament as of this very moment. In Saturday's evening update, the USC Trojans are clinging to the final remaining at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.

Blog | Conversation | March 12, 2011

Joe Lunardi provides his latest S-curve update. See how your team is situated for the NCAA tournament as of this very moment. In Saturday's update, the Penn State Nittany Lions are barely hang on to the final remaining bid to the NCAA tournament.

Blog | Conversation | March 12, 2011

When taking home games out of the equation, even teams that are veritable locks for the NCAA tournament look like shaky bets. Joe Lunardi looks at a group of such teams in this week's Behind the Bracket.

Blog | Conversation | February 28, 2011

Joe Lunardi provides his latest S-curve update. See how your team is situated for the NCAA tournament as of this very moment. For the Baylor Bears, the news is not good.

Blog | Conversation | February 23, 2011

Joe Lunardi provides his latest S-curve update. See how your team is situated for the NCAA tournament as of this very moment. For Florida Gators and Wisconsin Badgers fans, the news is very good.

Blog | Conversation | February 16, 2011

Joe Lunardi breaks down the NCAA tournament for games played through Thursday.

Story | Conversation | February 04, 2011

This is the 'Rundown/Odds' component of Joe Lunardi's Bracketology for Jan. 31, 2011. Duke has fallen off the top line, Texas has gotten closer to a No. 1 seed, and eight new teams have arrived -- including Alabama -- while Baylor is now out.

Story | Conversation | January 31, 2011

Go deeper inside Joe Lunardi's bracketology with Tournament Odds to get a better idea how the bracket might look come Selection Sunday. This week, Syracuse and Pittsburgh take center stage with San Diego State nipping at their heels for a No. 1 seed.

Story | Conversation | January 18, 2011

In the second of a two-part series, Joe Lunardi investigates how a 68-team NCAA Tournament is going to work, mostly in the context of the "First Four" teams selected. Lunardi breaks down all the possibilities, which may include some harsh outcomes.

Blog | Conversation | November 22, 2010

Joe Lunardi -- as Part I of a two-part series -- looks at how the 68-team field might work in terms of the "First Four" games, using Penn State in 2009 as an example. Bottom line: It's going to be a contentious process, based on his modeling.

Blog | Conversation | November 15, 2010