Lunardi's Updated Men's Bracketology

BlueBomb

Heisman
Apr 3, 2009
10,859
20,161
103
The NCAA swears they don't think about individual matchups when deciding on seeding and bracket position. But it wouldn't surprise me if the NCAA actually did something like this. UK would have to beat BYU, Kansas, and Duke to make a FF. At no other time would UK get matched up with BYU.
 

MdWIldcat55

Heisman
Dec 9, 2007
21,598
87,000
113
The NCAA swears they don't think about individual matchups when deciding on seeding and bracket position. But it wouldn't surprise me if the NCAA actually did something like this. UK would have to beat BYU, Kansas, and Duke to make a FF. At no other time would UK get matched up with BYU.
Kansas isn't getting past SMU...
 

Cats192

Heisman
Apr 22, 2011
14,923
17,871
93
I think Purdue and Houston are clearly the top 2. Beyond that, I'm not sure we're truly behind anyone.

Florida has some good returning pieces and some good transfers. But losing Clayton and Martin is a huge blow. You don't just plug in Boogie Fland and keep on rolling.
 

Skyguyb27

All-American
Feb 12, 2008
4,922
8,196
113
I think Purdue and Houston are clearly the top 2. Beyond that, I'm not sure we're truly behind anyone.

Florida has some good returning pieces and some good transfers. But losing Clayton and Martin is a huge blow. You don't just plug in Boogie Fland and keep on rolling.
It’ll be interesting to see how Fland does in Florida with real coaching.
 

UKnine

All-Conference
Mar 25, 2023
680
1,591
93
Florida is getting way too much love. They lose their top three scorers and all three were studs. Clayton might have been the best player in the country.
 

BlueSince92

All-Conference
Jul 2, 2025
11,015
3,866
230
We sure are looking strong for a three seed.

I can sorta see why Lunardi is hedging his bets. We have to see for sure whether JQ is 100%. We have a lot of people to keep happy and to gel into a team. While we have some good answers possibly, we are still largely an unknown in terms of perimeter shooting at the level and volume we’ll need to truly catch fire. But still. Given what else is out there


We sure are looking strong for a three seed.
 
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BelfryPride

Senior
Mar 7, 2022
486
659
93
A 3 seed in the same region as BYU and Duke. Joey Brackets loves drama. I think we are going to be a 1 instead of Florida. Cats win the SEC Crown in Nashville and don't look back.
 
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