BRACKETOLOGY 2006???!?!?!

                          

I can go to NBADraft.net and see that Rudy Gay will be the #1 pick in the NBA draft in 2006.  I can go to Vegas and see the odds on next year's Super Bowl winner.  Apparantly a few people have crystal balls that can tell you what's up in sports.

I love college basketball. I love the NCAA tournament. I’ve even caved in to the practice of Bracketology. But Joe Lunardi has taken it off the hook!! ESPN’s resident Bracketologist already has the field of 65 set for next year’s NCAA tournament.

Why? Who needs it? Well, to those people who are a little nervous about next year’s team can feel a bit better if they see their school high on his list. But, that just means you have promise.

*He has Duke, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Villanova as his #1 seeds next year.

*Defending champion North Carolina is a #2 seed. He has Illinois as a #5, Michigan State as a #2 and Louisville as a #9 seed next year.

*Speaking of Louisville, it seems that going to the Big East [and losing Garcia] will hit them big next year. But, that’s not the only team that is affected. Lunardi has new Big East Cincinnati as a #5 seed.....new Atlantic 10 team Charlotte as a #6 seed...and new ACC member Boston College as a #3 seed.

*Bubble teams?? Well, Maryland, Indiana, Arkansas, Memphis, St. Joseph’s and Georgetown are all getting in.

Check out Lunardi's bracket here.....ESPN.com - Bracketology