ESPN's Joe Lunardi shakes up his 2024 Bracketology following Hunter Dickinson's commitment to Kansas
Joe Lunardi just never ceases to pump out bracket projections, even when we’re still 300+ days from the next Selection Sunday. As of Tuesday morning, he’s updated the 2024 mock-up after the latest round of prominent college basketball offseason moves — highlighted by Hunter Dickinson’s commitment to Kansas, Tylor Perry’s commitment to Kansas State, as well as the return of Northwestern star Boo Buie back to the Wildcats for one more season.
You can find out who Lunardi thinks will be in and who will narrowly miss the cut next season. While it’s a blind guess in the wind at this point in the offseason, the seeding can at least give fans some sense of what to expect from their team or other teams next season as rosters continue to be sorted out. So, take a gander at an early look at the possible ’24 tourney field:
Bracketology: Last four in/First four out
Last Four Byes: Indiana, Virginia, Memphis, Florida
Last Four In: Illinois, Boise State, Rutgers, Kansas State
First Four Out: Ohio State, Stanford, New Mexico, Iowa
Next Four Out: Virginia Tech, BYU, Texas Tech, Arizona State
Bracketology: East Region (Boston)
No. 1 Duke vs. No. 16 Norfolk State/Wagner
No. 5 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 12 Yale
No. 4 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 13 James Madison
No. 6 West Virginia vs. No. 11 Boise State/ Rutgers
No. 3 Creighton vs. No. 14 Kent State
No. 7 Maryland vs. No. 10 Providence
No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 15 Radford
West Region (Los Angeles)
No. 1 Marquette vs. No. 16 Iona
No. 8 Iowa State vs. No. 9 Clemson
No. 5 Arizona vs. No. 12 Liberty
No. 4 North Carolina vs. No. 13 Eastern Kentucky
No. 3 Houston vs. No. 14 Weber State
No. 7 Villanova vs. No. 10 Indiana
No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 15 South Dakota State
Midwest Region (Detroit)
No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 16 Texas Southern/Tennessee State
No. 8 Baylor vs. No. 9 Colorado
No. 5 Kentucky vs. No. 12 Charleston
No. 4 Texas vs. No. 13 Indiana State
No. 6 Wisconsin vs. No. 11 VCU
No. 3 Arkansas vs. No. 14 Vermont Marshall
No. 7 Northwestern vs. No. 10 Virginia
No. 2 UConn vs. No. 15 Colgate
South Region (Dallas)
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 McNeese State
No. 5 San Diego State vs. No. 12 Stephen F. Austin
No. 4 Texas A&M vs. No. 13 Furman
No. 6 UCLA vs. No. 11 Kansas State/Illinois
No. 3 Gonzaga vs. No. 14 Long Beach State
No. 7 Xavier vs. No. 10 Florida
No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 15 Wright State