ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi has made a living making mock brackets for the NCAA Tournament year-round. It’s fair to say he has one of the best jobs in all of sports.
As we get ready for the first round to tip-off on Thursday, Lunardi spent some time making predictions now that the field of 68 is set. He went through the bracket, game-by-game until the national championship where he picked the team to win it all.
But as Lunardi went through the bracket, he had some upsets including one notable one.
Lunardi picked the No. 8 seed Tar Heels to win their first-round matchup against Marquette and then pull off a big upset by stunning Baylor in the round of 32. From there, he has UNC beating No. 5 Saint Mary’s in the Sweet 16 to set up a matchup with No. 2 Kentucky.
However, that’s where the Tar Heels run ends:
That’s a pretty bold projection from Lunardi, especially with how UNC’s season has gone this year. Just a few weeks back, they were a bubble team in Lunardi’s projections before turning it around.
But the Tar Heels are playing some of their best basketball right now and might be able to pull off a few upsets.
Let’s hope Lunardi’s right, and UNC can make a run at this thing.
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