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We have a long way to go before the NCAA Tournament is here but that doesn’t mean we can’t start to look ahead.
Joe Lunardi of ESPN has already begun to release his famous “Bracketology” NCAA Tournament projections, and to no surprise Michigan State is in the field of 68. The Spartans are one of eight teams Lunardi currently has dancing this upcoming March.
Check out which Big Ten teams Lunardi has listed in his latest batch of “Bracketology” below:
Illinois
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Seed / Region: No. 5 in West Region
First Round Opponent: No. 12 Sam Houston State
Indiana
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Seed / Region: No. 4 in Midwest Region
First Round Opponent: No. 13 Yale
Iowa
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Seed / Region: No. 7 in South Region
First Round Opponent: No. 10 Texas Tech
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Maryland
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Seed / Region: No. 5 in East Region
First Round Opponent: No. 12 Iona
Ohio State
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Seed / Region: No. 6 in East Region
First Round Opponent: No. 11 Charleston
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Purdue
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Seed / Region: No. 1 in South Region
First Round Opponent: No. 16 Cleveland State / No. 16 Wagner
Wisconsin
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Seed / Region: No. 7 in Midwest Region
First Round Opponent: No. 10 TCU
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Michigan State
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Seed / Region: No. 10 in West Region
First Round Opponent: No. 7 Miami (FL)
Just outside NCAA Tournament
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First Four Out:
Next Four Out:
Click here to see the complete NCAA Tournament bracket projection from Lunardi
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