ESPN’s Joe Lunardi came out with his new bracket today and he has PC as a 12 seed in a First Round Play-in game in the Midwest bracket (Indianapolis) playing Oklahoma State. Lunardi currently has a total of 5 Big East teams in with SJU and PC in the last 4 in category and Georgetown in the next 4 out category. It looks like, depending on how this last couple weeks of the season go, the Big East could get as many as 6 in and as few as 3.
Lunardi lists PC’s chances as a coin toss right now to get into the NCAA tournament:
LAST FOUR IN
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ODDS
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FIRST FOUR OUT
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ODDS
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NEXT FOUR OUT
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ODDS
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St. John’s
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55%
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 Minnesota
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40%
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Oregon
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35%
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Providence
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50%
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Richmond
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35%
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Georgetown
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35%
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Tennessee
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55%
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Dayton
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35%
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Nebraska
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30%
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Oklahoma State
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45%
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Florida State
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40%
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Southern Miss
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30%
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LAST FOUR IN:Â These teams are being squeezed at both ends. They don’t want to be caught from behind, of course, but they also want to move up and secure a first-round bye. Dayton is their most likely destination.
In my opinion, the Friars need to get to 21 wins to dance. I’ll have a full Bracketology update on Thursday at noon as I do every week.
Joe Lunardi’s Latest Bracket Update