BYU destroyed the Portland Pilots 105-60 on Thursday night. While a win does not move BYU up much in anyone’s rankings, it solidifies their position as a tournament team.
Let’s take a look at where the national media projects BYU will land for March Madness.
No. 9 seed vs. No. 8 Louisville
This is the second time in a week Lunardi has released a bracket with the Cougars squaring off against Louisville in the always-impossible-to-predict 8/9 game. BYU has not been a single-digit seed in the tournament since Jimmer Fredette’s senior year in 2011 (though most would assume last year’s squad would have gotten that honor before COVID wrecked March Madness).