In the current year of 2019, it’s harder and harder for the monster that is college basketball to rest during the offseason. Twitter keeps things lively during recruiting, players are drafted to the NBA, and Summer League games will happen in the very near future. Do you want to know who else doesn’t sleep? ESPN’s college basketball analyst Joe Lunardi, who yesterday released his projected bracket for the 2020 NCAA Tournament. Is it way too early? Of course. Are we going to talk about it? Why not?
In Lunardi’s bracket, he has North Carolina listed as the #1 seed in the east region, with the following teams making an appearance in their region:
#2 Villanova
#3 Maryland
#4 Memphis
#5 Ohio State
#6 Iowa State
#7 Mississippi State
#8 Ole Miss
#9 Washington
#10 Dayton
#11 Arizona State
#12 Vermont
#13 Belmont
#14 Colgate
#15 Radford
#16 Morgan St/LIU Brooklyn
Considering the massive turnover in talent via Coby White, Nassir Little, Cam Johnson, Kenny Williams and Luke Maye entering the NBA Draft, Lunardi’s projection for the Tar Heels is a bit surprising.