There have been a lot of way-too-early pieces coming out over the last few weeks following UConn winning the 2023 national championship. It was inevitable that ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi was going to jump in, which he did Tuesday morning with his way-too-early bracket.
In his extremely early bracket projections, Lunardi has the Tar Heels as the #6 seed in the East region, with Duke being the #1 team in the region. The other #1 seeds in his bracket are Marquette, Michigan State, and UConn, and his last four in are Virginia, Ohio State, Clemson, and Michigan.