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Sneak preview? Here's Joe Lunardi's picks for the NCAA tournament
Joe Lunardi's field of 68 for this year's NCAA tournament as of Saturday afternoon:
East
1. Virginia
2. Tennessee
3. Purdue
4. Nevada
5. Maryland
6. Buffalo
7. Louisville
8. Baylor
9. Mississippi
10. Central Florida
11. Texas Christian
12. New Mexico State
13. Yale
14. Vermont
15. Radford
16. Colgate
MIDWEST
1. Kentucky
2. North Carolina
3. Houston
4. Marquette
5. Virginia Tech
6. Kansas State
7. Iowa
8. Syracuse
9. Washington
10. Va. Commonwealth
11. Gophers
12. Belmont
13. Hofstra
14. South Dakota State
15. Loyola (Ill.)
16. Iona-Norfolk State winner
WEST
1. Gonzaga
2. Michigan
3. Kansas
4. Louisiana State
5. Florida State
6. Villanova
7. Wofford
8. Florida
9. Ohio State
10. Oklahoma
11. Alabama
12. Arizona State- Utah State winner
13. Old Dominion
14. California-Irvine
15. Montana
16. Prairie View- St. Francis (Pa.) winner
South
1. Duke
2. Michigan State
3. Texas Tech
4. Wisconsin
5. Iowa State
6. Mississippi State
7. Cincinnati
8. Auburn
9. Texas
10. North Carolina State
11. St. John's
12. Clemson- Seton Hall winner
13. Lipscomb
14. Texas State
15. Northern Kentucky
16. Sam Houston State
about the writer
He improved to 86-2 in his college career in his first action for the Gophers since March 2022.