The Iowa State Cyclones are coming off a strong season, and they are only expected to improve upon that campaign.

The Wildcats are still highly ranked in Christmas Eve's latest Bracketology prediction from ESPN expert Joe Lunardi, although they did fall somewhat after losing for the second time this season.

One of those folks is ESPN's Joe Lunardi, who is really the one who popularized the term "bracketology," which generally means projecting and predicting the NCAA Tournament bracket early and often ...

but ESPN's Joe Lunardi remains dedicated to his task of composing bracketology updates for the next installment of March Madness. Lunardi will be providing updates once a month until October as he ...

The Spartans projected to face Miami (OH) in the first round in Buffalo, N.Y. Michigan State basketball holds a top four seed in the latest ESPN bracketology update for the 2026 NCAA Tournament.

ESPN’s Joe Lunardi ranks the UConn men as one of the four No. 1 seeds in his latest projections heading into the 2026 college basketball season.