Florida tops bracketology
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Florida basketball holds onto its top overall seed in ESPN's latest bracketology while the SEC adds to its nation-leading tally.
Under ESPN's initial bracketology projection, Iowa would open against 15th-seeded James Madison. If the Hawkeyes won their NCAA Tournament opener, they would meet the winner of No. 7 seed West Virginia and No. 10 seed Syracuse.
The start of the 2026-27 college basketball season is still six months away, but that hasn’t stopped ESPN’s Joe Lunardi from doing a way-way-too-early NCAA Bracketology for next year’s March Madness.
Virginia being put as a top team in next years tournament
It is never too early to look at bracketology, and in ESPN's very early version, Iowa is sneaking into the field.