Saturday, Feb. 27, Morning ET: Lunardi begins his journey to Selection Sunday from Middletown, Pa., where he boards an Amtrak train on his way to Bristol. Lunardi reviews an onslaught of data and numbers for his bracket updates.
ESPN resident women’s college basketball Bracketologist Charlie Creme has a busy schedule over the next week – two tournaments, a studio visit to ESPNU’s headquarters and a slew of media interviews all while best predicting the 64-team NCAA women’s bracket.
Creme ends this week at the SEC Women’s Tournament in Jacksonville, Fla., on Thursday and Friday, where he will be part of the telecasts and on-site studio presence before heading to ESPNU’s Charlotte, N.C., studios on Saturday and Sunday. He will end the week back in Las Vegas for the West Coast Conference tournament final on Tuesday night. – Rachel Siegal
Who’s in?
Who’s on the bubble?
Who’s out?
These are among the most commonly asked questions in early March as speculation builds about the field for one of the most exciting events in sports – the NCAA Division I Men’s College Basketball Tournament.
ESPN’s resident men’s basketball Bracketologist, Joe Lunardi, will once again share his tournament field projections live from the “Bracket Bunker.” Lunardi’s takes on how the 68-team field is shaping will be integrated throughout ESPN’s college basketball coverage tonight and in the days leading up to Selection Sunday, March 13.
In the photo gallery above, Front Row provides a peek into the life of the man behind Bracketology.
3:45 p.m.: Lunardi receives a touch-up before his first live hit of the day.
4:00 p.m.: The Bracketologist chats with Chris Cotter and Andy Katz in the College Basketball Live studio.
4:25 p.m.: Lunardi makes his first appearance of the day during the Purdue-Maryland game on ESPN. In between interviews, he updates his projections from the Bunker.
5:15 p.m.: After Lunardi joins Todd Grisham and Tim McCormick on ESPN’s Buzzer Beater set to offer his analysis on teams from across the country, he continues to update his brackets and post his real-time projections via Twitter.
10:30 p.m.: Lunardi makes his last appearance during the New Mexico-Fresno State matchup.
11:15 p.m.: After a quick meeting with ESPN producers, Lunardi is done for the day but is already preparing for an action-packed Sunday. “None of this is lost on me and I’ll never take it for granted,” Lunardi says. “The college basketball fan base never ceases to amaze me, and every time I think Bracketology has peaked, it gets even more popular. There’s really nothing like it in sports because everyone enjoys filling out a bracket sheet. I feel very fortunate to be along for the ride.”
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