Latest Bracketology: UConn 1 seed in the West

[Lafayette]

2026 Bracketology - way early

Too early to have value - like all pre-season rankings and similar Bracketology.

Seems they make a huge deal about AK coming back and my thoughts are:
1. Wants to show Junior year was concussion-affected
2. Probably wants to get to 16ppg (not a far cry from 14+).
3. Becomes less of "the guy" and more of "one of the guys" in terms of scoring or manufacturing a shot.

This year, teams will have to respect Silas, Solo, Alex, and Tarris. I would guess Stewart will improve to be respected by the defense, and Mullins comes in with a range of half court, so yeah, whoever gets their worst defender is going to have a good night. More options on offense while putting teams thru the ringer with motion offense is going to pay off.

Defensively we just need to get back to top 10 to be elite or top 20 to be respectable to match out top 10 likely offense.

 

[Inyatkin]

Watch out for that Aiden Mahaney revenge game in the Sweet Sixteen

 

[husky99]

Love the west and love a 1 seed.
But need the portal closed
Need the nba draft deadline to happen
Etc.. summer injuries
To get to excited for these.. this in Early Sept will mean alot more

 

[UConnTrumbull]

I’m sure we were a 1 seed this time last year. Let’s get to the new year before we worry about that.

 

[UCLJ0211]

I see a little 2023 in this team for the upcoming season.

 

[jibsey]

2026 Bracketology - way early

Too early to have value - like all pre-season rankings and similar Bracketology.

Seems they make a huge deal about AK coming back and my thoughts are:
1. Wants to show Junior year was concussion-affected
2. Probably wants to get to 16ppg (not a far cry from 14+).
3. Becomes less of "the guy" and more of "one of the guys" in terms of scoring or manufacturing a shot.

This year, teams will have to respect Silas, Solo, Alex, and Tarris. I would guess Stewart will improve to be respected by the defense, and Mullins comes in with a range of half court, so yeah, whoever gets their worst defender is going to have a good night. More options on offense while putting teams thru the ringer with motion offense is going to pay off.

Defensively we just need to get back to top 10 to be elite or top 20 to be respectable to match out top 10 likely offense.

Very good. What do you have on 2027 bracketology? I have us out of the South but in 2028 we’re out of the East being a 3 seed. I can’t promise though.

 

[husky99]

Very good. What do you have on 2027 bracketology? I have us out of the South but in 2028 we’re out of the East being a 3 seed. I can’t promise though.

Take with a grain of salt

 

[CL82]

Very good. What do you have on 2027 bracketology? I have us out of the South but in 2028 we’re out of the East being a 3 seed. I can’t promise though.

It would actually be hysterical if this turned out to be right. You would become the "car wash guy" of Boneyard bracketology.

 

[UCHuskies08]

Very good. What do you have on 2027 bracketology? I have us out of the South but in 2028 we’re out of the East being a 3 seed. I can’t promise though.

My 2073 bracketology has us #4 in the Moon region

 

[HooperScooper]

What is it with Lunardi's infatuation with Duke? Does he just put them in as a 1 seed because they're Duke?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

The west region has been very good to us. All three JC titles and Danny's first came as west region champions.

I'll take that region any time they want to put us there.

 

[RitzLuce1]

Maybe its PTSD with how much the national pundits and especially Dan overhyped our roster last year, but I still think this roster feels closer to 2025 than it does to 2023 and 2024. It's better than 2025, but no where close to the title teams. I hope I'm wrong.

 

[RuffRuff]

The west region has been very good to us. All three JC titles and Danny's first came as west region champions.

I'll take that region any time they want to put us there.

As was this past years winner as an eastern team.

 

[AdamaNation]

What is it with Lunardi's infatuation with Duke? Does he just put them in as a 1 seed because they're Duke?

Lunardi = Vitale with a chart

 

[Rocktheworld]

Doomed

Why do we do this in freaking May

 

[jibsey]

Maybe its PTSD with how much the national pundits and especially Dan overhyped our roster last year, but I still think this roster feels closer to 2025 than it does to 2023 and 2024. It's better than 2025, but no where close to the title teams. I hope I'm wrong.

Can we rebound? Can we defend? We should find out by first week in January. These projections are lunacy and there are a ton of people that have created jobs for themselves doing it.

 

[Kitaman]

Doomed

Why do we do this in freaking May

I suspect its because the youth have a lot more free time to spend than the old.