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Joe Lunardi’s ‘What If’ NCAA Tournament Scenario is a Kick in the Teeth

Even after Selection Sunday Joey Brackets has found a way to hit the BBN’s nerve.

Our first March without the NCAA Tournament, ESPN’s resident bracketologist is injecting madness into the month by creating his own hypothetical tournament. After unveiling a bracket on Selection Sunday, Lunardi has played out the games as they would have happened.

In Lunardi’s imaginary world, Kentucky is a two-seed in the Midwest Regional, hosted by the great city of Indianapolis. To make things interesting, Lunardi drew a primetime Sweet 16 matchup between Kentucky and Duke. I’ll just go ahead and let you pick what he’s putting down.