With sports coming to a screeching halt in the wake of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, we’ve begun debating everything from our favorite movies to the most beloved snack foods of our time. Yeah, it’s gotten that bad.
College basketball, in particular, stopped on a dime just days before the 2020 NCAA Tournament was set to commence, marking the first time since 1938 that the end-of-season tourney hasn’t taken place. Given that there’s so little to talk about in the world of basketball — and sports in general — ESPN’s Joe Lunardi decided to take a way-too-early look at next season’s NCAA Tournament field, and which 68 teams he’d place in the bracket, better than 300 days in advance.