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Does USC really have a shot at the NCAA Tournament? Top bracketologists weigh in

Joe Lunardi admits it’s not healthy, but, hey it’s his job.

ESPN’s go-to source for NCAA Tournament projections wakes up each morning during college basketball season and finds the team atop each conference. He wants to think as a member of the selection committee. The easiest part of their mission every March is to slot the 32 league winners in their field of 68. Lunardi then mimics that practice with a daily bracket update.

Last week, Lunardi woke up, logged on and was taken aback.

Where did this SEC leader come from?