Postseason basketball was cancelled this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s never too early to start thinking about next season. ESPN analyst and Bracketology guru, Joe Lunardi, has already released his initial projections for the NCAA Tournament field of 2021.
Lunardi has listed the Gamecocks as one of his last four teams in, placing them as a No. 11 seed in the East region, and battling the Colorado Buffaloes in the opening round of March Madness. The winner of the play-in game would go on to face the sixth-seeded Texas Longhorns in the round of 64.