UCLA Coach Mick Cronin Crushes ESPN Bracketology Expert

UCLA coach Mick Cronin doesn't care one bit where ESPN's bracketology projections have his squad.

The Bruins are currently slated to be the number one seed in the west region as of Wednesday morning in ESPN's bracketology.

When presented with the idea Joe Lundardi, ESPN's bracketology expert, believes UCLA must win the PAC-12 tournament to get a top seed, Cronin wasn't impressed.

"I’m not sure who that is. I really don’t have any comment on that," Cronin told Ben Bolch.

There's no chance Mick Cronin doesn't know Joe Lunardi.

Mick Cronin first became a college basketball head coach in 2003 with Murray State. By 2006 he was at Cincy and he left for UCLA in 2019. The man has been around the block a time or two. There is nobody involved with college basketball at a high level who doesn't know Joe Lunardi.

He's the most famous man in the bracketology game, and has been for years. Say whatever you want about ESPN, but its the leader when it comes to bracketology.

I have a reality check for anyone who truly believes coaches don't check bracketology. They absolutely do, and they absolutely know who Joe Lunardi is. That's just a fact.

Cronin claiming to be unaware of him is nothing more than a power play. Funny? Sure. Believable? Not even a little bit. Not at all. There's no scenario where you could convince me Joe Lunardi is a name Mick Cronin has never heard.

The good news for Mick Cronin is that it doesn't matter. As long as the Bruins take care of business, the rest will be fine. The Bruins have a hell of a team this year, and they are a one seed currently in the latest bracketology projections.

Just don't try to convince us you don't know who Joe Lunardi is. If that's true, then I have a beachfront property in Lincoln, Nebraska I'd love to sell you at a discount. That's honestly much more believable.