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VTHokie2000
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I have heard they have practice runs too. I do wonder though how much of a

deviation is there between some of the practice runs and the actual bracket. I mean it is possible a practice run may have used the same 2 teams for the #1 and #2 seeds for a region. Then it may be a plug and play situation with a few minor tweaks to account for upsets in a conference tourney or changes in which school will receive a conference's automatic bid. I am thinking about the timeline for Selection Sunday. If the final conference tournament doesn't end until sometime between 4-5pm (maybe 6pm at the latest) and the Selection Show is around 7 or 7:30pm, then that doesn't give the Committee much time especially if committee members are required to leave the room while they debate their team. Plus, I think in one of the interviews the committee chair said they started working the actual bracket earlier that day before all the tournaments were completed. Then all they needed to do is make a few minor changes once all the tournaments are complete.
Posted: 02/13/2026 at 03:34 PM ET
(In response to this post by GreenvilleVT)

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Hokies still listed among Lunardi's First Four Out. What gives?
hokiecity 02/13/26 09:45 AM ET
ESPN is desperate......
2hhoop3 02/13/26 05:07 PM ET
Or he has "photos" of ESPN brass???**
ancient alien 2018 02/13/26 05:27 PM ET
Lunardi has had us lower than about 70% of bracketologists
hokiepro 02/13/26 01:30 PM ET
Still work to do.
NC Hoke 02/13/26 12:43 PM ET
You think we need to go 5-1???**
HwoodHokie 02/13/26 04:34 PM ET
I know that won’t be a popular opinion, but yes. I think with 2 more
NC Hoke 02/13/26 05:38 PM ET
Yeah who knows. I feel like 4-2 is a lock and 3-3 still a chance**
HwoodHokie 02/13/26 08:25 PM ET
Still February **
HokiesACC2004 02/13/26 11:42 AM ET
Does it really matter? Still a long way to go.**
marcbvtgm 02/13/26 11:12 AM ET
i have lunardi in my first four out, so we're even.**
squarerootofone 02/13/26 10:52 AM ET
A lot of schools bunched and it is splitting hairs
Vippie1 02/13/26 09:51 AM ET
Don't count on tourney wins to impact NCAAT seeding.
EDGEMAN 02/13/26 10:50 AM ET
Correct...
The_VT_Rock 02/13/26 05:19 PM ET
Agree, think the committee only
Vippie1 02/13/26 10:55 AM ET
This is not the way it works.
GreenvilleVT 02/13/26 11:35 AM ET
They have mock seeding starting on the weekends , yes
Vippie1 02/13/26 05:00 PM ET
Given the conference tournaments are over 2 weekends, that is probably true
VTHokie2000 02/13/26 02:00 PM ET
You can actually google this and find the
GreenvilleVT 02/13/26 03:03 PM ET
I have heard they have practice runs too. I do wonder though how much of a
VTHokie2000 02/13/26 03:34 PM ET