Bracket projection: Saint Mary's

Best Saint Mary's squad in recent memory has Sweet 16 potential

Updated: March 13, 2012, 5:30 PM ET
By Greg Carroccio | Special to Insider
Note: For the seventh consecutive year, ESPN's Joe Lunardi has assigned a team of Bracketologists to put together Insider's Tournament Tips, offering in-depth breakdowns and historical analysis of the bracket for all 68 tournament teams to help you make smart picks.

Lunardi's Logic

Conventional wisdom is that the Gaels peaked too early, that they were spent by the time of a BracketBusters loss at Murray State. But a West Coast Conference championship over Gonzaga is nothing to sneeze at, and a healthier Saint Mary's team is still a threat in the NCAAs. The Gaels should have enough to outlast Purdue before falling to Kansas.

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Saint Mary's' complete Bracketology chart

Take a look inside the data used by the selection committee in seeding the bracket:


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