St. John’s Basketball Moving up in Recent NCAA Bracketology

The St. John’s Red Storm has returned to the national spotlight under head coach Rick Pitino in the last few years.

After missing the NCAA tournament in his first season at the helm, St. John’s has participated in March Madness two years in a row. In 2025, they were a No. 2 seed but lost in the Round of 32. This past season, they were a No. 5 seed and advanced to the Sweet 16, where they were defeated by the Duke Blue Devils.

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What is in store for the Red Storm during the 2026-27 campaign? There is still a lot up in the air, as projecting their performance is virtually impossible with over half of their rotation still in eligibility limbo.

However, there is enough eligible talent in place on the roster that Joe Lunardi of ESPN is comfortable moving them up multiple seed lines in the recent NCAA Bracketology predictions he shared for the 2027 Men’s Tournament.

What seed is St. John’s projected for in NCAA tournament?

Mar 26, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; St. John’s Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino looks on during a practice session ahead of the east regional of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

St. John’s has moved all the way up to a No. 4 seed in the South Region. In the previous edition of the NCAA Bracketology, Lunardi had the Red Storm as a No. 6 seed. While going over all the 5-in-5 lawsuits and schedules for a new 76-team field, he was comfortable enough moving them up two seed lines.

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In this projection, St. John’s would line up with the Santa Barbara Gauchos, who make the field as the projected automatic qualifier from the Big West Conference. In their pod, which would be playing games in Sacramento, the Red Storm are also matched up with the Iowa State Cyclones, an at-large team from the Big 12 who are the No. 5 seed, and the No. 12 seed Santa Clara Broncos, who are the projected automatic qualifier from the West Coast Conference.

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