Washington made its first appearance on the NCAA tournament bracket of ESPN guru Joe Lunardi.

He projects the Huskies will appear in on of the play-in games as a No. 12 seed in the West region. UW is paired against No. 12 Notre Dame in the play-in game for the right to play No. 5 Indiana. The Omaha, Nebraska region also includes No. 4 Marquette. Washington could also face No. 1 Duke in Sweet 16 and No. 6 Gonzaga in the Elite Eight.

It’s an interesting projection.

California is a No. 9 seed and is the only other Pac-12 team on Lunardi’s bracket.

Here’s a poll we’re running on the main sports web page.

MONDAY AFTERNOON LINKS:

— Insightful and well-written story on Jabari Parker, who is considered the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2013. He has Washington on his list and judging from this story, the Huskies would be fortunate to get him because he comes across as a terrific young man. And he’s a pretty good basketball player as well.

— ESPN’s Eamon Brennan ranks UW second in his Pac-12 rankings.

— Washington senior co-captain Darnell Gant jumped on air with KJR’s Dave Mahler. Here’s the interview.

— Mahler also talked to UW play-by-play man Bob Rondeau and Francis Williams, ROOT Sports college basketball analyst.

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