Bracketology Archive

Bracketology: NCAA tournament projection as of January 16, 2018

  • Andy Bottoms 01/16/2018 8:48 am  
 

Maybe it’s recency bias, but this season feels like one of the most unpredictable in recent memory, which makes for an interesting weekly exercise in projecting the field. Throw in a big comeback from Kansas on Big Monday, and suddenly ...

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Bracketology: NCAA tournament projection as of January 9, 2018

  • Andy Bottoms 01/09/2018 8:17 am  
 

Following an upset-laden week of action on the hardwood, I contemplated pushing back the first set of in-season projections, but there’s no reason to believe the unpredictability will end anytime soon. Before looking at the one seeds, I wanted to ...

Bracketology: A closer look at the Big Ten’s non-conference struggles

  • Andy Bottoms 12/01/2017 8:46 am  
 

By virtually any measure, the Big Ten has not fared well early this season, culminating in their 11-3 beatdown in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge this week. Sure, some of that can be chalked up to matchups, which teams got home ...

Preseason Bracketology: 1-4 seeds

  • Andy Bottoms 11/09/2017 8:21 am  
 

As I’ve rolled these out over the course of the week, I’ve seen a few questions about the teams that just missed the cut. In alphabetical order, here are the nine teams that came closest to sliding into the field: ...

Preseason Bracketology: 5-8 seeds

  • Andy Bottoms 11/08/2017 8:40 am  
 

Today’s installment of preseason bracketology focuses on seed lines five through eight, where the six major conferences are well-represented with two teams each from the ACC, Big 12, Big East, Pac-12, and SEC to go with a trio of Big ...

Preseason Bracketology: 9-12 seeds

  • Andy Bottoms 11/07/2017 8:17 am  
 

Yesterday we hit the 13-16 seeds, and today we’ll hit the top teams from single-bid leagues as well as the squads I project as the final at-large teams to make the field. 12 Seeds Vermont – The Catamounts are a ...

Preseason Bracketology: 13-16 seeds

  • Andy Bottoms 11/06/2017 9:55 am  
 

Editor’s Note: We’re excited to welcome Andy Bottoms and his terrific Bracketology insights to Inside the Hall for the 2017-18 season. Andy is a longtime friend of the site and a co-host of The Assembly Call postgame show. He’s also ...