NCAA Division 1 College Hoops (And Olympics) Talk and Tourney Projections
While the membership of the top 16 in today’s NCAA Men’s Tournament bracket remains the same as what the Selection Committee revealed last Saturday, there has been some shuffling outside of a top line that remains stable—with Duke, Michigan, Arizona, and UConn your four No. 1 seeds in that order. This week’s results have led […]
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The results of Saturday’s bracket preview show had barely cooled off before they were made nearly irrelevant by actual games. Sure, you knew that two of the top teams were guaranteed to take losses, with Arizona traveling to Houston and Michigan meeting Duke in Washington, D.C. And indeed, the Blue Devils’ win over the Wolverines […]
3 days ago | 1 read
The midweek edition of College Basketball Coast to Coast is up as the Month of Madness moves ever closer. T.J. Rives was first joined by Brian Dancel, who shared his experience watching UCLA’s epic comeback win over Illinois at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday, a game that reminded me of my lone visit there, a Lonzo […]
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Daily Chronological Schedule Coming Monday, March 2 Finals Before 3/14 ASUN Jacksonville, Fla. Wednesday, March 4 and Friday–Sunday, March 6–82025 Champion: Lipscomb NOTE: West Georgia will participate but is ineligible for the automatic bid as it is reclassifying. ESPN+ ($) will stream all games before the championship. First Round (Wed. 3/4) Gm. 1: (9) vs. […]
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The top 16 teams in my projected bracket from Friday were all included in CBS’s Bracket Preview show—the best of the 10 editions of this production in my opinion, thanks in no small part to the candor and transparency provided by this year’s Committee chair, Sun Belt Commissioner Keith Gill. At this point, the top […]
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This will be the final bracket projection of 2026 that is not based on whatever guidance the Selection Committee provides during Saturday’s Bracket Preview special. As usual, I will be tremendously interested in what they’re valuing the most this season, particularly as this week’s results have led to a change on the top line that […]
8 days ago | 1 read
The midweek edition of College Basketball Coast to Coast is up in time for Tuesday’s loaded schedule. This afternoon, T.J. Rives and I discussed … Be sure to follow/subscribe to the show on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, or wherever else you get your podcast fix. You can even find our Youtube page (see immediately below too) and visit […]
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Since Friday’s bracket, former No. 1 overall seed Arizona dropped it second game in a row, while Big 12 title rival Iowa State swept a Saturday/Monday homestand featuring a resurgent Kansas squad and a Houston club that was poised to jump up to the top line with a road win. That leaves us with a […]
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Since it’s one month and two days from Selection Sunday, it’s time to get back in the groove with College Basketball Coast to Coast. T.J. Rives and I covered a lot of ground nationally, as the field of 68 continues to take shape, including: Be sure to follow/subscribe to the show on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, or wherever […]
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The top seven teams in today’s bracket match those in Tuesday’s edition, with the first change coming at the end of seed line 2. That’s where Purdue jumped Nebraska after the Boilermakers’ thrilling OT victory in Lincoln—a game which featured a furious Cornhusker comeback. The next change in the top 16 came at the very […]
14 days ago | 1 read
With Arizona’s loss to Kansas on Monday night, the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks are now the nation’s lone undefeated team in men’s Division I college basketball. Unfortunately for the MAC leaders, their profile may not warrant an at-large bid at this point, let alone a spot on the top seed line, and that’s not likely to […]
18 days ago | 1 read
On Wednesday night, Gonzaga did this … As a result, the Bulldogs slipped down to the 3 line, with Houston replacing them as a 2. While I did shuffle things around a bit after analyzing each team’s results-based and predictive metrics a bit more closely, this was the only seed line change among the top […]
22 days ago | 1 read
Today’s four No. 1 seeds, Arizona, UConn, Duke, and Michigan, have a combined record of 83-3 heading into the first week of February, with the Wolverines solidifying their place among the elite of the elite by defeating both 2 seed Nebraska at Crisler and 3 seed Michigan State in East Lansing. The quartet of No. […]
25 days ago | 3 reads
Given Nebraska lost to Michigan by just three on Tuesday, while being down two key players, it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that the only thing that changed for the two teams in today’s bracket is the auto bid designation. But there’s still plenty to be decided in what is currently an 11-bid Big […]
29 days ago | 3 reads
Last night, No. 1 overall Arizona survived a late charge by BYU to win 86-83 and extend the nation’s second-longest active win streak to 21. Tonight, the longest active streak at 24 games (thanks to a four-game run to the College Basketball Crown title last April) is on the line, as Nebraska travels to Michigan. […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The top eight teams in today’s projection are the same as Tuesday’s, but there are new 3 (Illinois, which replaces new 4 seed Vanderbilt, who drops another line after its losing streak grew to three games) and 4 seeds (Texas Tech, joining the Commodores, replacing Alabama). At the other end of the at-large pool, there […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
One week ago, there were five undefeated teams in men’s Division I college basketball. By Friday’s bracket, that number dropped to three—Arizona, Nebraska, and Miami (Ohio). There were also 12 one-loss teams heading into the weekend. That club has now just eight members and does not include prior unbeatens Iowa State and Vanderbilt, both of […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Since Tuesday’s projection, the number of undefeated teams has dropped from five to three, with Iowa State and Vanderbilt falling for the first time this season. That’s led to a shakeup on the top line for today, with UConn and Duke replacing the Cyclones and Purdue as No. 1 seeds alongside No. 1 overall Arizona […]
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Selection Sunday is somehow only two months and two days away. Life, and college basketball, come at you fast! In 2025, the SEC put 14 teams in the Division I men’s field of 68. But it’s going to be a different story in 2026. Of the five men’s basketball power conferences, four of them have […]
about 2 months ago | 1 read
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3 months ago | 2 reads
Three of the four No. 1 seeds in this November’s bracket made it to San Antonio last April, the fourth was runner-up in 2024, and the top No. 2 seed claimed the title this season. Happy 2025-26 college basketball season! Preseason bracketology is a crapshoot on the men’s side, so I didn’t put a ton […]
4 months ago | 4 reads
Basic Info Links General Rules: Multiple-Team Events (NCAA.org, PDF) Multiple-Team Events: Frequently Asked Questions (NCAA.org, PDF) Blanket Waiver for 2025-26 Q&A (NCAA.org, PDF) Bracketed MTEs Shriners Hospitals Charleston Classic (Nov. 21 and 23: Charleston, S.C.: 2 games)Palmetto Bracket: Clemson (ACC), Georgia (SEC), West Virginia (Big 12), Xavier (Big East) Lowcountry Bracket: Boston College (ACC), Davidson […]
4 months ago | 9 reads
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5 months ago | 1 read
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7 months ago | 2 reads
My picks have been on a steady downhill slide since 2018, so seriously, don’t use this post to fill out your bracket. The general awfulness of my picks means this will be a very simple post. I’m not overanalyzing things and not breaking things down. It’s March. Funny things happen. NOTE: I’m updating my First […]
12 months ago | 5 reads