NCAA Division 1 College Hoops (And Olympics) Talk and Tourney Projections
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 […]
28 days ago | 2 reads
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 […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
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 […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
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 […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
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 […]
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
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 […]
about 1 month ago | 7 reads
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 […]
about 1 month ago | 8 reads
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. […]
about 2 months ago | 6 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 […]
about 2 months ago | 7 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 2 months ago | 5 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 2 months ago | 5 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 2 months ago | 5 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 […]
2 months ago | 6 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 […]
2 months ago | 4 reads
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4 months ago | 8 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 […]
5 months ago | 9 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 […]
5 months ago | 13 reads
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5 months ago | 7 reads
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8 months ago | 7 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 […]
about 1 year ago | 11 reads
We begin today’s post with a live look at me at about 5:04 p.m. Central last night when the 8/9 game in Auburn’s pod in Lexington popped up: Again, since the men’s Selection Committee ditched the S-curve and decided to make the tournament more regional, you get nonsense like this. Yes, protected seeds are only […]
about 1 year ago | 9 reads
The Selection Show (6 p.m. ET, CBS) is almost upon us. I did another pass at lines 5 down, so this looks a little different than this morning’s projection. Up (⬆︎) and down (⬇︎) arrows reflect movement of a seed line (or more) relative to the bracket projection for the morning of Sunday, March 16, […]
about 1 year ago | 10 reads
Prior seasons: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 All times are p.m. Eastern unless noted. Games marked with an asterisk (*) will start after the previous game, so tip time is approximate. All TV info courtesy of the conference’s official websites or Matt’s College Sports on TV site. Graphics by Chris Dobbertean […]
about 1 year ago | 11 reads
2025 Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Basics Format Traditional bracket Site The Big Ten Tournament is back at the Gainsbridge Fieldhouse in Downtown Indianapolis after spending last year at the Target Center in Minneapolis. There is one TV/streaming change for 2025, with Peacock taking Wednesday’s first-round tripleheader from the Big Ten Network. (I’m still […]
about 1 year ago | 7 reads
2025 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Basics Format Traditional bracket with one fewer opening-round game than in previous years, thanks to SMU’s departure to the ACC. Site For the fifth season in a row, the majority of the American Athletic Conference Tournament is set for Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, which was also scheduled […]
about 1 year ago | 10 reads