How does a little Bauertology to start the new year sound? It’s officially 2026, and as previously promised, it’s high time for me get back into the bracketology habit: countless hours of poring over tiny names and numbers, often splitting hairs about a nanometer thick time and time again, for about two-and-a-half months nonstop. AndContinue reading “Bauertology: 1/5/26”
Author Archives: DJ Bauer
Bauertology: 11/3/25 (Preseason)
My, would you look at the time! The offseason is both too long and too short—I’ve been anticipating this moment where college basketball is back in our lives for seven ceaseless months… And yet, visions of the prior season remain in my memory bank like their events just played out yesterday. I think that justContinue reading “Bauertology: 11/3/25 (Preseason)”
Bauertology: 3/16/25 (FINAL)
Well, this is it, y’all. In less than half an hour, we will have a bracket. Months and months of anticipation, poring over résumés, and fighting hordes of angry fans (heh) will come to a head within the next 30 minutes. It’s a blast to do this every year, and for each and every oneContinue reading “Bauertology: 3/16/25 (FINAL)”
Bauertology: 3/12/25
Better late than never, eh? Apologies for the extremely late bracket—one posted whilst conference tournament games are being played—but I promised a projection on Wednesday, and I have delivered! Yay. That said, I wouldn’t take today’s projection super seriously. I did throw it together fairly quickly, in the span of about three or four hours,Continue reading “Bauertology: 3/12/25”
Bauer’s Bubble Watch: 3/10/25
This is the end, beautiful friend. …Well, maybe. Longtime readers of Bauer’s Bubble Watch should know that the Monday or Tuesday before Selection Sunday typically marks the swan song for the annual column. Longtime readers should also know that I have tried my darnedest to get out a final final update on the Thursday orContinue reading “Bauer’s Bubble Watch: 3/10/25”
Bauertology: 3/8/25
A week and a day—that’s all the time left between us and the Madness. And thank goodness for that! Not only because I want to savor these final fleeting moments of pre-tournament goodness during Champ Week, but also because today’s bracket is kind of a mess. Any time you have a major shift at theContinue reading “Bauertology: 3/8/25”
Bauertology: 3/5/25
What’s this? Mid-week Bauertology? The biblical end of times must be upon us! (That, or, y’know, the final couple weeks before Selection Sunday. One or the other.) The countdown to judgment day rages on, now down to just as 11, as mid-major conference tournaments continue to gain steam. The ASUN kicked us off on Sunday,Continue reading “Bauertology: 3/5/25”
Bauer’s Bubble Watch: 3/3/25
It’s the moooost wonderful tiiiime of the yeeeeear! Forgive my Christmas-like enthusiasm, but March really is like a second Christmas to me. My happy place is right here, feeling the winter finally thaw, sipping on shamrock shakes, and watching postseason college basketball for 30 days straight. It’s my favorite month of the year, and consideringContinue reading “Bauer’s Bubble Watch: 3/3/25”
Bauertology: 2/28/25
Just one more sleep. Then, when you wake up, the greatest month of the year will be here. Folks, we are officially on March’s doorstep. The countdown to Selection Sunday has crept under 20, and the start of conference tournament play is now just three days away, as the ASUN kicks us off on SundayContinue reading “Bauertology: 2/28/25”
Bauer’s Bubble Watch: 2/24/25
Is Bubble Watch getting boring? I sure hope not. Otherwise, what am I spending my entire Sunday writing 7,500+ words for?! I only pose this question because the thrill of Bubble Watch comes from seeing how résumés develop on a weekly basis. It’s an ever-evolving game, in which teams shuffle their level of safety basedContinue reading “Bauer’s Bubble Watch: 2/24/25”