We made it to 2021, and so did college basketball. Despite a late start and frequent cancellations and postponements, the college basketball season has powered through, and if we keep up this pace, we will have postseason basketball in March: a much-needed reward for all the trouble we collectively went through last year. With conferenceContinue reading “Bauertology Top 25: Week 7”
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Bauertology: 1/3/21
The new year is here! As promised, Bauertology is going to look radically different from what we’ve seen in past projections. Whereas previous brackets took both results and expectations into effect, all brackets in the new year have removed those expectations, with focus now solely on results. After all, the selection committee doesn’t factor inContinue reading “Bauertology: 1/3/21”
Bauertology Top 25: Week 6
Never underestimate the ability of college basketball to surprise. In just one month of play, we’ve already seen a number of wild results, and that zaniness has shaped the new Bauertology rankings into something somewhat unfamiliar. There are teams in this week’s rankings that I never would have expected to even sniff the Top 25,Continue reading “Bauertology Top 25: Week 6”
Bauertology: 12/27/20
The new year is quickly approaching! Needless to say, 2020 hasn’t been the best year for everyone. But we have already seen plenty of exciting results through a month of play. Hopefully that indicates an exciting rest of the season! With this being the final bracket projection of 2020, it’ll probably also be the lastContinue reading “Bauertology: 12/27/20”
Bauertology Top 25: Week 5
The season only continues to get more ridiculous. In total, 10 of last Monday’s Bauertology Top 25 teams lost a game, with every single team ranked Nos. 12-17 falling in that category. College basketball is often unpredictable, a refreshing reprieve from the constant rote monotony that the College Football Playoff churns out every single year.Continue reading “Bauertology Top 25: Week 5”
Bauertology: 12/20/20
Happy holidays! Let’s celebrate the season of giving with some Sunday morning Bauertology. This projection comes a day after a wild Saturday with some of the most exciting college basketball we’ve seen this season. There aren’t many major changes to the bracket so far, but those changes will begin to take place when we removeContinue reading “Bauertology: 12/20/20”
Bauertology Top 25: Week 4
You know the college basketball season has been wacky none of Duke, Kentucky or North Carolina appear in my top 25 poll. The former two were easy exclusions for me, as they’ve both played underwhelming basketball through the first three weeks. North Carolina was tougher to leave out, but after losing to Iowa by 13Continue reading “Bauertology Top 25: Week 4”
Bauertology: 12/13/20
Another Sunday, another Bauertology! Since the season is still in its early stages, there aren’t that many changes from last week, but there are two notable differences. Kentucky, now 1-4, drops from a projected No. 5 seed to a projected No. 9 seed. I do think this team will figure it out eventually, but forContinue reading “Bauertology: 12/13/20”
Bauertology Top 25: Week 3
It’s a little later than usual, but the Bauertology Top 25 is here for Week 3! This week, we saw wild upsets (Kentucky losing to previously 0-2 Georgia Tech by 17), gutsy performances (Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs’ return from injury against West Virginia) and insane buzzer beaters (Marquette’s tip-in against Wisconsin). We’re less than a monthContinue reading “Bauertology Top 25: Week 3”
Bauertology: 12/6/20
We may have been deprived of an all-time great matchup between Gonzaga and Baylor yesterday because of COVID-19 concerns, but we can make up for a little bit of that magic with a new Bauertology bracket projection. As I mentioned last week, these projections will still factor in preseason expectations, and they will continue toContinue reading “Bauertology: 12/6/20”