Ya know, the irony is not lost on me that we as bracketologists obsess over the top-16 bracket preview show as much as we do, trying to forecast every minute detail and split every hair, then the grand reveal finally comes, and… it’s already outdated a few hours later. That’s the consequence of holding theContinue reading “Bauertology: 2/23/26”
Author Archives: DJ Bauer
Bauertology: 2/20/26
The first little morsel of that sweet Selection Sunday treat is just a day away. Tomorrow, the NCAA Tournament selection committee will unveil its current top-16 teams as they presently stand on the first-4 seed lines, sorted into the four regions as they would be for the actual bracket. In addition to whetting the appetiteContinue reading “Bauertology: 2/20/26”
Bauer’s Bubble Watch: 2/18/26
Ah, the annual top-16 reveal. A mid-February tradition that—wait—where’s my top-16 reveal? I swear it was just here. Where did my top-16 reveal go?! For some reason unbeknownst to me, the NCAA Tournament selection committee has decided to push back its top-16 bracket preview show to the Saturday a week after the Super Bowl, ratherContinue reading “Bauer’s Bubble Watch: 2/18/26”
Bauertology: 2/16/26
In less than a month, we will have an NCAA Tournament bracket. (Did you get a little shiver down your spine reading that? I know I did.) Yes, there are now just 27 days standing between us Selection Sunday. The season always flies by so fast, and this year is no exception. It seemed likeContinue reading “Bauertology: 2/16/26”
Bauertology: 2/13/26
Finally, some movement at the top! It was getting kinda stale there for a while. When you do bracketology as often as I do—that is, twice a week—it’s always fun to look back at old, outdated projections and see just how much a team has moved up or down the seed list based on theContinue reading “Bauertology: 2/13/26”
Bauer’s Bubble Watch: 2/11/26
It’s that time, folks. Let’s watch some bubbles. Aside from tragically missing out on the fun in 2022 due to lack of free time, I’ve pumped out Bauer’s Bubble Watch post-Super Bowl on a weekly basis every year as far back as 2018, and possibly even earlier (though all editions pre-2021 are sadly lost forever,Continue reading “Bauer’s Bubble Watch: 2/11/26”
Bauertology: 2/9/26
Don’t overreact to the outcome of one game. This is just good advice for life, given how passionate college basketball fans can be—which is a good thing, mind you. But it’s especially pertinent advice for bracketology. There’s a natural tendency, either in the thrill of victory or agony of defeat that transpires in the timeContinue reading “Bauertology: 2/9/26”
Bauertology: 2/6/26
Boy, an NCAA Tournament region with all of Duke, Illinois, Kansas, and Florida in it sure would sound like an absolute madhouse, wouldn’t it? Huh. Well, would you look at that. Today’s formation of the proverbial “Region of Death” allows me to touch on yet another important bracketing principle: regional balance! When it comes toContinue reading “Bauertology: 2/6/26”
Bauertology: 2/2/26
Congratulations, you’ve made it to the point in the season where the bubble is an absolute disgusting mess. It happens every year, I assure you, and yet it still takes me by surprise every time when the hammer finally drops. You think you’ve got it all figured out, you’re happy with your most recent seedContinue reading “Bauertology: 2/2/26”
Bauertology: 1/30/26
When was the last time that the projected bracket was so darn top-heavy? It’s been observed a number of times on social media that the teams ranked inside the AP Top 25 polls this season just aren’t losing. The current top-10 teams have a collective 14 losses at the regular season’s two-thirds point; that’s 10Continue reading “Bauertology: 1/30/26”