Bauertology: 2/21/22

Welcome to the first post-top-16-reveal Bauertology! Throughout January and early February, bracketology is a little bit of a guessing game in regards to what the selection committee most values. We kept in mind that last year’s bracket saw selection of teams mostly impacted by résumé (quality wins, strength of schedule, etc.) while seeding was moreContinue reading “Bauertology: 2/21/22”

Bauertology: 2/17/22

Sorry that it’s been a while since I’ve posted one of this! Life being busy and all that. The shape of the tournament bracket is starting to get interesting. Teams that we once thought were totally secure, such as Indiana, are out of the bracket entirely, and teams that we thought had no chance, likeContinue reading “Bauertology: 2/17/22”

Bauertology: 2/4/22

You know it’s getting serious when twice-a-week Bauertology returns! It’s crazy to think how fast March is approaching; conference tournaments are due to begin at the tail end of February. But there’s still plenty of madness to happen between now and then, so don’t expect this bracket to look like the final version at all!Continue reading “Bauertology: 2/4/22”

Bauertology: 2/1/22

It’s February. That means the most spectacular month of all is, well, a month away. It also means I should be posting content more often! As per tradition, once the Super Bowl wraps up, it’ll be Bubble Watch season. And you know how much I love writing those! For now, I’m going to try toContinue reading “Bauertology: 2/1/22”

Bauertology: 1/21/22

Bauertology for Friday, January 21 is here! There’s been a lot of changes since the last update a couple weeks ago, including a new face at No. 1. I’m experimenting with how to display all the information that I like to include (bracket, true seed list, bubble, bids by conference), so let me know ifContinue reading “Bauertology: 1/21/22”

Bauertology: 1/9/22

Ladies and gentlemen, Bauertology is back. It’s finally the new year, and now that we’re more than two months into an already-wild college basketball season, it’s finally time to start analyzing the great puzzle that is the NCAA Tournament bracket. We’ve got plenty of data at our fingertips that we can use to analyze teamsContinue reading “Bauertology: 1/9/22”

Bauertology Top 25: Week 7

It’s been a while, hasn’t it? In fact, it’s been two weeks, which should be considered a long time for a series I generally do weekly. You’ll have to forgive me; I had to skip last week due to cross-country travel, meaning I didn’t have time to write up a ranking. But that was lastContinue reading “Bauertology Top 25: Week 7”

Bauertology Top 25: Week 5

The Bauertology Top 25, fashionably late this week! College basketball threw a lot of curveballs our way over the past week: numerous losses among my top 10 teams (Gonzaga isn’t as good as we thought?), another handful of teams coming out of the woodwork to surprise us early (Minnesota, anyone?), and other fun wackiness thatContinue reading “Bauertology Top 25: Week 5”