Andy Bottoms is one of the world's most respected bracketologists. He has published his bracket projections online for nearly a decade, at Midwest Sports Fans, Fox Sports, Assembly Hall and now here at Inside the Hall. Follow him on Twitter. Contact via email.

Bracketology: NCAA tournament projection as of March 9, 2023

  • Andy Bottoms 03/09/2023 11:08 am  
 

After a few relatively uneventful days, Thursday is shaping up to be a huge day for the bubble. Here’s a look at the most impactful games for each conference: • ACC – The big one here is Virginia-North Carolina. The ...

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Bracketology: NCAA tournament projection as of March 7, 2023

  • Andy Bottoms 03/07/2023 8:14 am  
 

Championship Week is here, which means the potential for bid thieves will ratchet up in the coming days. With that in mind, here’s a quick look at the mid-major tournaments that bubble teams will closely monitor in the coming days. ...

Bracketology: NCAA tournament projection as of February 28, 2023

  • Andy Bottoms 02/28/2023 9:07 am  
 

With just one week left in the regular season for the major conferences, there is still some intrigue on the one line. Alabama and Houston were the top two teams during the committee’s reveal on February 18th, and neither has ...

Bracketology: NCAA tournament projection as of February 21, 2023

  • Andy Bottoms 02/21/2023 8:30 am  
 

The selection committee revealed its top 16 teams on Saturday, and while for the most part there weren’t many surprises, it does present bracketologists with a chance to get inside the minds of the committee and a glimpse of what ...

Bracketology: NCAA tournament projection as of February 14, 2023

  • Andy Bottoms 02/14/2023 8:09 am  
 

As has been the case for a few years now, the NCAA tournament selection committee will reveal its top 16 teams this Saturday, which will give us some insight as to where teams stand with just a few weeks until ...

Bracketology: NCAA tournament projection as of February 7, 2023

  • Andy Bottoms 02/07/2023 8:42 am  
 

Selection Sunday is now less than five weeks away, and the breakdown of bids by conference is starting to take shape. Here’s a quick look at the top 10 leagues per KenPom: • Big 12 – It’s hard to see ...

Bracketology: NCAA tournament projection as of January 31, 2023

  • Andy Bottoms 01/31/2023 8:55 am  
 

With less than six weeks left until Selection Sunday, there is still plenty of intrigue on the one line, with six teams firmly in the mix for a top seed and a few others lurking. At this point, Purdue is ...

Bracketology: NCAA tournament projection as of January 17, 2023

  • Andy Bottoms 01/17/2023 9:20 am  
 

It’s hard to believe it’s mid-January, and we are already less than eight weeks away from Selection Sunday. While I didn’t have time to do a full writeup, here are a couple quick notes on the first in-season bracket projections ...

2022-2023 Preseason Bracketology

  • Andy Bottoms 11/07/2022 7:57 am  
 

With the college basketball season tipping off today, it’s time to go on record with my preseason bracket projections. This set of projections is always the toughest to do since there isn’t actual data to use, not to mention the ...

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Bracketology: Final NCAA tournament projection

  • Andy Bottoms 03/13/2022 4:02 pm  
 

Richmond’s win in the A-10 title game bumped a team from the field, but this will be my final set of projections. Before looking at the one seeds, here’s a quick reminder about how the NCAA selection committee classifies wins ...

Bracketology: NCAA tournament projection as of March 13, 2022

  • Andy Bottoms 03/13/2022 11:58 am  
 

There are just five automatic bids left to be handed out on Sunday, but you can be sure that every bubble team will be rooting on Davidson to take down Richmond in the A-10 since the Spiders are the lone ...

Bracketology: NCAA tournament projection as of March 12, 2022

  • Andy Bottoms 03/12/2022 11:06 am  
 

As we head into the weekend, there are still 20 more automatic bids to be handed out, with 15 of those coming throughout the day on Saturday. And while there are a handful of bubble teams who have picked up ...

Bracketology: NCAA tournament projection as of March 11, 2022

  • Andy Bottoms 03/11/2022 10:00 am  
 

The Thursday of championship week tends to be when things start to get crazy, and yesterday was no exception. We saw one of the projected one seeds lose in their conference tournament opener. We saw IU come back from 17 ...

Bracketology: NCAA tournament projection as of March 10, 2022

  • Andy Bottoms 03/10/2022 9:27 am  
 

Even though only one automatic bid was handed out on Wednesday, it was certainly an eventful day on the bubble, as Wake Forest and Xavier both dropped overtime games in their respective conference tournaments. Other notable results included Virginia Tech ...

Bracketology: NCAA tournament projection as of March 9, 2022

  • Andy Bottoms 03/09/2022 10:19 am  
 

Six more automatic bids were handed out on Tuesday, including one that was given to a team who didn’t even play in its conference championship game, as Bellarmine’s win in the A-Sun gave regular season champ Jacksonville State the chance ...

Bracketology: NCAA tournament projection as of March 8, 2022

  • Andy Bottoms 03/08/2022 8:39 am  
 

Championship Week is underway with five teams already earning automatic bids, including Georgia State and Chattanooga, who punched its ticket in dramatic fashion on Monday night. Tuesday brings six more conference championship games as the Atlantic Sun, Colonial, Horizon, Northeast, ...