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.

With the NFL season in the rearview and less than five weeks until Selection Sunday, it’s nearly time for the annual Selection Committee reveal of the top 16 teams, which will take place on Saturday. Barring a couple of upsets ...

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Thanks to an incredible slate of games on Saturday, there was a lot of movement in this week’s bracket. One of the key themes of the weekend was strong road wins by teams toward the top of the bracket, as ...

The Big Ten has earned at least eight bids in the last four NCAA tournaments and has had at least seven teams in the field in seven of the last eight, with the lone exception coming in 2018 when just ...

At this point in the season, the bubble is expansive (albeit unimpressive), featuring teams with just one or two decent wins and profiles that are easy to poke holes in. Consequently, my confidence level in the last few teams in ...

It’s hard to believe it’s mid-January, and we are already less than nine weeks away from Selection Sunday. My commitment to watch the Eagles cap off an epic collapse prevented me from doing a full write-up, but here are a ...

Bracketology: Final NCAA tournament projections

  • Andy Bottoms Mar 12, 2023 3
 

Below are my final bracket projections for the NCAA Tournament. Thanks for following along this season! Before we get to the bracket, here’s a quick refresher about how the NCAA selection committee classifies wins based on the NET rating: · ...

Thursday was an incredibly full day of hoops, with some bubble teams picking up key wins but others stumbling in their conference tournaments and setting up some long days of waiting. Here’s a quick spin around what happened in the ...

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 ...

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. ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Nov 7, 2022 3
 

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 ...