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# ![@GrahamDoeren Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::399863937.png) @GrahamDoeren Graham Doeren Bracketology

Graham Doeren Bracketology posts on X about unc, texas tech, iowa state, michigan state the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [----] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Top Social Posts
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"The [----] Tournament Decision Desk is now comfortable calling Kansas's seed at this hour. Following Purdue's home loss to Indiana Kansas is now safely projected as the first number one seed lock of the [----] tournament. 🔒"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1629681687369076736)  2023-02-26T03:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Good morning. Any teams you want to discuss this morning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1630173067614863364)  2023-02-27T11:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@coachmosser UConn was the backup option for the Big [--] if Arizona Arizona St & Utah didn't join UConn desperately wants upgraded football. Their home schedule next year is Army FAU Buffalo & Georgia St. A football scheduling agreement would do wonders even w/o full membership (yet)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1711442604796031119)  2023-10-09T18:04Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Give me Kansas Duke UConn Michigan St & Houston vs the field"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1714092718018715994)  2023-10-17T01:35Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"The Maui Invitational field is insane. Might be the best MTE ever"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1725495248959263225)  2023-11-17T12:45Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"Be prepared for overreactions about how some awesome team goes 1-2 at the Maui Invitational. At a minimum three top [--] teams will lose in Maui. And the only way for at least one of them not to lose two games is if top [--] teams win the tournament finish 2nd 3rd and 5th"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1726619883511898442)  2023-11-20T15:13Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"The Maui semis are set. [--] Kansas vs [--] Marquette [--] Purdue vs [--] Tennessee Other than the all one seed Final Four in [----] (UNC Memphis UCLA & Kansas) this Maui semifinal field is arguably better than any Final Four"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1726949442899866067)  2023-11-21T13:03Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"Catching the Penn State-Kansas volleyball game before moving next door to the UConn-Kansas basketball game"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1730731749888479441)  2023-12-01T23:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"New bracket before Saturday games. New Mexico Arkansas Michigan St and UCLA are just out of the field"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1730991444763054430)  2023-12-02T16:44Z [---] followers, 16.2K engagements


"@KalebM237172 For sure. I'd bet on them doing just that if they win out until Ivy League play and then take the regular season title"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1730992466541596817)  2023-12-02T16:48Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@slmandel @eisner_ryan Let's be clear the SEC is responsible for delaying playoff expansion. If they don't add Texas and Oklahoma at that time nobody has to ask questions about the SEC's intent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1731367950521598413)  2023-12-03T17:41Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"Wednesday's bracket:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1732471588375736608)  2023-12-06T18:46Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"Sunday bracket for you to peruse between NFL plays"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1736447763997429787)  2023-12-17T18:06Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@JordanFalls @madeformarch That's one data point. Tennessee has [--] Q1/2 wins to UNC's [--]. Tennessee has easily the best win - at Wisconsin. Tennessee has vastly better predictive metrics. UNC got a nice home win but Tennessee has had a clearly superior year so far"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1737231250119635302)  2023-12-19T21:59Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@TheSportsJD Marquette really had the resume of a [--] seed last year. Rightfully so though the committee wanted to reward them for winning both the Big East regular season and tournament titles"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1737480565790531819)  2023-12-20T14:30Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Every team with 4+ quadrant 1A wins in the NET era has made the tournament including 14-loss Michigan who was just 8-13 vs quads 1/2 with a quad [--] home loss to Minnesota. Elite victories carry more weight than other quality wins"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1737977775024226675)  2023-12-21T23:26Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Only ten teams have 3+ quad one wins. While you probably expected to see Purdue Houston Arizona etc. in this list you might not have expected to see Grand Canyon & Dayton. Both are in good shape for an at-large bid especially the Flyers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1738937628844581344)  2023-12-24T15:00Z [----] followers, 22.6K engagements


"@madeformarch The ACC is bound to find some bids amongst Miami NC State Virginia Tech Pitt Georgia Tech Wake Forest & Syracuse (and maybe BC). The quality wins have to go somewhere"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1738939949011902938)  2023-12-24T15:09Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Eight of the top [--] teams in resume metrics average are in non-Power [--] leagues. Merry Christmas Memphis FAU Colorado State Nevada Dayton Princeton Utah State and Grand Canyon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1739303540219383847)  2023-12-25T15:14Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"Amazing what the Kansas football team can do when they're not getting called for penalties"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1739877033633530082)  2023-12-27T05:13Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"The past two seasons the regular season champion of the Power [--] leagues has received an average overall seed that's [----] spots better than their NET ranking. Only UCLA in [----] has had a better NET ranking than overall seed (3rd in NET vs 5th overall seed). Championships matter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1740205869865091533)  2023-12-28T02:59Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Oregon beats USC. That gives them wins against the Trojans Michigan and Georgia. But none of those teams are even close to the bracket and Oregon lost neutral court games to Santa Clara and Syracuse (the latter in blowout fashion). Oregon is not bracket worthy yet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1740589151487975666)  2023-12-29T04:22Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Gonzaga is 0-4 vs the NET top [--]. That's not a tournament quality resume. Gonzaga drops all the way out of the field after losing at home to San Diego State. The Aztecs move up to a [--] seed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1740949410945937788)  2023-12-30T04:14Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"@madeformarch @mikezor052588 @BracketNky @JBRBracketology Even if they do what are they looking at if they don't beat Kentucky. maybe 2-6 vs Q1 with zero wins against an at-large quality team That's just not good enough"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1740955606847275404)  2023-12-30T04:38Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"To me the early story of the season from a bracket perspective is the rise of the Mountain West. San Diego St & Colorado St are very likely going to be in. New Mexico & Nevada should be in too. Utah St & Boise St are both in position to make at-large runs. 5+ bid league"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1741073540571377794)  2023-12-30T12:27Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"New bracket before today's games. Let me know if there are any teams you want to chat about"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1741102034034507804)  2023-12-30T14:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The Kansas City Chiefs receivers know the forward pass is now legal right *Does not apply to declared eligible Detroit Lions receivers*"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1741589776656957481)  2023-12-31T22:38Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@T3Bracketology @StanfordMBB @Stanford @GoStanford @SSN_Stanford Winning road games is tough . but allowing [---] points to Stanford is atrocious"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1741595817494901015)  2023-12-31T23:02Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"We will find out quickly if Houston is a Big [--] championship contender. The Cougars should easily win their first four home games. But they need to win at least [--] of their first five road games to stay in contention. And that's harder than it sounds"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1741608452739268914)  2023-12-31T23:53Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@TonyPatelis Pittsburgh Steelers first team out. Stanford is the last team in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1741625541394833536)  2024-01-01T01:01Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@gil_danger Doesn't matter. The committee should select the teams that have had the best seasons"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1741989871894266302)  2024-01-02T01:08Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@KU_Football @lukegrimm25 @LjArnold318 @AP Kansas football is a team full of legitimate stars next year. A Big [--] Championship and College Football Playoff run are on the horizon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1743445298871930989)  2024-01-06T01:32Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Spoiler alert: @WakeMBB is going to beat Miami in Winston-Salem tomorrow and move into the bracket for the first time this season"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1743453769474457853)  2024-01-06T02:05Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Five hugely impactful games today that should be competitive: -UNC at Clemson (winner's a [--] seed) -Marquette at Seton Hall -Kentucky at Florida -Iowa St at Oklahoma -Colorado St at Utah St"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1743630520506835243)  2024-01-06T13:48Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@haslametrics And miss out on a CBI Under Consideration banner"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1743669694840635393)  2024-01-06T16:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Now for my three seeds: [--] Wisconsin Badgers [--] Memphis Tigers [--] Clemson Tigers [--] Kentucky Wildcats"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1743975774212726944)  2024-01-07T12:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Here are the [--] seeds: [--] Baylor Bears [--] Illinois Fighting Illini [--] Duke Blue Devils [--] Oklahoma Sooners"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1743978417932923379)  2024-01-07T12:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"And the five seeds: [--] Auburn Tigers [--] Colorado St Rams [--] Creighton Bluejays [--] San Diego St Aztecs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1743980759407358272)  2024-01-07T12:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The [--] seeds: [--] Dayton Flyers [--] Utah State Aggies [--] Cincinnati Bearcats [--] Utah Utes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1743985014138630638)  2024-01-07T13:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"New bracket for you to peruse during NFL games. BYU is the top [--] seed but was moved to an [--] seed due to bracketing principles. Nevada was the beneficiary and is a true [--] seed rather than a 7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1744053065542467628)  2024-01-07T17:47Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@Doc_karrleone I think we'll start to see some separation with teams like Auburn and Duke moving up to the [--] line eventually"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1744944363967226174)  2024-01-10T04:48Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@T3Bracketology @madeformarch @kcapp11 @MBBracketology @JBRBracketology @BracketNky @801bracketology @bigunderdogblog Good responses so far. I'd add Texas A&M and Grand Canyon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1745915133845442638)  2024-01-12T21:06Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@JBRBracketology @kerrancejames I'm not as high on Dayton. I respect their results but they're missing truly marquee wins. Without them their efficiency metrics will weigh heavier on their seed than it will for power conference teams in my opinion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1745995085186027577)  2024-01-13T02:24Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@BracketguyDave How nice must be it to wake up as a Butler fan and look at that new Q1 record after a huge Boise St win at Nevada"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1746151809532436735)  2024-01-13T12:46Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"New Sunday morning bracket for you. I feel good about where every team is at. We have enough data that teams are naturally starting to settle into their spots on the overall seed list. The Drake Bulldogs capture the last at-large spot giving the Missouri Valley two bids"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1746546675139715351)  2024-01-14T14:55Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"February 3rd will be a gigantic hoops day including: Houston at Kansas Duke at UNC Tennessee at Kentucky UConn at St John's Iowa St at Baylor Utah St at San Diego St"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1747079738055594486)  2024-01-16T02:14Z [----] followers, 27.7K engagements


"@kerrancejames and I will be doing the Unnamed Bracketology Podcast tonight. What questions would you like us to answer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1747963465891725602)  2024-01-18T12:45Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"New bracket following Michigan State's win at Maryland. Oregon Wake Forest Georgia Drake and Virginia Tech are the first five out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1749152537528168944)  2024-01-21T19:30Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@madeformarch @MollyCharlieDog @blloyd8298 I think Virginia Tech is clearly ahead of Virginia right now. VT has three wins against teams that would clearly be in right now - Iowa St & Boise St neutral and Clemson at home. UVA has [--] win vs an obvious tournament team Texas A&M at home. VT has a better collection of wins"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1749955860237795785)  2024-01-24T00:42Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"One third of all ACC teams have a resume metric average between 49-63. Expect at least one ACC team that's currently out of the field to work their way in. Virginia Tech Wake Forest Virginia Florida State NC State Syracuse and Pitt are on the bubble"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1750278726502219854)  2024-01-24T22:05Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"Here's the complete list of every team to ever get an at-large with a 40+ NET & a 60+ Strength of Record: . Here's teams that have a 40+ NET & a 60+ Strength of Record: Texas A&M Wake Forest Nevada Miami Villanova Drake"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1751579581952270583)  2024-01-28T12:14Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"Field goals are still a part of the game. Does Dan Campbell know that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1751793756565537179)  2024-01-29T02:25Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"My last [--] in (Providence & UVA) and first [--] out (Richmond & Butler). Which two would you choose"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1753561742896988238)  2024-02-02T23:31Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@MarquetteMBB Marquette really needs to beat Georgetown on the road tomorrow if they want a 1/2 seed. Marquette has five remaining quad [--] games but only UConn is at home. It's a very challenging closing stretch so there's no room for a big upset"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1753608398027801059)  2024-02-03T02:36Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"The Butler Bulldogs have more elite wins than the Wisconsin Badgers Alabama Crimson Tide Illinois Fighting Illini BYU Cougars and Auburn Tigers put together. BUTLER - true road wins at Marquette & Creighton WISCONSIN - win vs Marquette at home ALL OTHERS: no elite wins"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1753778102159757529)  2024-02-03T13:50Z [----] followers, 11.9K engagements


"@ButlerGuru Thought you might want to see this. The Butler Bulldogs have more elite wins than the Wisconsin Badgers Alabama Crimson Tide Illinois Fighting Illini BYU Cougars and Auburn Tigers put together. BUTLER - true road wins at Marquette & Creighton WISCONSIN - win vs Marquette at home ALL OTHERS: no elite wins The Butler Bulldogs have more elite wins than the Wisconsin Badgers Alabama Crimson Tide Illinois Fighting Illini BYU Cougars and Auburn Tigers put together. BUTLER - true road wins at Marquette & Creighton WISCONSIN - win vs Marquette at home ALL OTHERS: no elite wins"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1753778771549671645)  2024-02-03T13:53Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Last year I talked about how the actual strength of your victories matter. It's not all about the numbers. The committee is looking at every single game a team plays and that matters"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1753814666013225363)  2024-02-03T16:16Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"There are five teams in the country with more quadrant [--] wins than overall losses. Purdue Houston UConn Kansas. And the South Carolina Gamecocks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1753877766989078921)  2024-02-03T20:26Z [---] followers, 15.6K engagements


"@USFLExpert @JBRBracketology Here is the complete list of every team to get an at-large bid with no quad [--] wins:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1753933244829995412)  2024-02-04T00:07Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Don't sleep on Duke's resume if they win tonight at UNC. They have been awesome vs quad [--]. A win at UNC would leave their resume looking very similar to last year's Arizona. a [--] seed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1753934330148106671)  2024-02-04T00:11Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Six teams are locked into the bracket at this point. Tennessee Marquette and Wisconsin are on the verge of joining them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1753954926902820876)  2024-02-04T01:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"New bracket"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1754245320966377687)  2024-02-04T20:47Z [----] followers, 41K engagements


"The race for one seeds is shaping up. Here's how I see it. NEARLY 🔒: Purdue LIKELY: UConn Houston RIGHT THERE: Kansas UNC Arizona Tennessee STRONG CONTENDER: Marquette LONGSHOTS: Wisconsin Alabama Baylor Iowa State Duke Illinois Creighton Auburn BYU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1754260098736668672)  2024-02-04T21:46Z [---] followers, 17.6K engagements


"Butler and Kentucky's resumes are closer than you might think"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1754415402812113285)  2024-02-05T08:03Z [----] followers, 131.8K engagements


"Every coach in America: Please put my team in the West Region so I can avoid Purdue UConn and Houston until the Final Four"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1755072700291141734)  2024-02-07T03:35Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@madeformarch how much do the Michigan State Spartans remind you of the [----] Notre Dame Fighting Irish"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1755080986331644018)  2024-02-07T04:08Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Both Indiana State and Grand Canyon are in position to land at-large bids if needed. The Sycamores' strong efficiency metrics combine with a winning record vs Q1/2 to land Indiana St a current [--] seed. GCU checks in at a [--] seed now bolstered by a .667 Q1/2 win percentage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1755974873539584492)  2024-02-09T15:20Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"The Big East has a new lock - the Marquette Golden Eagles. The Butler Bulldogs also moved up from the bubble to in "good shape." They are 33rd in Strength of Record with road wins over Marquette and Creighton. #bigeast"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1756681108576481431)  2024-02-11T14:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Building a new seed list / bracket. Some relative data points are standing out for teams near the top of the bracket. Green = great Yellow = not great Red = bad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1759242473711304756)  2024-02-18T15:44Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"New bracket 🚨"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1759359932837802356)  2024-02-18T23:31Z [----] followers, 12.4K engagements


"Seton Hall replaces Nebraska in the bracket after picking up a monster road win at St John's. Nebraska Utah Drake and Wake Forest are the first four teams out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1759581850316550544)  2024-02-19T14:12Z [----] followers, 17.9K engagements


"@nate_oatsb @JBRBracketology [----] has UCLA West UNC East Memphis South and Kansas Midwest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1759657424812749158)  2024-02-19T19:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Magic number time - how many wins it takes to lock a tournament bid. Which teams do you want an evaluation for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1759706764017021401)  2024-02-19T22:29Z [----] followers, 12.2K engagements


"@jaustincarter @WakeMBB [--] of the last [--] should be enough to be in. But I can't lock Wake without all [--]. There's still so much quality win work to be done"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1759709939113623950)  2024-02-19T22:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"New Bracketology 🚨 Just Out: Villanova Wildcats Wake Forest Demon Deacons Texas A&M Aggies Utah Utes Drake Bulldogs #MarchMadness"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1760439467964330411)  2024-02-21T23:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"🚨 New Bracket The last two teams in the field are Ole Miss and Villanova just behind Virginia and New Mexico"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1761798148068921465)  2024-02-25T16:59Z [----] followers, 16.1K engagements


"@adambsimon Some particularly bad performances have hurt like Villanova Xavier Rutgers and USC losses"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1761819327106342922)  2024-02-25T18:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"K-St is closer to a bid than many think. None of their metrics point towards a bid but they won OOC over Providence & LSU away from home and home vs Villanova. They also have wins vs KU Baylor & BYU. A home win vs Iowa St & road win vs Cincy or Kansas should do it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1762286782631292946)  2024-02-27T01:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@LeakyStan17 North Carolina and Arizona are also one seed quality teams but I think Tennessee's resume is cleaner and they now have three elite road wins (Alabama Kentucky & Wisconsin)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1764152232029622429)  2024-03-03T04:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Providence is in worse tournament shape than you probably think. The Friars only have [--] losses and they own home wins over Marquette Creighton & Wisconsin along with road wins over Seton Hall & Xavier. But they're just 8-11 vs quads 1-3 due to [--] of their [--] wins being Q4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1764295680934199513)  2024-03-03T14:24Z [----] followers, 21.8K engagements


"Wake Forest is in very serious tournament trouble now. Their tournament odds are very slim"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1765229855010959362)  2024-03-06T04:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@getinyourstance @ncaa_sports_guy @JBRBracketology They can win a Mountain West regular season title if they win at Nevada and Utah State drops one. A title to their name in that strong of a league would massively help"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1765380452284522897)  2024-03-06T14:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@tkbrackets @John_Fanta If UNLV enters the Mountain West tournament at 6-3 vs quad one with a MWC regular season title the committee will give them serious consideration"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1765391942513279315)  2024-03-06T15:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Any teams you want a bracket assessment on #bracketology #MarchMadness"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1765443789135446425)  2024-03-06T18:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"A look at the bubble. In particular Virginia's resume stands out as not having any glaring flaws. Their only downside is we've all seen what they actually look like when they lose"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1766106077139960073)  2024-03-08T14:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ButlerGuru Butler isn't eliminated as an at-large candidate but UNLV has better odds. [--]. Butler will have at least [--] losses & their SOS isn't elite enough for that many. [--]. UNLV has been great against tough competition. The committee can overlook a lot when a team is great vs Quad 1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1766110302309859438)  2024-03-08T14:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Perhaps no team's seed will be more affected by their game this weekend than South Carolina's (a trip to Starkville to play Mississippi St is in store). Will they have an exceptional resume that demands a high seed or a strong resume that allows for a middling seed #Gamecocks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1766298513778835846)  2024-03-09T03:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@DNeckel19 @JBRBracketology In the games I've seen Cincinnati has looked like a top [--] team. They beat Georgia Tech by [--] in OOC play"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1766303185231061263)  2024-03-09T03:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"On the other hand Mississippi State isn't yet a lock for the tournament. They remain a bubble team entering the SEC Tournament"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1766584517664313676)  2024-03-09T21:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Bracket drop: Texas A&M New Mexico Providence Iowa Pitt Wake Forest & Kansas St are the first seven out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1767136432441655669)  2024-03-11T10:32Z [----] followers, 19.9K engagements


"Every time I look at New Mexico's resume I think "this is a tournament quality resume." .and then I see that home loss to Air Force. Really tough to pair 2-7 vs quad [--] with a home loss to Air Force"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1767311111597044126)  2024-03-11T22:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Don't count out Syracuse as an at-large contender. The Orange get NC State tomorrow and Duke Thursday (if they win). Those two wins would get Syracuse firmly in the conversation. And a trip to the ACC final would very likely be enough for a bid as they'd have [--] quad 1-3 wins"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1767709473471078690)  2024-03-13T00:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"At 10-12 vs quads 1/2 and with three losses to quad [--] the Villanova Wildcats have not done enough to earn a tournament bid. Their bubble has likely been popped by Marquette"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1768490901389598852)  2024-03-15T04:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Baylor+Creighton are locked into [--] seeds. Two will join them. Auburn's alive & can make a run (still only one Q1 win). Comparing Duke Illinois & Kansas the Illini have the best resume metric avg (11 vs [----] for KU & [----] for Duke). Duke has the best road record but worst SOS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1768979100817854607)  2024-03-16T12:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I should point out that I currently have a spot in my bracket reserved for the AAC champion. If FAU wins the AAC that would open up one additional spot (and the Indiana State Sycamores could be that team). Here's how I currently see the bubble: In and avoiding Dayton: Northwestern TCU Mississippi State Colorado Texas A&M and Michigan State. DAYTON-BOUND: New Mexico Oklahoma Seton Hall and Virginia JUST OUT: Indiana St St John's Providence Pitt Kansas St. Here's how I currently see the bubble: In and avoiding Dayton: Northwestern TCU Mississippi State Colorado Texas A&M and Michigan State."  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1769022066206904594)  2024-03-16T15:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"If only for now the Indiana State Sycamores have moved from my first team out of the field to my last team in the field. South Florida losing moves my AAC automatic qualifier to FAU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1769114473581998481)  2024-03-16T21:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@MMcC_86 Yes. I lean on Strength of Record more than KPI or NET. But it is just one piece of a very large puzzle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1769372849184165926)  2024-03-17T14:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@jaymar1210 I am projecting Kansas to open the tournament in Omaha with a potential second round matchup vs the Utah State-Drake winner"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1769431027741548861)  2024-03-17T18:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The bracket has opened up for Illinois. Morehead State & Duquesne is their Sweet [--] path"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1770893075683958989)  2024-03-21T19:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Clemson defeats Baylor. It's the only upset in a second round that has otherwise gone all chalk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1772058657196237204)  2024-03-25T00:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The easiest possible path to a national championship is beating NC State Duke Gonzaga and Clemson in four consecutive games. And that's if the path was manufactured to be literally the easiest it possibly can. In other words your national champion will have run a gauntlet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1772406717503897743)  2024-03-25T23:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@andrewtaylor [----] Kansas had a smooth path to the title. But they played Creighton Providence (Big East regular season champ) Miami Villanova (Big East tournament champ) and UNC. UConn's path last year was clearly easier"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1774939160329044220)  2024-04-01T23:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"If UConn's all-time Final Four win percentage was a college basketball season they'd be 33-3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1776811665180270916)  2024-04-07T03:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The good: UConn champion & Oakland over Kentucky The bad: Gonzaga & Marquette in the Final Four The ugly: Baylor over UNC in the Elite Eight Final Four picks: UCONN over Iowa St BAYLOR over North Carolina GONZAGA over Creighton MARQUETTE over Houston UCONN over Marquette for the title. UPSET SPECIAL: Oakland over Kentucky Final Four picks: UCONN over Iowa St BAYLOR over North Carolina GONZAGA over Creighton MARQUETTE over Houston UCONN over Marquette for the title. UPSET SPECIAL: Oakland over Kentucky"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1777464695181517196)  2024-04-08T22:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"UConn is 12-1 in Final Four games. Absolutely incredible"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1777536025943757218)  2024-04-09T03:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"In the last two seasons UConn has lost exactly one game outside of Big East play - at Kansas. An absurd run"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1777845976318759338)  2024-04-09T23:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Current CFP projection: [--] Oregon vs [--] Alabama/9 BYU [--] Iowa St vs [--] Penn St/12 Boise [--] Miami vs [--] Ohio St/11 Texas A&M [--] Texas vs [--] UGA/10 LSU FIRST [--] OUT: Notre Dame Pitt Tennessee Clemson NEXT [--] OUT: Kansas St Indiana SMU Ole Miss"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1845465880966181254)  2024-10-13T14:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Current CFP projection: [--] Oregon vs [--] Texas / [--] Tennessee [--] Iowa St vs [--] Georgia / [--] Boise St [--] Miami vs [--] Ohio St / [--] Alabama [--] LSU vs [--] Penn St / [--] Indiana FIRST [--] OUT: BYU A&M Kansas St Notre Dame NEXT [--] OUT: Clemson Pitt SMU Missouri #playoff"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1847964771254951938)  2024-10-20T11:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Preseason bracketology. We'll see if these picks hold up as well as my Arkansas in the [----] Final Four pick"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1848560377602163027)  2024-10-22T03:01Z [----] followers, 64K engagements


"The following teams are likely headed to the College Football Playoff: Georgia Oregon Ohio St Penn St Miami Texas Indiana Boise St Their remaining schedules are manageable and they have already put together strong records given their respective schedules"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1853087036514726260)  2024-11-03T14:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Ridiculous reality. the whole Big [--] benefits if Houston and Iowa State win by an average of [--] tomorrow night instead of 30"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1853101406883807281)  2024-11-03T15:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Per Torvik the Big Ten has quietly had the best start to the season. Meanwhile the Big East is 8th and not looking good this evening"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1854321164677443628)  2024-11-07T00:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Villanova falls at home to Columbia. The Wildcats were KenPom top [--] to start the season but I left them off my preseason bracket projection. Simply put I dont think their coaching is good enough"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1854354279810621702)  2024-11-07T02:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@kerrancejames UTRGV is Creighton's Super Bowl"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1854373451772883108)  2024-11-07T04:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"👇 Every team at least .4 wins above bubble. New Mexico Ohio St and UCF have already landed wins that'll resonate with the selection committee if they're close to the bubble"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1855252546685673966)  2024-11-09T14:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@MattNorlander This is cool. But it would also be nice if Duke started playing true road games vs non-conference blue bloods. College basketball needs more elite games in home arenas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1855976651860894046)  2024-11-11T14:11Z [----] followers, 62.2K engagements


"First bracket of the year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1857289724546748762)  2024-11-15T05:09Z [----] followers, 70.3K engagements


"@madeformarch One more regular season loss might even be too much. That sounds wild but GCU just doesn't have the schedule to get quality wins"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1857305811938119906)  2024-11-15T06:13Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Re-posting the bracket for the morning crowd. LSU and Arizona State entered the bracket following big wins vs Kansas State and Grand Canyon respectively"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1857388839687397613)  2024-11-15T11:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@CHOTalksSports @allanw98 Yeah Wake is 73rd in KenPom. It's their win vs Michigan that's getting them in. But let's not pretend like USC Upstate wasn't an inch away from winning in Winston-Salem"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1857509069851877826)  2024-11-15T19:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Sunday night bracket"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1858338688188497981)  2024-11-18T02:37Z [----] followers, 44.7K engagements


"@davecoolatta Xavier is 44th in KenPom 58th in BPI and 60th in Torvik (which is now on the team sheet). The Wake win gets them in for now but their seed is impacted by their efficiency metrics"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1858500113984815301)  2024-11-18T13:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Each of the last two seasons every team in the KenPom top [--] on this day ended up getting a [--] seed or better in that years NCAA Tournament. Here are the current top [--] in KenPom:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1859711862767747587)  2024-11-21T21:33Z [----] followers, 73K engagements


"New bracket as we head into Friday evening games. Iowa New Mexico Wake Forest and VCU are just out of the field"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1860060995361866020)  2024-11-22T20:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Not a good start to the day for the Big Ten. Neither would be an awful loss but they would still be damaging profile losses if Rutgers/Maryland can't turn it around"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1860759477890256978)  2024-11-24T18:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Top [--] seed lines. [--] of the top [--] teams in the country are competing in the Maui Invitational"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1861051679698743423)  2024-11-25T14:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Memphis defeated UConn in a Maui classic. The Tigers move to 13th overall. The Tennessee Vols move to the one line"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1861172154491965795)  2024-11-25T22:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


""Is that the Sweet 16" "Nope. That's just a Tuesday in Feast Week.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1861330546862817538)  2024-11-26T08:45Z [----] followers, 613.8K engagements


"Having already beaten Houston and Iowa State Auburn has twice as many Quad 1A wins as they had all of last season when they had [--] total quad [--] wins. They'll match that total today if they beat UNC. Q1 struggles led to a [--] seed last year. This year they're top [--] seed contenders"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1861392932906930569)  2024-11-26T12:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Only [--] college basketball teams are top [--] in all team sheet metrics. Only four are top [--] in all"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1861455248461566289)  2024-11-26T17:01Z [----] followers, 21.8K engagements


"Staff holding Dan Hurley back to try and prevent a technical at the end of UConn-Colorado one day after getting a T in a similar situation vs Memphis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1861539854015717842)  2024-11-26T22:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Top [--] seed lines as we enter the last day of Maui. Multiple two loss teams in the top four seeds but they've either been competitive vs 1/2 seeds or they have quality wins away from home"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1861741035161862181)  2024-11-27T11:57Z [----] followers, 18.3K engagements


"Top four seed lines. Marquette rises to the one line. Happy Thanksgiving all"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1862121837829685428)  2024-11-28T13:10Z [----] followers, 108.4K engagements


"@ZC030491 If the bracket was made today UConn wouldn't be in it. They don't have any wins that could be considered of any value. Neither the Memphis nor Dayton losses are that bad but losing to Colorado on a neutral floor stands out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1862532710746423459)  2024-11-29T16:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"SEC basketball is what people think SEC football is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1862694949952671765)  2024-11-30T03:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@mikezor052588 Yeah. A spoiler is Houston will be a [--] seed in the bracket I release later today. They haven't earned a higher seed but they're still a team that's a few plays from number one overall"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1863268338358538475)  2024-12-01T17:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Sunday bracket. We have enough games that you'll wonder why head to head doesn't seem to be considered. It was but you have to look at performance in all games like the committee does"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1863303807083450496)  2024-12-01T19:27Z [----] followers, 47K engagements


"@JermaureeJ Knew I'd get a question about MSU vs UNC. TAR HEELS: [--] BPI [--] KenPom [--] Torvik; quality win vs Dayton SPARTANS: [--] BPI [--] KenPom [--] Torvik; quality win vs UNC Both teams have one quality win but UNC played Kansas stronger than MSU did and UNC had to play them on the road"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1863309211028840838)  2024-12-01T19:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@JermaureeJ UNC led Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse with two minutes left to play. Michigan State never led Kansas in the last [--] minutes in Atlanta. But the efficiency metrics difference is the big one. UNC has a significant advantage there when both teams have one quality win"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1863318173254140016)  2024-12-01T20:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ButlerGuru Butler was just outside of the bracket ahead of Creighton and UConn. The Austin Peay loss could very well be a quad [--] loss on Selection Sunday. That said Mississippi St will likely remain a quad [--] win and Northwestern could be too"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1863348953921524147)  2024-12-01T22:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@cardsfanfrompu4 Indiana is just outside of the bracket. They compare similarly to Louisville who is in the play-in game but Louisville obviously won their neutral court game resoundingly. While the South Carolina and Providence wins are solid they don't really move the needle individually"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1863369639519998406)  2024-12-01T23:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@jacobkyblue @Ianm199675 @UConnMBB Thanks for chiming in @jacobkyblue. I think UConn will comfortably make the final bracket. Like you mentioned this is just where teams stack up today without predicting future results"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1863370667053252790)  2024-12-01T23:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@CincyATW41 Unfortunately for Xavier they're a hollow 7-1 currently. From an analytics standpoint their performances vs Texas Southern IU Indy Michigan & South Carolina State are what you'd expect to see from a team that would go about 4-16 in Big East play. They need consistency fast"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1863376525598347286)  2024-12-02T00:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@mpsever The reason you'll frequently see Marquette & MSU in potential 2nd round rematches from last year's tournament is because "teams will remain in or as close to their areas of natural interest as possible as determined by mileage from campus to the venue.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1863718521470910498)  2024-12-02T22:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"10 teams have a top [--] resume and efficiency metrics average. Expect the ten teams highlighted to remain near the top of the bracket all year. Only [--] teams (all current [--] seeds) are top [--] in every metric: Auburn Kansas Tennessee"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1863721587704242254)  2024-12-02T23:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"✅ unbeaten vs Q1/2 ✅ at least one Q1 win ✅ at least two Q1/2 wins"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1863731475541074407)  2024-12-02T23:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@slmandel College football isn't conducive to bracketology because they tell you where every team ranks before and after every game. It works well in college basketball because there are dozens of teams that you never get a hint of where they're supposed to be until Selection Sunday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1863734705201299800)  2024-12-02T23:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Early season college basketball involves a lot of buy games and neutral court games. This week is a good reminder it is really hard to beat good teams on the road. Alabama's dominant performance in Chapel Hill vs UNC will catch the committee's attention"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1864515878118633668)  2024-12-05T03:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ben_stana Even if UNC were the hypothetically miss the tournament there's basically no chance this won't be a quad [--] road win for Alabama"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1864517052456665106)  2024-12-05T03:48Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"🚨 Live top [--] seeds. Auburn holds onto [--] overall. Despite neutral court wins Kentucky & Oregon find themselves behind 2-loss Duke & Alabama teams that picked up huge wins vs Auburn & UNC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1864531920970715322)  2024-12-05T04:47Z [----] followers, 26.9K engagements


"@BracketologyLab Auburn still has neutral court wins vs Iowa St Houston Memphis and UNC. Not only are they still a one seed they're still deserving of one overall"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1864532886415650863)  2024-12-05T04:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"New bracket. 🏀 NET KPI & WAB debuted this week shaking up some seeds"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1864797461711065525)  2024-12-05T22:22Z [----] followers, 61.7K engagements


"Kentucky defeats Gonzaga 90-89 in OT in Seattle. The road to a [--] seed is closing for Gonzaga as the Baylor and UConn games will likely not carry the value they expected. Meanwhile Kentucky is firmly in the one seed hunt with wins vs Duke and Gonzaga away from home"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1865631452156526851)  2024-12-08T05:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@NJBracketology @JBRBracketology My take: Oregon Georgia Boise St and Arizona St get byes. The committee will fall back on football judgment for the last at-large. SMU lost by [--] to great BYU and Clemson teams. Alabama lost by [--] total points to mediocre Vanderbilt & Oklahoma teams. SMU gets in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1865761025988960729)  2024-12-08T14:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"To be clear the SEC is better in basketball this year than they have ever been in football. You could make an argument that every team but South Carolina deserves to be in the tournament (sorry Gamecocks)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1865857645187362816)  2024-12-08T20:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Give UConn credit. They went 0-3 in Maui and are now playing very well. The Huskies are still in play for a protected seed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1865895405327990975)  2024-12-08T23:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"🚨 Monday bracket Duke moves to the [--] line. The SEC lands [--] bids everyone but Texas Arkansas & South Carolina"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1866164447489745273)  2024-12-09T16:54Z [----] followers, 10.8K engagements


"Last Christmas Iowa St & Alabama had a combined resume metric average of [----]. In March they received 2/4 seeds. Houston Illinois UConn & Cincinnati find themselves in similar positions now. The NET top [--] teams that should worry are those w/ efficiency outside the top 20"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1866289967435223246)  2024-12-10T01:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"What are your team's tournament chances Here's how I see it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1867015114559263030)  2024-12-12T01:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"🚨 New bracket"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1867325811633926337)  2024-12-12T21:49Z [----] followers, 12.8K engagements


"@mubbguerrero The Big East received three [--] seeds in [----] (Louisville Pitt UConn) and the ACC did the same in [----] (Duke UVA UNC). If the SEC deserves three [--] seeds they will get them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1867334528307458147)  2024-12-12T22:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"I expect the NCAA Tournament will likely increase to [--] teams enough to include at least one additional team from each power conference most years as well as at least one non-power team. Dayton currently hosts [--] teams. Would make logical sense to likewise go west and south. @DavidWorlock quick request If we expand the tournament to [--] or [--] and you need additional First Four games on Tuesday and Wednesday of tournament week and youd like a second site to host the additional First Four games (preferably in the Western US) AND your committee @DavidWorlock quick request If we expand the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1867358048890847278)  2024-12-12T23:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Every team with 2+ Quad 1A victories. Not all are valued the same. For example Marquette's win at Maryland is more valuable than Purdue's home win vs Maryland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1867580132535546150)  2024-12-13T14:39Z [----] followers, 37.6K engagements


"Iowa State replaces Duke on the [--] line following their win at Iowa. Texas impressively handles New Mexico St but it's not enough to break into the bracket"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1867627671502696737)  2024-12-13T17:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Memphis is the only team in the country with three Quad 1A wins after beating Clemson on the road in overtime. The Tigers are unlikely to play another Quad 1A game this year. Finishing the year at 3-1 vs Quad 1A is almost certainly good enough to go dancing even if they fade"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1867999224891425057)  2024-12-14T18:24Z [----] followers, 46.7K engagements


"@stevenconway2 @munzly San Francisco was a Quad 1B game for Memphis. Their only Quad 1A wins are Clemson UConn and Michigan State"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1868031998343925882)  2024-12-14T20:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"1 seeds seem pretty clear right now. [--] AUBURN - clear number [--] overall [--] TENNESSEE - unbeaten great road win [--] IOWA ST - Marquette + Dayton wins [--] KENTUCKY - Duke + Gonzaga wins"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1868140218983022947)  2024-12-15T03:45Z [----] followers, 90.8K engagements


"@statue_baker I know Oklahoma is undefeated and they're ranked 13th in the country. But the Sooners don't have a single win over a team that's likely to make the NCAA Tournament. Providence and Oklahoma State have miniscule tournament chances and Louisville & Arizona are both likely to miss"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1868153547524579518)  2024-12-15T04:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@statue_baker Per Torvik Arizona will be underdogs in nine more games and their average record is 17-14. If that's the case and they lose in the Big [--] Tournament they're asking the committee to let them in with [--] losses. Arizona can certainly make the tournament but odds are unfavorable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1868155119109562398)  2024-12-15T04:44Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Top [--] seeds after Saturday led by Overall [--] Auburn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1868290128830968212)  2024-12-15T13:40Z [----] followers, 47.3K engagements


"Will release a new bracket later. For now the top [--] seed lines in seed list order"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1868302174020575496)  2024-12-15T14:28Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Will release a new bracket later. For now the top [--] seed lines in order"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1868302996410437876)  2024-12-15T14:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Evaluating resumes involves stat and individual game analysis. Florida is undefeated 5th in the NET and 3-0 vs quads [--] & [--]. Sounds like a [--] seed contender right But does beating Arizona State and Wichita State on neutral courts and Florida State on the road really impress"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1868315014920290549)  2024-12-15T15:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@WesleyJohnson_ Memphis has more impressive wins than UConn and Gonzaga. But losing to Arkansas State by [--] at home is a dreadful loss for a top seed contender. That's much worse than UConn losing to Colorado in Maui or Gonzaga losing to West Virginia at the Battle [--] Atlantis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1868315546317361614)  2024-12-15T15:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@ben_stana The committee would have no problem doing that. In [----] Overall [--] Duke drew [--] seed Virginia Tech and they ended up playing in the Sweet [--] as ACC foes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1868407939415126411)  2024-12-15T21:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"It was always going to be tough for Loyola-Chicago to land an at-large. Falling to San Francisco hurts. The Dons however now own a neutral court win vs L-C and a home win over Boise State. They look like potential contenders for an at-large especially if they beat Bradley. The @USFDonsMBB get a quality win in Milwaukee over Loyola-Chicago 76-66. Former Dons assistant @Coach_McGhee11 approves Dons became the first team to beat the Ramblers in 2024-25. https://t.co/MtZ0b28Yzi The @USFDonsMBB get a quality win in Milwaukee over Loyola-Chicago 76-66. Former Dons assistant @Coach_McGhee11 approves"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1868473774951051473)  2024-12-16T01:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The [--] teams with [--] or more quad [--] wins. Every team with 3+ quad [--] wins and a winning quad [--] record made last year's tournament"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1868639416006398445)  2024-12-16T12:48Z [----] followers, 12.3K engagements


"Some tournament contenders with 250+ ranked non-conference schedules. The committee will notice (and likely punish) the ample number of games they've played in quad 4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1868817180797845969)  2024-12-17T00:35Z [----] followers, 12.3K engagements


"@ButlerGuru It's the official NCAA website. https://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/season_divisions/18403/nitty_gritties https://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/season_divisions/18403/nitty_gritties"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1868818173472206883)  2024-12-17T00:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Critical game for 6-4 UNC as they desperately need an elite win for their resume. This is the toughest opponent Florida has played. A win would move the Gators to the [--] line"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1869195785898021060)  2024-12-18T01:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@DelphiBrackets UNC's record is brutal but every one of their losses is completely reasonable. Seems like they could potentially make the tournament with a brutal quad [--] record like 4-10"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1869205007368872406)  2024-12-18T02:16Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@DelphiBrackets UNC has [--] more Q1 opportunities as of today. Will have to see if that holds up"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1869205463319097798)  2024-12-18T02:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@DelphiBrackets UNC is likely to be an underdog in at least [--] of their [--] remaining quad [--] games. If they lose to UCLA the odds will definitely be against them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1869207108430057524)  2024-12-18T02:24Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"🚨 Wednesday bracket. Colorado Penn State St Bonaventure San Francisco and Boise State are the first five out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1869497994107891915)  2024-12-18T21:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Swan_ASF Unfortunately Loyola really needed tp beat San Francisco. With Loyola's non-conference schedule featuring so many quad [--] games I don't expect Loyola to re-enter the bracket as an at-large"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1869504945453674747)  2024-12-18T22:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@horganth There's definitely an argument for both Drake and Oklahoma being further up the bracket than a 10/7 seed. But while both have quality wins neither has a marquee win. It'll be a slow climb up the seed list without them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1869505421255602632)  2024-12-18T22:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The tournament chances of every team that I expect to be in the at-large picture"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1869510592429752393)  2024-12-18T22:30Z [----] followers, 45.9K engagements


"@MIZZOU0101 @kerrancejames Ole Miss benefits from how strong the SEC is. Though they haven't played a tough schedule they should be 11-1 after playing Queens. With no bad loss opportunities in SEC play even 8-10 is a near lock for the field"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1869514110431641782)  2024-12-18T22:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@BHflyer5 @kerrancejames Dayton is likely to get in but they also will likely lock up their bid later than teams like Pitt Clemson and Memphis. I will add more categories in the future to separate the high bubble from the low bubble"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1869875723210563601)  2024-12-19T22:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"My bracketology is based on what the bracket would look like if today was Selection Sunday. But below is my prediction for what the final seeds will actually look like on Selection Sunday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1869912426944012580)  2024-12-20T01:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@MMcC_86 Vanderbilt LSU and South Carolina were all considered from the SEC. But Missouri was the first team left out. Iowa was next"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1869913564317921763)  2024-12-20T01:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Only [--] teams are in the top [--] in all team sheet metrics the Auburn Tigers and Tennessee Volunteers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1870117975723823464)  2024-12-20T14:44Z [----] followers, 27.6K engagements


"@BracketguyDave Compared to past one seed years I think Gonzaga's lack of high end wins is a problem. [----] Gonzaga is probably the weakest [--] seed they've had and that year they beat Big [--] co-champ K-State by [--] neutral and won at Oklahoma St (5 seed). I have real doubts about a Zags [--] seed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1870449440378802679)  2024-12-21T12:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"🚨 Live top [--] seed lines"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1870656740641128955)  2024-12-22T02:24Z [----] followers, 75.4K engagements


"@BracketNky @JBRBracketology Of note [----] Iowa State went 9-8 vs Quad [--] with no losses in quads 3/4 and only landed an [--] seed. I'm confident every SEC team gets in at 9-9. But depending on the team it might be cutting it close"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1870659419727597971)  2024-12-22T02:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@BigBlueB9urbon Kentucky has two awesome wins away from home which is why they're still a [--] seed. But Kansas also has two quad 1A wins away from home (Duke & Michigan St) a big efficiency edge (10th vs 26th in KenPom) & [--] less games vs Quad [--] (2 vs 5). They're close but Kansas has the edge"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1870670845536039007)  2024-12-22T03:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Merry Christmas hoops fans. Last pre-Christmas bracket. 🎄 First [--] Out: Texas Missouri St Bonaventure Iowa St Mary's UCF Penn State Creighton"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1871253136301510676)  2024-12-23T17:54Z [----] followers, 21.4K engagements


"No team has gotten an at-large with [--] or [--] road wins during the NET era. Per Torvik Arkansas Vanderbilt Oklahoma Missouri South Carolina and LSU are projected underdogs in all their road games. That'll likely cap SEC bids at [--] max. https://barttorvik.com/conf.phpconf=SEC https://barttorvik.com/conf.phpconf=SEC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1871947205692867044)  2024-12-25T15:52Z [----] followers, 11.1K engagements


"@MIZZOU0101 There's a strong possibility four of those six will finish with one or less road wins. Arkansas will very likely get to two road wins. Oklahoma probably will too. South Carolina and LSU are unlikely to get two road wins. Missouri and Vandy should be close calls"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GrahamDoeren/status/1871950957099241866)  2024-12-25T16:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

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"The [----] Tournament Decision Desk is now comfortable calling Kansas's seed at this hour. Following Purdue's home loss to Indiana Kansas is now safely projected as the first number one seed lock of the [----] tournament. 🔒"
X Link 2023-02-26T03:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Good morning. Any teams you want to discuss this morning"
X Link 2023-02-27T11:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@coachmosser UConn was the backup option for the Big [--] if Arizona Arizona St & Utah didn't join UConn desperately wants upgraded football. Their home schedule next year is Army FAU Buffalo & Georgia St. A football scheduling agreement would do wonders even w/o full membership (yet)"
X Link 2023-10-09T18:04Z [---] followers, [--] engagements

"Give me Kansas Duke UConn Michigan St & Houston vs the field"
X Link 2023-10-17T01:35Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"The Maui Invitational field is insane. Might be the best MTE ever"
X Link 2023-11-17T12:45Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Be prepared for overreactions about how some awesome team goes 1-2 at the Maui Invitational. At a minimum three top [--] teams will lose in Maui. And the only way for at least one of them not to lose two games is if top [--] teams win the tournament finish 2nd 3rd and 5th"
X Link 2023-11-20T15:13Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"The Maui semis are set. [--] Kansas vs [--] Marquette [--] Purdue vs [--] Tennessee Other than the all one seed Final Four in [----] (UNC Memphis UCLA & Kansas) this Maui semifinal field is arguably better than any Final Four"
X Link 2023-11-21T13:03Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Catching the Penn State-Kansas volleyball game before moving next door to the UConn-Kansas basketball game"
X Link 2023-12-01T23:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"New bracket before Saturday games. New Mexico Arkansas Michigan St and UCLA are just out of the field"
X Link 2023-12-02T16:44Z [---] followers, 16.2K engagements

"@KalebM237172 For sure. I'd bet on them doing just that if they win out until Ivy League play and then take the regular season title"
X Link 2023-12-02T16:48Z [---] followers, [--] engagements

"@slmandel @eisner_ryan Let's be clear the SEC is responsible for delaying playoff expansion. If they don't add Texas and Oklahoma at that time nobody has to ask questions about the SEC's intent"
X Link 2023-12-03T17:41Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Wednesday's bracket:"
X Link 2023-12-06T18:46Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Sunday bracket for you to peruse between NFL plays"
X Link 2023-12-17T18:06Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"@JordanFalls @madeformarch That's one data point. Tennessee has [--] Q1/2 wins to UNC's [--]. Tennessee has easily the best win - at Wisconsin. Tennessee has vastly better predictive metrics. UNC got a nice home win but Tennessee has had a clearly superior year so far"
X Link 2023-12-19T21:59Z [---] followers, [--] engagements

"@TheSportsJD Marquette really had the resume of a [--] seed last year. Rightfully so though the committee wanted to reward them for winning both the Big East regular season and tournament titles"
X Link 2023-12-20T14:30Z [---] followers, [--] engagements

"Every team with 4+ quadrant 1A wins in the NET era has made the tournament including 14-loss Michigan who was just 8-13 vs quads 1/2 with a quad [--] home loss to Minnesota. Elite victories carry more weight than other quality wins"
X Link 2023-12-21T23:26Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Only ten teams have 3+ quad one wins. While you probably expected to see Purdue Houston Arizona etc. in this list you might not have expected to see Grand Canyon & Dayton. Both are in good shape for an at-large bid especially the Flyers"
X Link 2023-12-24T15:00Z [----] followers, 22.6K engagements

"@madeformarch The ACC is bound to find some bids amongst Miami NC State Virginia Tech Pitt Georgia Tech Wake Forest & Syracuse (and maybe BC). The quality wins have to go somewhere"
X Link 2023-12-24T15:09Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Eight of the top [--] teams in resume metrics average are in non-Power [--] leagues. Merry Christmas Memphis FAU Colorado State Nevada Dayton Princeton Utah State and Grand Canyon"
X Link 2023-12-25T15:14Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"Amazing what the Kansas football team can do when they're not getting called for penalties"
X Link 2023-12-27T05:13Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"The past two seasons the regular season champion of the Power [--] leagues has received an average overall seed that's [----] spots better than their NET ranking. Only UCLA in [----] has had a better NET ranking than overall seed (3rd in NET vs 5th overall seed). Championships matter"
X Link 2023-12-28T02:59Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Oregon beats USC. That gives them wins against the Trojans Michigan and Georgia. But none of those teams are even close to the bracket and Oregon lost neutral court games to Santa Clara and Syracuse (the latter in blowout fashion). Oregon is not bracket worthy yet"
X Link 2023-12-29T04:22Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Gonzaga is 0-4 vs the NET top [--]. That's not a tournament quality resume. Gonzaga drops all the way out of the field after losing at home to San Diego State. The Aztecs move up to a [--] seed"
X Link 2023-12-30T04:14Z [--] followers, [----] engagements

"@madeformarch @mikezor052588 @BracketNky @JBRBracketology Even if they do what are they looking at if they don't beat Kentucky. maybe 2-6 vs Q1 with zero wins against an at-large quality team That's just not good enough"
X Link 2023-12-30T04:38Z [---] followers, [--] engagements

"To me the early story of the season from a bracket perspective is the rise of the Mountain West. San Diego St & Colorado St are very likely going to be in. New Mexico & Nevada should be in too. Utah St & Boise St are both in position to make at-large runs. 5+ bid league"
X Link 2023-12-30T12:27Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"New bracket before today's games. Let me know if there are any teams you want to chat about"
X Link 2023-12-30T14:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"The Kansas City Chiefs receivers know the forward pass is now legal right Does not apply to declared eligible Detroit Lions receivers"
X Link 2023-12-31T22:38Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"@T3Bracketology @StanfordMBB @Stanford @GoStanford @SSN_Stanford Winning road games is tough . but allowing [---] points to Stanford is atrocious"
X Link 2023-12-31T23:02Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"We will find out quickly if Houston is a Big [--] championship contender. The Cougars should easily win their first four home games. But they need to win at least [--] of their first five road games to stay in contention. And that's harder than it sounds"
X Link 2023-12-31T23:53Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"@TonyPatelis Pittsburgh Steelers first team out. Stanford is the last team in"
X Link 2024-01-01T01:01Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"@gil_danger Doesn't matter. The committee should select the teams that have had the best seasons"
X Link 2024-01-02T01:08Z [---] followers, [--] engagements

"@KU_Football @lukegrimm25 @LjArnold318 @AP Kansas football is a team full of legitimate stars next year. A Big [--] Championship and College Football Playoff run are on the horizon"
X Link 2024-01-06T01:32Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Spoiler alert: @WakeMBB is going to beat Miami in Winston-Salem tomorrow and move into the bracket for the first time this season"
X Link 2024-01-06T02:05Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Five hugely impactful games today that should be competitive: -UNC at Clemson (winner's a [--] seed) -Marquette at Seton Hall -Kentucky at Florida -Iowa St at Oklahoma -Colorado St at Utah St"
X Link 2024-01-06T13:48Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"@haslametrics And miss out on a CBI Under Consideration banner"
X Link 2024-01-06T16:23Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Now for my three seeds: [--] Wisconsin Badgers [--] Memphis Tigers [--] Clemson Tigers [--] Kentucky Wildcats"
X Link 2024-01-07T12:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Here are the [--] seeds: [--] Baylor Bears [--] Illinois Fighting Illini [--] Duke Blue Devils [--] Oklahoma Sooners"
X Link 2024-01-07T12:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"And the five seeds: [--] Auburn Tigers [--] Colorado St Rams [--] Creighton Bluejays [--] San Diego St Aztecs"
X Link 2024-01-07T12:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"The [--] seeds: [--] Dayton Flyers [--] Utah State Aggies [--] Cincinnati Bearcats [--] Utah Utes"
X Link 2024-01-07T13:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"New bracket for you to peruse during NFL games. BYU is the top [--] seed but was moved to an [--] seed due to bracketing principles. Nevada was the beneficiary and is a true [--] seed rather than a 7"
X Link 2024-01-07T17:47Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"@Doc_karrleone I think we'll start to see some separation with teams like Auburn and Duke moving up to the [--] line eventually"
X Link 2024-01-10T04:48Z [---] followers, [--] engagements

"@T3Bracketology @madeformarch @kcapp11 @MBBracketology @JBRBracketology @BracketNky @801bracketology @bigunderdogblog Good responses so far. I'd add Texas A&M and Grand Canyon"
X Link 2024-01-12T21:06Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"@JBRBracketology @kerrancejames I'm not as high on Dayton. I respect their results but they're missing truly marquee wins. Without them their efficiency metrics will weigh heavier on their seed than it will for power conference teams in my opinion"
X Link 2024-01-13T02:24Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"@BracketguyDave How nice must be it to wake up as a Butler fan and look at that new Q1 record after a huge Boise St win at Nevada"
X Link 2024-01-13T12:46Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"New Sunday morning bracket for you. I feel good about where every team is at. We have enough data that teams are naturally starting to settle into their spots on the overall seed list. The Drake Bulldogs capture the last at-large spot giving the Missouri Valley two bids"
X Link 2024-01-14T14:55Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"February 3rd will be a gigantic hoops day including: Houston at Kansas Duke at UNC Tennessee at Kentucky UConn at St John's Iowa St at Baylor Utah St at San Diego St"
X Link 2024-01-16T02:14Z [----] followers, 27.7K engagements

"@kerrancejames and I will be doing the Unnamed Bracketology Podcast tonight. What questions would you like us to answer"
X Link 2024-01-18T12:45Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"New bracket following Michigan State's win at Maryland. Oregon Wake Forest Georgia Drake and Virginia Tech are the first five out"
X Link 2024-01-21T19:30Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"@madeformarch @MollyCharlieDog @blloyd8298 I think Virginia Tech is clearly ahead of Virginia right now. VT has three wins against teams that would clearly be in right now - Iowa St & Boise St neutral and Clemson at home. UVA has [--] win vs an obvious tournament team Texas A&M at home. VT has a better collection of wins"
X Link 2024-01-24T00:42Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"One third of all ACC teams have a resume metric average between 49-63. Expect at least one ACC team that's currently out of the field to work their way in. Virginia Tech Wake Forest Virginia Florida State NC State Syracuse and Pitt are on the bubble"
X Link 2024-01-24T22:05Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Here's the complete list of every team to ever get an at-large with a 40+ NET & a 60+ Strength of Record: . Here's teams that have a 40+ NET & a 60+ Strength of Record: Texas A&M Wake Forest Nevada Miami Villanova Drake"
X Link 2024-01-28T12:14Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"Field goals are still a part of the game. Does Dan Campbell know that"
X Link 2024-01-29T02:25Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"My last [--] in (Providence & UVA) and first [--] out (Richmond & Butler). Which two would you choose"
X Link 2024-02-02T23:31Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"@MarquetteMBB Marquette really needs to beat Georgetown on the road tomorrow if they want a 1/2 seed. Marquette has five remaining quad [--] games but only UConn is at home. It's a very challenging closing stretch so there's no room for a big upset"
X Link 2024-02-03T02:36Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"The Butler Bulldogs have more elite wins than the Wisconsin Badgers Alabama Crimson Tide Illinois Fighting Illini BYU Cougars and Auburn Tigers put together. BUTLER - true road wins at Marquette & Creighton WISCONSIN - win vs Marquette at home ALL OTHERS: no elite wins"
X Link 2024-02-03T13:50Z [----] followers, 11.9K engagements

"@ButlerGuru Thought you might want to see this. The Butler Bulldogs have more elite wins than the Wisconsin Badgers Alabama Crimson Tide Illinois Fighting Illini BYU Cougars and Auburn Tigers put together. BUTLER - true road wins at Marquette & Creighton WISCONSIN - win vs Marquette at home ALL OTHERS: no elite wins The Butler Bulldogs have more elite wins than the Wisconsin Badgers Alabama Crimson Tide Illinois Fighting Illini BYU Cougars and Auburn Tigers put together. BUTLER - true road wins at Marquette & Creighton WISCONSIN - win vs Marquette at home ALL OTHERS: no elite wins"
X Link 2024-02-03T13:53Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Last year I talked about how the actual strength of your victories matter. It's not all about the numbers. The committee is looking at every single game a team plays and that matters"
X Link 2024-02-03T16:16Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"There are five teams in the country with more quadrant [--] wins than overall losses. Purdue Houston UConn Kansas. And the South Carolina Gamecocks"
X Link 2024-02-03T20:26Z [---] followers, 15.6K engagements

"@USFLExpert @JBRBracketology Here is the complete list of every team to get an at-large bid with no quad [--] wins:"
X Link 2024-02-04T00:07Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Don't sleep on Duke's resume if they win tonight at UNC. They have been awesome vs quad [--]. A win at UNC would leave their resume looking very similar to last year's Arizona. a [--] seed"
X Link 2024-02-04T00:11Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Six teams are locked into the bracket at this point. Tennessee Marquette and Wisconsin are on the verge of joining them"
X Link 2024-02-04T01:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"New bracket"
X Link 2024-02-04T20:47Z [----] followers, 41K engagements

"The race for one seeds is shaping up. Here's how I see it. NEARLY 🔒: Purdue LIKELY: UConn Houston RIGHT THERE: Kansas UNC Arizona Tennessee STRONG CONTENDER: Marquette LONGSHOTS: Wisconsin Alabama Baylor Iowa State Duke Illinois Creighton Auburn BYU"
X Link 2024-02-04T21:46Z [---] followers, 17.6K engagements

"Butler and Kentucky's resumes are closer than you might think"
X Link 2024-02-05T08:03Z [----] followers, 131.8K engagements

"Every coach in America: Please put my team in the West Region so I can avoid Purdue UConn and Houston until the Final Four"
X Link 2024-02-07T03:35Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"@madeformarch how much do the Michigan State Spartans remind you of the [----] Notre Dame Fighting Irish"
X Link 2024-02-07T04:08Z [---] followers, [---] engagements

"Both Indiana State and Grand Canyon are in position to land at-large bids if needed. The Sycamores' strong efficiency metrics combine with a winning record vs Q1/2 to land Indiana St a current [--] seed. GCU checks in at a [--] seed now bolstered by a .667 Q1/2 win percentage"
X Link 2024-02-09T15:20Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"The Big East has a new lock - the Marquette Golden Eagles. The Butler Bulldogs also moved up from the bubble to in "good shape." They are 33rd in Strength of Record with road wins over Marquette and Creighton. #bigeast"
X Link 2024-02-11T14:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Building a new seed list / bracket. Some relative data points are standing out for teams near the top of the bracket. Green = great Yellow = not great Red = bad"
X Link 2024-02-18T15:44Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

"New bracket 🚨"
X Link 2024-02-18T23:31Z [----] followers, 12.4K engagements

"Seton Hall replaces Nebraska in the bracket after picking up a monster road win at St John's. Nebraska Utah Drake and Wake Forest are the first four teams out"
X Link 2024-02-19T14:12Z [----] followers, 17.9K engagements

"@nate_oatsb @JBRBracketology [----] has UCLA West UNC East Memphis South and Kansas Midwest"
X Link 2024-02-19T19:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Magic number time - how many wins it takes to lock a tournament bid. Which teams do you want an evaluation for"
X Link 2024-02-19T22:29Z [----] followers, 12.2K engagements

"@jaustincarter @WakeMBB [--] of the last [--] should be enough to be in. But I can't lock Wake without all [--]. There's still so much quality win work to be done"
X Link 2024-02-19T22:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"New Bracketology 🚨 Just Out: Villanova Wildcats Wake Forest Demon Deacons Texas A&M Aggies Utah Utes Drake Bulldogs #MarchMadness"
X Link 2024-02-21T23:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"🚨 New Bracket The last two teams in the field are Ole Miss and Villanova just behind Virginia and New Mexico"
X Link 2024-02-25T16:59Z [----] followers, 16.1K engagements

"@adambsimon Some particularly bad performances have hurt like Villanova Xavier Rutgers and USC losses"
X Link 2024-02-25T18:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"K-St is closer to a bid than many think. None of their metrics point towards a bid but they won OOC over Providence & LSU away from home and home vs Villanova. They also have wins vs KU Baylor & BYU. A home win vs Iowa St & road win vs Cincy or Kansas should do it"
X Link 2024-02-27T01:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@LeakyStan17 North Carolina and Arizona are also one seed quality teams but I think Tennessee's resume is cleaner and they now have three elite road wins (Alabama Kentucky & Wisconsin)"
X Link 2024-03-03T04:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Providence is in worse tournament shape than you probably think. The Friars only have [--] losses and they own home wins over Marquette Creighton & Wisconsin along with road wins over Seton Hall & Xavier. But they're just 8-11 vs quads 1-3 due to [--] of their [--] wins being Q4"
X Link 2024-03-03T14:24Z [----] followers, 21.8K engagements

"Wake Forest is in very serious tournament trouble now. Their tournament odds are very slim"
X Link 2024-03-06T04:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@getinyourstance @ncaa_sports_guy @JBRBracketology They can win a Mountain West regular season title if they win at Nevada and Utah State drops one. A title to their name in that strong of a league would massively help"
X Link 2024-03-06T14:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@tkbrackets @John_Fanta If UNLV enters the Mountain West tournament at 6-3 vs quad one with a MWC regular season title the committee will give them serious consideration"
X Link 2024-03-06T15:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Any teams you want a bracket assessment on #bracketology #MarchMadness"
X Link 2024-03-06T18:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"A look at the bubble. In particular Virginia's resume stands out as not having any glaring flaws. Their only downside is we've all seen what they actually look like when they lose"
X Link 2024-03-08T14:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@ButlerGuru Butler isn't eliminated as an at-large candidate but UNLV has better odds. [--]. Butler will have at least [--] losses & their SOS isn't elite enough for that many. [--]. UNLV has been great against tough competition. The committee can overlook a lot when a team is great vs Quad 1"
X Link 2024-03-08T14:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Perhaps no team's seed will be more affected by their game this weekend than South Carolina's (a trip to Starkville to play Mississippi St is in store). Will they have an exceptional resume that demands a high seed or a strong resume that allows for a middling seed #Gamecocks"
X Link 2024-03-09T03:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@DNeckel19 @JBRBracketology In the games I've seen Cincinnati has looked like a top [--] team. They beat Georgia Tech by [--] in OOC play"
X Link 2024-03-09T03:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"On the other hand Mississippi State isn't yet a lock for the tournament. They remain a bubble team entering the SEC Tournament"
X Link 2024-03-09T21:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Bracket drop: Texas A&M New Mexico Providence Iowa Pitt Wake Forest & Kansas St are the first seven out"
X Link 2024-03-11T10:32Z [----] followers, 19.9K engagements

"Every time I look at New Mexico's resume I think "this is a tournament quality resume." .and then I see that home loss to Air Force. Really tough to pair 2-7 vs quad [--] with a home loss to Air Force"
X Link 2024-03-11T22:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Don't count out Syracuse as an at-large contender. The Orange get NC State tomorrow and Duke Thursday (if they win). Those two wins would get Syracuse firmly in the conversation. And a trip to the ACC final would very likely be enough for a bid as they'd have [--] quad 1-3 wins"
X Link 2024-03-13T00:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"At 10-12 vs quads 1/2 and with three losses to quad [--] the Villanova Wildcats have not done enough to earn a tournament bid. Their bubble has likely been popped by Marquette"
X Link 2024-03-15T04:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Baylor+Creighton are locked into [--] seeds. Two will join them. Auburn's alive & can make a run (still only one Q1 win). Comparing Duke Illinois & Kansas the Illini have the best resume metric avg (11 vs [----] for KU & [----] for Duke). Duke has the best road record but worst SOS"
X Link 2024-03-16T12:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"I should point out that I currently have a spot in my bracket reserved for the AAC champion. If FAU wins the AAC that would open up one additional spot (and the Indiana State Sycamores could be that team). Here's how I currently see the bubble: In and avoiding Dayton: Northwestern TCU Mississippi State Colorado Texas A&M and Michigan State. DAYTON-BOUND: New Mexico Oklahoma Seton Hall and Virginia JUST OUT: Indiana St St John's Providence Pitt Kansas St. Here's how I currently see the bubble: In and avoiding Dayton: Northwestern TCU Mississippi State Colorado Texas A&M and Michigan State."
X Link 2024-03-16T15:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"If only for now the Indiana State Sycamores have moved from my first team out of the field to my last team in the field. South Florida losing moves my AAC automatic qualifier to FAU"
X Link 2024-03-16T21:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@MMcC_86 Yes. I lean on Strength of Record more than KPI or NET. But it is just one piece of a very large puzzle"
X Link 2024-03-17T14:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@jaymar1210 I am projecting Kansas to open the tournament in Omaha with a potential second round matchup vs the Utah State-Drake winner"
X Link 2024-03-17T18:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"The bracket has opened up for Illinois. Morehead State & Duquesne is their Sweet [--] path"
X Link 2024-03-21T19:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Clemson defeats Baylor. It's the only upset in a second round that has otherwise gone all chalk"
X Link 2024-03-25T00:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"The easiest possible path to a national championship is beating NC State Duke Gonzaga and Clemson in four consecutive games. And that's if the path was manufactured to be literally the easiest it possibly can. In other words your national champion will have run a gauntlet"
X Link 2024-03-25T23:34Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@andrewtaylor [----] Kansas had a smooth path to the title. But they played Creighton Providence (Big East regular season champ) Miami Villanova (Big East tournament champ) and UNC. UConn's path last year was clearly easier"
X Link 2024-04-01T23:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"If UConn's all-time Final Four win percentage was a college basketball season they'd be 33-3"
X Link 2024-04-07T03:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"The good: UConn champion & Oakland over Kentucky The bad: Gonzaga & Marquette in the Final Four The ugly: Baylor over UNC in the Elite Eight Final Four picks: UCONN over Iowa St BAYLOR over North Carolina GONZAGA over Creighton MARQUETTE over Houston UCONN over Marquette for the title. UPSET SPECIAL: Oakland over Kentucky Final Four picks: UCONN over Iowa St BAYLOR over North Carolina GONZAGA over Creighton MARQUETTE over Houston UCONN over Marquette for the title. UPSET SPECIAL: Oakland over Kentucky"
X Link 2024-04-08T22:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"UConn is 12-1 in Final Four games. Absolutely incredible"
X Link 2024-04-09T03:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"In the last two seasons UConn has lost exactly one game outside of Big East play - at Kansas. An absurd run"
X Link 2024-04-09T23:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Current CFP projection: [--] Oregon vs [--] Alabama/9 BYU [--] Iowa St vs [--] Penn St/12 Boise [--] Miami vs [--] Ohio St/11 Texas A&M [--] Texas vs [--] UGA/10 LSU FIRST [--] OUT: Notre Dame Pitt Tennessee Clemson NEXT [--] OUT: Kansas St Indiana SMU Ole Miss"
X Link 2024-10-13T14:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Current CFP projection: [--] Oregon vs [--] Texas / [--] Tennessee [--] Iowa St vs [--] Georgia / [--] Boise St [--] Miami vs [--] Ohio St / [--] Alabama [--] LSU vs [--] Penn St / [--] Indiana FIRST [--] OUT: BYU A&M Kansas St Notre Dame NEXT [--] OUT: Clemson Pitt SMU Missouri #playoff"
X Link 2024-10-20T11:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Preseason bracketology. We'll see if these picks hold up as well as my Arkansas in the [----] Final Four pick"
X Link 2024-10-22T03:01Z [----] followers, 64K engagements

"The following teams are likely headed to the College Football Playoff: Georgia Oregon Ohio St Penn St Miami Texas Indiana Boise St Their remaining schedules are manageable and they have already put together strong records given their respective schedules"
X Link 2024-11-03T14:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Ridiculous reality. the whole Big [--] benefits if Houston and Iowa State win by an average of [--] tomorrow night instead of 30"
X Link 2024-11-03T15:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Per Torvik the Big Ten has quietly had the best start to the season. Meanwhile the Big East is 8th and not looking good this evening"
X Link 2024-11-07T00:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Villanova falls at home to Columbia. The Wildcats were KenPom top [--] to start the season but I left them off my preseason bracket projection. Simply put I dont think their coaching is good enough"
X Link 2024-11-07T02:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@kerrancejames UTRGV is Creighton's Super Bowl"
X Link 2024-11-07T04:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"👇 Every team at least .4 wins above bubble. New Mexico Ohio St and UCF have already landed wins that'll resonate with the selection committee if they're close to the bubble"
X Link 2024-11-09T14:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@MattNorlander This is cool. But it would also be nice if Duke started playing true road games vs non-conference blue bloods. College basketball needs more elite games in home arenas"
X Link 2024-11-11T14:11Z [----] followers, 62.2K engagements

"First bracket of the year"
X Link 2024-11-15T05:09Z [----] followers, 70.3K engagements

"@madeformarch One more regular season loss might even be too much. That sounds wild but GCU just doesn't have the schedule to get quality wins"
X Link 2024-11-15T06:13Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Re-posting the bracket for the morning crowd. LSU and Arizona State entered the bracket following big wins vs Kansas State and Grand Canyon respectively"
X Link 2024-11-15T11:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@CHOTalksSports @allanw98 Yeah Wake is 73rd in KenPom. It's their win vs Michigan that's getting them in. But let's not pretend like USC Upstate wasn't an inch away from winning in Winston-Salem"
X Link 2024-11-15T19:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Sunday night bracket"
X Link 2024-11-18T02:37Z [----] followers, 44.7K engagements

"@davecoolatta Xavier is 44th in KenPom 58th in BPI and 60th in Torvik (which is now on the team sheet). The Wake win gets them in for now but their seed is impacted by their efficiency metrics"
X Link 2024-11-18T13:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Each of the last two seasons every team in the KenPom top [--] on this day ended up getting a [--] seed or better in that years NCAA Tournament. Here are the current top [--] in KenPom:"
X Link 2024-11-21T21:33Z [----] followers, 73K engagements

"New bracket as we head into Friday evening games. Iowa New Mexico Wake Forest and VCU are just out of the field"
X Link 2024-11-22T20:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Not a good start to the day for the Big Ten. Neither would be an awful loss but they would still be damaging profile losses if Rutgers/Maryland can't turn it around"
X Link 2024-11-24T18:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Top [--] seed lines. [--] of the top [--] teams in the country are competing in the Maui Invitational"
X Link 2024-11-25T14:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Memphis defeated UConn in a Maui classic. The Tigers move to 13th overall. The Tennessee Vols move to the one line"
X Link 2024-11-25T22:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

""Is that the Sweet 16" "Nope. That's just a Tuesday in Feast Week.""
X Link 2024-11-26T08:45Z [----] followers, 613.8K engagements

"Having already beaten Houston and Iowa State Auburn has twice as many Quad 1A wins as they had all of last season when they had [--] total quad [--] wins. They'll match that total today if they beat UNC. Q1 struggles led to a [--] seed last year. This year they're top [--] seed contenders"
X Link 2024-11-26T12:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Only [--] college basketball teams are top [--] in all team sheet metrics. Only four are top [--] in all"
X Link 2024-11-26T17:01Z [----] followers, 21.8K engagements

"Staff holding Dan Hurley back to try and prevent a technical at the end of UConn-Colorado one day after getting a T in a similar situation vs Memphis"
X Link 2024-11-26T22:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Top [--] seed lines as we enter the last day of Maui. Multiple two loss teams in the top four seeds but they've either been competitive vs 1/2 seeds or they have quality wins away from home"
X Link 2024-11-27T11:57Z [----] followers, 18.3K engagements

"Top four seed lines. Marquette rises to the one line. Happy Thanksgiving all"
X Link 2024-11-28T13:10Z [----] followers, 108.4K engagements

"@ZC030491 If the bracket was made today UConn wouldn't be in it. They don't have any wins that could be considered of any value. Neither the Memphis nor Dayton losses are that bad but losing to Colorado on a neutral floor stands out"
X Link 2024-11-29T16:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"SEC basketball is what people think SEC football is"
X Link 2024-11-30T03:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@mikezor052588 Yeah. A spoiler is Houston will be a [--] seed in the bracket I release later today. They haven't earned a higher seed but they're still a team that's a few plays from number one overall"
X Link 2024-12-01T17:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Sunday bracket. We have enough games that you'll wonder why head to head doesn't seem to be considered. It was but you have to look at performance in all games like the committee does"
X Link 2024-12-01T19:27Z [----] followers, 47K engagements

"@JermaureeJ Knew I'd get a question about MSU vs UNC. TAR HEELS: [--] BPI [--] KenPom [--] Torvik; quality win vs Dayton SPARTANS: [--] BPI [--] KenPom [--] Torvik; quality win vs UNC Both teams have one quality win but UNC played Kansas stronger than MSU did and UNC had to play them on the road"
X Link 2024-12-01T19:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@JermaureeJ UNC led Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse with two minutes left to play. Michigan State never led Kansas in the last [--] minutes in Atlanta. But the efficiency metrics difference is the big one. UNC has a significant advantage there when both teams have one quality win"
X Link 2024-12-01T20:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@ButlerGuru Butler was just outside of the bracket ahead of Creighton and UConn. The Austin Peay loss could very well be a quad [--] loss on Selection Sunday. That said Mississippi St will likely remain a quad [--] win and Northwestern could be too"
X Link 2024-12-01T22:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@cardsfanfrompu4 Indiana is just outside of the bracket. They compare similarly to Louisville who is in the play-in game but Louisville obviously won their neutral court game resoundingly. While the South Carolina and Providence wins are solid they don't really move the needle individually"
X Link 2024-12-01T23:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@jacobkyblue @Ianm199675 @UConnMBB Thanks for chiming in @jacobkyblue. I think UConn will comfortably make the final bracket. Like you mentioned this is just where teams stack up today without predicting future results"
X Link 2024-12-01T23:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@CincyATW41 Unfortunately for Xavier they're a hollow 7-1 currently. From an analytics standpoint their performances vs Texas Southern IU Indy Michigan & South Carolina State are what you'd expect to see from a team that would go about 4-16 in Big East play. They need consistency fast"
X Link 2024-12-02T00:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@mpsever The reason you'll frequently see Marquette & MSU in potential 2nd round rematches from last year's tournament is because "teams will remain in or as close to their areas of natural interest as possible as determined by mileage from campus to the venue.""
X Link 2024-12-02T22:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"10 teams have a top [--] resume and efficiency metrics average. Expect the ten teams highlighted to remain near the top of the bracket all year. Only [--] teams (all current [--] seeds) are top [--] in every metric: Auburn Kansas Tennessee"
X Link 2024-12-02T23:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"✅ unbeaten vs Q1/2 ✅ at least one Q1 win ✅ at least two Q1/2 wins"
X Link 2024-12-02T23:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@slmandel College football isn't conducive to bracketology because they tell you where every team ranks before and after every game. It works well in college basketball because there are dozens of teams that you never get a hint of where they're supposed to be until Selection Sunday"
X Link 2024-12-02T23:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Early season college basketball involves a lot of buy games and neutral court games. This week is a good reminder it is really hard to beat good teams on the road. Alabama's dominant performance in Chapel Hill vs UNC will catch the committee's attention"
X Link 2024-12-05T03:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@ben_stana Even if UNC were the hypothetically miss the tournament there's basically no chance this won't be a quad [--] road win for Alabama"
X Link 2024-12-05T03:48Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"🚨 Live top [--] seeds. Auburn holds onto [--] overall. Despite neutral court wins Kentucky & Oregon find themselves behind 2-loss Duke & Alabama teams that picked up huge wins vs Auburn & UNC"
X Link 2024-12-05T04:47Z [----] followers, 26.9K engagements

"@BracketologyLab Auburn still has neutral court wins vs Iowa St Houston Memphis and UNC. Not only are they still a one seed they're still deserving of one overall"
X Link 2024-12-05T04:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"New bracket. 🏀 NET KPI & WAB debuted this week shaking up some seeds"
X Link 2024-12-05T22:22Z [----] followers, 61.7K engagements

"Kentucky defeats Gonzaga 90-89 in OT in Seattle. The road to a [--] seed is closing for Gonzaga as the Baylor and UConn games will likely not carry the value they expected. Meanwhile Kentucky is firmly in the one seed hunt with wins vs Duke and Gonzaga away from home"
X Link 2024-12-08T05:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@NJBracketology @JBRBracketology My take: Oregon Georgia Boise St and Arizona St get byes. The committee will fall back on football judgment for the last at-large. SMU lost by [--] to great BYU and Clemson teams. Alabama lost by [--] total points to mediocre Vanderbilt & Oklahoma teams. SMU gets in"
X Link 2024-12-08T14:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"To be clear the SEC is better in basketball this year than they have ever been in football. You could make an argument that every team but South Carolina deserves to be in the tournament (sorry Gamecocks)"
X Link 2024-12-08T20:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Give UConn credit. They went 0-3 in Maui and are now playing very well. The Huskies are still in play for a protected seed"
X Link 2024-12-08T23:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"🚨 Monday bracket Duke moves to the [--] line. The SEC lands [--] bids everyone but Texas Arkansas & South Carolina"
X Link 2024-12-09T16:54Z [----] followers, 10.8K engagements

"Last Christmas Iowa St & Alabama had a combined resume metric average of [----]. In March they received 2/4 seeds. Houston Illinois UConn & Cincinnati find themselves in similar positions now. The NET top [--] teams that should worry are those w/ efficiency outside the top 20"
X Link 2024-12-10T01:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"What are your team's tournament chances Here's how I see it"
X Link 2024-12-12T01:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"🚨 New bracket"
X Link 2024-12-12T21:49Z [----] followers, 12.8K engagements

"@mubbguerrero The Big East received three [--] seeds in [----] (Louisville Pitt UConn) and the ACC did the same in [----] (Duke UVA UNC). If the SEC deserves three [--] seeds they will get them"
X Link 2024-12-12T22:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"I expect the NCAA Tournament will likely increase to [--] teams enough to include at least one additional team from each power conference most years as well as at least one non-power team. Dayton currently hosts [--] teams. Would make logical sense to likewise go west and south. @DavidWorlock quick request If we expand the tournament to [--] or [--] and you need additional First Four games on Tuesday and Wednesday of tournament week and youd like a second site to host the additional First Four games (preferably in the Western US) AND your committee @DavidWorlock quick request If we expand the"
X Link 2024-12-12T23:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Every team with 2+ Quad 1A victories. Not all are valued the same. For example Marquette's win at Maryland is more valuable than Purdue's home win vs Maryland"
X Link 2024-12-13T14:39Z [----] followers, 37.6K engagements

"Iowa State replaces Duke on the [--] line following their win at Iowa. Texas impressively handles New Mexico St but it's not enough to break into the bracket"
X Link 2024-12-13T17:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Memphis is the only team in the country with three Quad 1A wins after beating Clemson on the road in overtime. The Tigers are unlikely to play another Quad 1A game this year. Finishing the year at 3-1 vs Quad 1A is almost certainly good enough to go dancing even if they fade"
X Link 2024-12-14T18:24Z [----] followers, 46.7K engagements

"@stevenconway2 @munzly San Francisco was a Quad 1B game for Memphis. Their only Quad 1A wins are Clemson UConn and Michigan State"
X Link 2024-12-14T20:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"1 seeds seem pretty clear right now. [--] AUBURN - clear number [--] overall [--] TENNESSEE - unbeaten great road win [--] IOWA ST - Marquette + Dayton wins [--] KENTUCKY - Duke + Gonzaga wins"
X Link 2024-12-15T03:45Z [----] followers, 90.8K engagements

"@statue_baker I know Oklahoma is undefeated and they're ranked 13th in the country. But the Sooners don't have a single win over a team that's likely to make the NCAA Tournament. Providence and Oklahoma State have miniscule tournament chances and Louisville & Arizona are both likely to miss"
X Link 2024-12-15T04:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@statue_baker Per Torvik Arizona will be underdogs in nine more games and their average record is 17-14. If that's the case and they lose in the Big [--] Tournament they're asking the committee to let them in with [--] losses. Arizona can certainly make the tournament but odds are unfavorable"
X Link 2024-12-15T04:44Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Top [--] seeds after Saturday led by Overall [--] Auburn"
X Link 2024-12-15T13:40Z [----] followers, 47.3K engagements

"Will release a new bracket later. For now the top [--] seed lines in seed list order"
X Link 2024-12-15T14:28Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"Will release a new bracket later. For now the top [--] seed lines in order"
X Link 2024-12-15T14:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Evaluating resumes involves stat and individual game analysis. Florida is undefeated 5th in the NET and 3-0 vs quads [--] & [--]. Sounds like a [--] seed contender right But does beating Arizona State and Wichita State on neutral courts and Florida State on the road really impress"
X Link 2024-12-15T15:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@WesleyJohnson_ Memphis has more impressive wins than UConn and Gonzaga. But losing to Arkansas State by [--] at home is a dreadful loss for a top seed contender. That's much worse than UConn losing to Colorado in Maui or Gonzaga losing to West Virginia at the Battle [--] Atlantis"
X Link 2024-12-15T15:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@ben_stana The committee would have no problem doing that. In [----] Overall [--] Duke drew [--] seed Virginia Tech and they ended up playing in the Sweet [--] as ACC foes"
X Link 2024-12-15T21:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"It was always going to be tough for Loyola-Chicago to land an at-large. Falling to San Francisco hurts. The Dons however now own a neutral court win vs L-C and a home win over Boise State. They look like potential contenders for an at-large especially if they beat Bradley. The @USFDonsMBB get a quality win in Milwaukee over Loyola-Chicago 76-66. Former Dons assistant @Coach_McGhee11 approves Dons became the first team to beat the Ramblers in 2024-25. https://t.co/MtZ0b28Yzi The @USFDonsMBB get a quality win in Milwaukee over Loyola-Chicago 76-66. Former Dons assistant @Coach_McGhee11 approves"
X Link 2024-12-16T01:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"The [--] teams with [--] or more quad [--] wins. Every team with 3+ quad [--] wins and a winning quad [--] record made last year's tournament"
X Link 2024-12-16T12:48Z [----] followers, 12.3K engagements

"Some tournament contenders with 250+ ranked non-conference schedules. The committee will notice (and likely punish) the ample number of games they've played in quad 4"
X Link 2024-12-17T00:35Z [----] followers, 12.3K engagements

"@ButlerGuru It's the official NCAA website. https://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/season_divisions/18403/nitty_gritties https://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/season_divisions/18403/nitty_gritties"
X Link 2024-12-17T00:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Critical game for 6-4 UNC as they desperately need an elite win for their resume. This is the toughest opponent Florida has played. A win would move the Gators to the [--] line"
X Link 2024-12-18T01:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@DelphiBrackets UNC's record is brutal but every one of their losses is completely reasonable. Seems like they could potentially make the tournament with a brutal quad [--] record like 4-10"
X Link 2024-12-18T02:16Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@DelphiBrackets UNC has [--] more Q1 opportunities as of today. Will have to see if that holds up"
X Link 2024-12-18T02:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"@DelphiBrackets UNC is likely to be an underdog in at least [--] of their [--] remaining quad [--] games. If they lose to UCLA the odds will definitely be against them"
X Link 2024-12-18T02:24Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"🚨 Wednesday bracket. Colorado Penn State St Bonaventure San Francisco and Boise State are the first five out"
X Link 2024-12-18T21:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@Swan_ASF Unfortunately Loyola really needed tp beat San Francisco. With Loyola's non-conference schedule featuring so many quad [--] games I don't expect Loyola to re-enter the bracket as an at-large"
X Link 2024-12-18T22:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@horganth There's definitely an argument for both Drake and Oklahoma being further up the bracket than a 10/7 seed. But while both have quality wins neither has a marquee win. It'll be a slow climb up the seed list without them"
X Link 2024-12-18T22:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"The tournament chances of every team that I expect to be in the at-large picture"
X Link 2024-12-18T22:30Z [----] followers, 45.9K engagements

"@MIZZOU0101 @kerrancejames Ole Miss benefits from how strong the SEC is. Though they haven't played a tough schedule they should be 11-1 after playing Queens. With no bad loss opportunities in SEC play even 8-10 is a near lock for the field"
X Link 2024-12-18T22:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@BHflyer5 @kerrancejames Dayton is likely to get in but they also will likely lock up their bid later than teams like Pitt Clemson and Memphis. I will add more categories in the future to separate the high bubble from the low bubble"
X Link 2024-12-19T22:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"My bracketology is based on what the bracket would look like if today was Selection Sunday. But below is my prediction for what the final seeds will actually look like on Selection Sunday"
X Link 2024-12-20T01:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"@MMcC_86 Vanderbilt LSU and South Carolina were all considered from the SEC. But Missouri was the first team left out. Iowa was next"
X Link 2024-12-20T01:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"Only [--] teams are in the top [--] in all team sheet metrics the Auburn Tigers and Tennessee Volunteers"
X Link 2024-12-20T14:44Z [----] followers, 27.6K engagements

"@BracketguyDave Compared to past one seed years I think Gonzaga's lack of high end wins is a problem. [----] Gonzaga is probably the weakest [--] seed they've had and that year they beat Big [--] co-champ K-State by [--] neutral and won at Oklahoma St (5 seed). I have real doubts about a Zags [--] seed"
X Link 2024-12-21T12:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

"🚨 Live top [--] seed lines"
X Link 2024-12-22T02:24Z [----] followers, 75.4K engagements

"@BracketNky @JBRBracketology Of note [----] Iowa State went 9-8 vs Quad [--] with no losses in quads 3/4 and only landed an [--] seed. I'm confident every SEC team gets in at 9-9. But depending on the team it might be cutting it close"
X Link 2024-12-22T02:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

"@BigBlueB9urbon Kentucky has two awesome wins away from home which is why they're still a [--] seed. But Kansas also has two quad 1A wins away from home (Duke & Michigan St) a big efficiency edge (10th vs 26th in KenPom) & [--] less games vs Quad [--] (2 vs 5). They're close but Kansas has the edge"
X Link 2024-12-22T03:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

"Merry Christmas hoops fans. Last pre-Christmas bracket. 🎄 First [--] Out: Texas Missouri St Bonaventure Iowa St Mary's UCF Penn State Creighton"
X Link 2024-12-23T17:54Z [----] followers, 21.4K engagements

"No team has gotten an at-large with [--] or [--] road wins during the NET era. Per Torvik Arkansas Vanderbilt Oklahoma Missouri South Carolina and LSU are projected underdogs in all their road games. That'll likely cap SEC bids at [--] max. https://barttorvik.com/conf.phpconf=SEC https://barttorvik.com/conf.phpconf=SEC"
X Link 2024-12-25T15:52Z [----] followers, 11.1K engagements

"@MIZZOU0101 There's a strong possibility four of those six will finish with one or less road wins. Arkansas will very likely get to two road wins. Oklahoma probably will too. South Carolina and LSU are unlikely to get two road wins. Missouri and Vandy should be close calls"
X Link 2024-12-25T16:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

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