25-26 NCAA Tournament Bracketology

[mkaufman1]

I guess there is only one thing left to do.... Tweeder - what is it?

We don't need @TweederGMU to say it

Just win. And win the whole f**king thing.

 

[GMUgemini]

We don't need @TweederGMU to say it

Just win. And win the whole f**king thing.

Leave no doubt. Cut down the nets. We should be around an 11 seed if we do.

 

[GMU79]

The RI loss was disheartening. I kept saying, "win the ones you are supposed to, and a couple that you are not supposed to, and you're (hopefully) in."
We had done that till RI. Now it makes winning out almost a necessity.

 

[TweederGMU]

We don't need @TweederGMU to say it

Just win. And win the whole f**king thing.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlnBr4XVAH0

 

[TweederGMU]

and for good measure....

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0t6llGkBLo

 

[jruby]

If you want to know how broken the NET is look no further than WAKE. This is literally insane. At some point wins have to matter more than losing to better teams. They don't even have more quad 2 wins. It's a broken system. Is the line that thin? Would a quad 1 win jump them 20 spots?

67

Wake Forest

11-9

ACC

1-3

2-2

8-4

0-0

66

0-6

3-3

1-0

7-0

How akron is higher doesn't make any sense either. Less quad 2 wins and same amount of quad 4 games.

53

Akron

14-4

MAC

4-2

2-2

8-0

2-0

52

0-2

1-2

3-0

10-0

At least this one makes sense. No quad 2 or 3 loses and 3 quad 1 wins.

33

SMU

15-5

ACC

2-3

1-1

12-1

0-0

33

3-5

3-0

3-0

6-0

 

[jruby]

Actually furthermore. Look how insanely broken it truly is. Quad 3 and 4 loses less quad 2 wins and 5 overall less wins. This is actually insane really.

70	George Mason	17-2	Atlantic 10	3-2	2-0	12-0	1-0	69	0-1	3-1	4-0	10-0
71	George Washington	12-7	Atlantic 10	2-2	2-3	8-2	1-0	71	0-2	2-3	3-1	7-1

 

[jruby]

Here's another one for you. NO mention of Mason and there's vcu as last 4 out. HAHAHAHA. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/69...source=athletic_targeted_email&userId=1914079

 

[EXpatriot13]

Actually furthermore. Look how insanely broken it truly is. Quad 3 and 4 loses less quad 2 wins and 5 overall less wins. This is actually insane really.

70	George Mason	17-2	Atlantic 10	3-2	2-0	12-0	1-0	69	0-1	3-1	4-0	10-0
71	George Washington	12-7	Atlantic 10	2-2	2-3	8-2	1-0	71	0-2	2-3	3-1	7-1

It's so shot. We need to string together some blowouts.

 

[TweederGMU]

Men's Bracketology: The hottest team in America is Illinois

The Fighting Illini are the top 2-seed -- with plenty of time this season to move further up the board.

www.espn.com

 

[jruby]

Hey fox has Mason IN!

2026 Men's NCAA Tournament Projections: Purdue Slips, UNC Climbs and More | FOX Sports

FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy delivers his latest men's NCAA tournament bracket predictions.

www.foxsports.com

 

[GMU79]

Hey fox has Mason IN!

2026 Men's NCAA Tournament Projections: Purdue Slips, UNC Climbs and More | FOX Sports

FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy delivers his latest men's NCAA tournament bracket predictions.

www.foxsports.com

Please, Please, Please!!!

 

[psyclone]

Today's print edition in the Post, but apparently written yesterday before Nebraska lost to Michigan.
St. Louis is the only A10 team mentioned; matched up against Va Tech.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/01/27/ncaa-tournament-bracketology/

 

[Patriotsince81]

Today's print edition in the Post, but apparently written yesterday before Nebraska lost to Michigan.
St. Louis is the only A10 team mentioned; matched up against Va Tech.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/01/27/ncaa-tournament-bracketology/

According to that article the SEC gets 11 teams in, ACC - 9, Big Ten - 9, Big Twelve - 7, Big East - 4, Mountain West - 2, and West Coast - 2. So, that's 44 of the 68 teams. 7 conferences get 44 bids. The remaining 24 conferences get 24.

So for everyone else, win your conference tourney or you're out. Not right, or as much fun, in my opinion but no one on the selection committee cares.

The A10 is currently ranked as the 8th best conference, so we're a 1 bid league.

Conference NET Ranking - 2026 Men's College Basketball | WarrenNolan.com

2026 Men's College Basketball Conference NET - a ranking of conference based on the average NET Ranking of the teams in the conference.

www.warrennolan.com

 

[Patriotsince81]

Is a team at or below .500 in their own league really deserving? Currently Louisville is 9th in the ACC at 4-4. The 11th place SEC team is 3-4. That is a joke. But, big money talks..........

 

[psyclone]

According to that article the SEC gets 11 teams in, ACC - 9, Big Ten - 9, Big Twelve - 7, Big East - 4, Mountain West - 2, and West Coast - 2. So, that's 44 of the 68 teams. 7 conferences get 44 bids. The remaining 24 conferences get 24.

So for everyone else, win your conference tourney or you're out. Not right, or as much fun, in my opinion but no one on the selection committee cares.

The A10 is currently ranked as the 8th best conference, so we're a 1 bid league.

Conference NET Ranking - 2026 Men's College Basketball | WarrenNolan.com

2026 Men's College Basketball Conference NET - a ranking of conference based on the average NET Ranking of the teams in the conference.

www.warrennolan.com

Yet the A10's non-conference winning % would place them 6th. It's been said before, but the league needs to improve the quality of the non-conference schedule.

 

[GMU79]

According to that article the SEC gets 11 teams in, ACC - 9, Big Ten - 9, Big Twelve - 7, Big East - 4, Mountain West - 2, and West Coast - 2. So, that's 44 of the 68 teams. 7 conferences get 44 bids. The remaining 24 conferences get 24.

So for everyone else, win your conference tourney or you're out. Not right, or as much fun, in my opinion but no one on the selection committee cares.

The A10 is currently ranked as the 8th best conference, so we're a 1 bid league.

Conference NET Ranking - 2026 Men's College Basketball | WarrenNolan.com

2026 Men's College Basketball Conference NET - a ranking of conference based on the average NET Ranking of the teams in the conference.

www.warrennolan.com

So much for the fun of the March Madness Cinderellas. The little guys upsetting the big boys was always part of the excitement. I guess it still can be, but it'll have to come with the AQs.

 

[jruby]

Is a team at or below .500 in their own league really deserving? Currently Louisville is 9th in the ACC at 4-4. The 11th place SEC team is 3-4. That is a joke. But, big money talks..........

Louisville yes, 7-11 conference record like Sec last year? Hell no. Problem with Louisville is unbalanced scheduling. However with that said if they keep losing NO! I hear ya but positioning in conference really doesn't matter outside winning it anymore.

 

[jruby]

Yet the A10's non-conference winning % would place them 6th. It's been said before, but the league needs to improve the quality of the non-conference schedule.

Yeah the problem is no one wants to play the A10 and why would you? It gives you no advantage vs blowing a shit team off the court! VS you could actually lose to an A10 team.....

 

[GMUgemini]

So much for the fun of the March Madness Cinderellas. The little guys upsetting the big boys was always part of the excitement. I guess it still can be, but it'll have to come with the AQs.

They’ve taken a lot of those Cinderellas: Xavier, Butler, BYU, Houston…I’m sure I’m missing more—but they were all outside the P5 and made runs and got swallowed up.

I do think being above .500 in your own conference should be required to get an at-large bid. Seems like low hanging fruit. And might have stopped some of the consolidation (some of these conferences are just too big at this point).