🏀 2025-2026 Bracketology

FWIW, (not much) UVA is #10 in Torvik since Jan 1.https://barttorvik.com/trank.php?year=2026&sort=&hteam=&t2value=&conlimit=All&state=All&begin=20260101&end=20260501&top=0&revquad=0&quad=5&venue=All&type=All&mingames=0#

Edit: Also #10 since Dec 1. Early season games make our overall number #14. And there’s a similar adjustment you could probably make on other metrics. It’s one thing to try to limit these results just to the last couple of weeks. And the whole season should be considered in deciding who is IN the bracket. But when you’re seeding teams and making decisions between a few closely matched teams it makes sense to look at the last 20 games or so more closely.

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Harris, Power, Rohde, and Buchanan in the tourney. Any other former Hoos?

Leon Bond with UNI. Probably / maybe Sharma with SLU

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Bond, iMac, Sharma (probably), and Warley if you give him credit

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With a tweak or two, a UVA-Penn first round matchup would be possible here.

https://x.com/jeffborzello/status/2033294789878128673?s=20

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My final bracket:

One note, if we end up in Philly (which would be likely unless Duke wants Philly) then they won’t pair us with Penn, so the rematch feels unlikely.

Kennesaw State would be my guess. Tennessee would be our six (BYU can’t play Sunday, UNC/UL are in the ACC and they would likely avoid even if technically possible). Which 11 seed is a crapshoot.

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Good point on Tennessee. Would be a bit annoying to get a 3 but have our 6 be only .7 behind us on Kenpom. We both have to win first round though

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Prediction Time. Will UVA get…

  • 3-seed
  • 4-seed
  • other
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This is for bragging rights!

Is Wally gonna cry live on air if Miami of Ohio doesn’t get in? I support them getting in, but that would be good TV.

here we go batman GIF

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Dream matchup for Northrn Iowa

That’s why you watch on cable, not Roku, northern Iowa. Valuable time lost

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Michigan state on 3 line. What does that mean?

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Michigan State prob flipped their spot with Purdue?

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A little surprised there. Figured they’d get on the 2 line

Ha, you give the committee too much credit. As long as Penn isn’t the host, they can (potentially) put the Quakers there.

Anyone remember UAB, playing us in their home gym because the SEC was the host of the Birmingham Southeast regional? That was fun.

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Purdue a 2?

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Cronin v Hurley!! An old school angry off! Angriest man wins.

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No SEC teams in the East bracket, unless I missed one.

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