Men’s Bracketology 1/11/2025

Much ink has been spilled about how disappointing the ACC has been this year, but the Big East is arguably worse. I am projecting 3 bids for the Big East, the same as they got last year and a far cry from the 6-7 bids that was the norm for this league in the past. I know that the Big East only has 11 teams while the other power conferences have exploded in size, but it is still a huge step back. Georgetown and Villanova could sneak into the field, but this is going to be a 4 bid league at mots.

A loaded Saturday of college hoops awaits. I’m particularly excited for UC Irvine to play UC San Diego- they are two of the best mid-major teams in the country and UC San Diego has done an impressive job of building a great team in only their fifth year in D1.