How to Use bracketology in a Sentence

bracketology

noun
  • More teams will be involved in bracketology projection as the regular-season winds down.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
  • Prep with our March Madness bracketology.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The Knights have been projected as a 7th- to an 11-thseed in some of the latest bracketology projections.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
  • As of Tuesday, the Aggies were a nine seed in Joe Lunardi's bracketology, one spot better than a week ago.
    — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
  • As of Friday, the Aggies were a 10-seed in Joe Lunardi's bracketology.
    — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The bracketology is subject to change before Selection Sunday on March 15.
    — Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
  • As of Monday, the Aggies were a 10 seed in Joe Lunardi's bracketology, but the metric hadn't been updated since Saturday.
    — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
  • According to BracketMatrix, which collects bracketology projections from over a dozen sites, TCU is an 11 seed in every projection that currently has the program in the field.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
  • With just five games left in the regular season, the Aggies' NCAA Tournament chance remains shaky, recently drawing a 10-seed in Joe Lunardi's bracketology.
    — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The Longhorns were considered a Last Four in, bubble team Sunday afternoon according to ESPN's Joe Lunardi's bracketology.
    — Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
  • With some bracketology experts placing KU (19-13) in the Next Four Out category, the Jayhawks’ NCAA Tournament hopes appear slim.
    — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Still, the Trojans rank 51st in the NCAA’s NET rankings and are firmly on the NCAA tournament bubble, according to ESPN’s bracketology.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The Horns, who blew a pair of must-win games and limped to an 18-13 finish of the regular season before a one-and-done SEC Tourney appearance, were the Last Team In in ESPN’s bracketology projection and could only hope that Joe Lunardi and the selection committee were in lock step.
    — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026

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