Because Andy Bottoms is an overachiever (read: a college hoops-obsessed junkie who was excited to find the Louisville-Bellarmine game on TV Wednesday night), the more traditional Top 25 just wasn’t enough. He is his Top 30 heading into the season.
Bracketology: NCAA Tournament Bracket Projections as of 3/11
March 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Andy Bottoms provides his latest bracket projections after Sunday’s conference tournament action.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Final Regular Season Rankings
March 4, 2012 By 1 Comment
With Selection Sunday less than a week away, Andy Bottoms unveils his final College Basketball Power Rankings of the season.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Week of February 27th
February 27, 2012 By 2 Comments
If Saturday’s glut of upsets, exciting games, and nail-biting finishes is any indiation, this year’s NCAA Tournament is going to be fantastic. As it stands, this looks like Andy Bottoms’ second the last set of Power Rankings for the season, because once the field is announced and March Madness begins, any lingering debates will be settled on the floor.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Week of Februrary 20th
February 20, 2012 By 1 Comment
With just three weeks left until Selection Sunday, Andy Bottoms’ Top 25 stayed relatively stable with just one new squad making their way onto the list this week.
Bottoms Line College Basketball Power Rankings: Week of February 13th
February 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Many of last week’s top matchups lived up to their advanced billing, and when the dust settled following an excisting week of basketball, 13 teams in the Top 25 had lost at least once. While that certainly made Andy Bottoms’s job of assembling this week’s rankings a bit more challenging, it certainly bodes well for March Madness 2012, which begins with Selection Sunday in just four weeks.
Bottoms Line College Basketball Power Rankings: Week of February 6th
February 5, 2012 By 1 Comment
With the Super Bowl in the books, and the sports world will finally be able to turn more of its attention to college hoops. A terrific Kansas-Missouri game on Saturday night provided a springboard into “Rivalry Week,” which features a number of intriguing matchups. Before that tips off, Andy Bottoms provides his latest college basketball power rankings.
Bottoms Line College Basketball Power Rankings: Week of January 30th
January 30, 2012 By 1 Comment
It sounds a bit odd to say this, but last week was relatively tame in the college hoops world since “only” nine teams in the Top 25 lost. Even so, there are no new teams in this week’s edition of Andy Bottoms’ College Basketball Power Rankings.
Bottoms Line College Basketball Power Rankings: Week of January 23rd
January 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Saturday was arguably the best day of college basketball so far this season, as a pair of Top Five sqauds squared off, the top-ranked team went down, and a buzzer-beater ended a lengthy home winning streak just to name a few of the notable happenings. And as usual, that led to plenty of shakeups in Andy Bottoms’ Top 25.
Bottoms Line College Basketball Power Rankings: Week of January 16th
January 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
After yet another week where nearly half of the Top 25 suffered at least one loss, it was another challenging exercise for Andy Bottoms to put together his latest power rankings. The middle of the list has proven to be a complete mess, but since road wins have been so tough to come by, there are some teams that actually stayed put or even moved up despite losing.
College Basketball Power Rankings: ‘Sic Em Bears’ Edition
January 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
After 12 teams ranked in the Top 25 lost last week, Andy Bottoms had some work to do when putting together this week’s edition of the Bottoms Line College Basketball Power Rankings.
Bottoms Line College Basketball Power Rankings: Spartans Rise Edition
January 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It’s been a couple weeks since the last edition of Andy Bottoms’ power ratings, and a whole lot has changed since then thanks to some surprising results from early conference play, meltdowns from Pitt and Xavier, and a couple more teams falling from the ranks of the unbeaten.
College Basketball Power Rankings: ‘Murray State Races In’ Edition
December 21, 2011 By 2 Comments
Since last week’s installment of the power rankings, Illinois, Marquette, and Xavier have fallen from the ranks of the unbeaten, leaving just six teams with an unblemished record. One of those teams, Murray State, makes their debut in the Bottoms Line College Basketball Power Rankings this week.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Indiana Returns Edition
December 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I’m a couple days late on the power rankings this week, but there is no truth to the rumor that I went on a five-day bender following IU’s win over Kentucky. There is, however, truth to the rumor that the Hoosiers are back in the top 20 after a long hiatus.
College Basketball Power Rankings
December 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Now that the college basketball season is about a month old, it’s time for the first installment of the Bottoms Line College Basketball Power Rankings.
