This show will go mostly about college basketball and go deeper into how teams and conferences are doing along with bracketology. I will preview the next week ahead and give a recap of what has happened the week prior. I will also provide my weekly rankings overall and for mid-majors on this show.
Matty Bracketology looks at the state of college basketball as we have finally reached one month away from having an actual bracket. A wild week 15 led to some changes in conference races and seed lines especially the bubble, and week 16 should be no different. Plus, the top 16 reveal that is actually this upcoming weekend will give us some more clarity on what the bracket might look like.
Matty's x: @mattycatty15
Substack: https://mattcatibayan.substack.com/
Chapters
Intro 0:00
Recapping Week 15 01:40
Previewing Week 16 36:21
Conference by Conference Races 57:46
Bracketology 01:11:28
Closing Remarks 01:33:15
9 Feb 2026
Episode 7: Post Super Bowl and CBB Now on the Spotlight
Episode 7 of the Matty Bracketology Podcast looks at Week 14 and the upcoming Week 15. This time, Matty looks at conference races and briefly incorporates his latest Bracketology as we now have 5 weeks away from Selection Sunday.
Matty's x: @mattycatty15
Substack: https://mattcatibayan.substack.com/
Chapters
Intro 0:00
Recapping Week 14 01:32
Previewing Week 15 38:27
Conference by Conference Races 56:30
Bracketology 01:11:28
Closing Remarks 01:20:37
2 Feb 2026
Episode 6: Recapping Week 13 and Previewing Week 14
Episode 6 of the Matty Bracketology Podcasts recaps a busy Week 13 of the 2025-2026 College Basketball season, where the bubble struggled this past week, making it difficult to consider how many teams are left in at-large consideration. It is now more which teams also have a chance for a top 4 protected seed, and now conference races have really taken shape. Matty also previews what games to watch for Week 14.
Matty's x: @mattycatty15
Substack: https://mattcatibayan.substack.com/
Chapters
Intro 0:00
America East 1:15
American 5:07
ASUN 11:42
A-10 16:21
ACC 21:58
Big 12 29:14
Big East 35:39
Big Sky 42:00
Big South 45:35
Big 10 48:06
Big West 57:05
CAA 01:00:54
CUSA 01:04:49
Horizon 01:07:33
Ivy 01:10:39
MAAC 01:13:04
MAC 01:17:20
MEAC 01:22:17
Missouri Valley 01:25:12
Mountain West 01:28:36
NEC 01:32:25
Ohio Valley 01:34:58
Patriot 01:39:31
SEC 01:42:31
SoCon 01:50:05
Southland 01:54:46
SWAC 01:56:21
Summit 01:58:38
Sun Belt 02:01:48
WCC 02:04:07
WAC 02:07:08
Closing Remarks 02:09:49
26 Jan 2026
Episode 5: Recapping Week 12 and Previewing Week 13
Episode 5 of the Matty Bracketology Podcast brings up a brief recap of the previous week and a preview of the upcoming week for all 31 conferences. Matty is back a week after recording episode 4, but there is still a lot going on an a lot of teams to watch and focus on when it comes to pointing out conference races and teams to watch out for when it comes to at-large potential and auto-bids for traditional one-bid conferences. Matty promises next week's episode will be a shorter with a better idea of races and with a massive week upcoming for Week 13.
Matty's x: @mattycatty15
Substack: https://mattcatibayan.substack.com/
Chapters
Intro 0:00
America East 1:46
American 6:59
ASUN 12:23
A-10 16:48
ACC 21:05
Big 12 28:16
Big East 37:42
Big Sky 42:48
Big South 46:12
Big 10 48:32
Big West 57:23
CAA 01:00:11
CUSA 01:03:45
Horizon 01:07:56
Ivy 01:13:02
MAAC 01:15:41
MAC 01:28:19
MEAC 01:21:47
Missouri Valley 01:23:55
Mountain West 01:28:54
NEC 01:32:40
Ohio Valley 01:36:33
Patriot 01:40:00
SEC 01:42:37
SoCon 01:48:207
Southland 01:51:48
SWAC 01:54:17
Summit 01:57:14
Sun Belt 02:00:22
WCC 02:06:00
WAC 02:09:03
Closing Remarks 02:11:09
19 Jan 2026
Episode 4: Going over Conference Races So Far
Matty Bracketology in Episode 4 goes over the past 3 weeks as conference play in each league in college basketball has begun. This is a bit of a longer episode due to cramming missed time into one episode as this format will be weekly quickly recapping each of the 31 conferences while going over the set of games next week to watch out for. With each conference having at least having 3 games played, we know now have an idea what the conference races are and what teams have surprised and disappointed relative to preseason and midseason expectations.
Matty's x: @mattycatty15
Substack: https://mattcatibayan.substack.com/
Chapters
Intro 0:00
America East 2:30
American 7:46
ASUN 12:46
A-10 18:48
ACC 24:50
Big 12 34:55
Big East 42:01
Big Sky 46:22
Big South 50:22
Big 10 53:52
Big West 59:30
CAA 01:03:18
CUSA 01:07:30
Horizon 01:11:03
Ivy 01:15:08
MAAC 01:18:10
MAC 01:22:47
MEAC 01:26:23
Missouri Valley 01:29:05
Mountain West 01:32:50
NEC 01:37:24
Ohio Valley 01:40:35
Patriot 01:44:20
SEC 01:47:11
SoCon 01:52:05
Southland 01:55:52
SWAC 01:58:40
Summit 02:01:45
Sun Belt 02:04:13
WCC 02:08:08
WAC 02:11:53
Closing Remarks 02:14:15
29 Dec 2025
Episode 3: Midseason Predictions for Each College Basketball Conference
Matty Bracketology in Episode 3 will discuss his preseason predictions and compare them to his updated mid-season predictions as conference play is now about to start in just about every conference. Get ready, because weekly episodes are about to begin each Sunday night. Besides telling you favorites, he will give you some surprise teams to watch out for over the next 2.5 months and disappointments in his eyes to this point as non-conference play wraps up. Don't forget to follow Matty on his social media handles below and his Substack link will be included along with timestamps if you want to listen to Matty's breakdown for a specific conference.
Matty's x: @mattycatty15
Matty's New IG for CBB: @mattybracketology
Substack: https://mattcatibayan.substack.com/
Chapters:
Intro and Future Plans with Content 0:00
Big 12 2:06
SEC 6:30
Big 10 9:35
ACC 12:30
Big East 16:05
Mountain West 19:25
A-10 22:30
WCC 25:20
American 27:41
Missouri Valley 29:44
WAC 32:40
CUSA 34:51
MAC 36:51
CAA 40:14
Big West 42:35
Ivy 45:40
Southland 47:59
Horizon 50:19
Big Sky 51:47
Sun Belt 55:47
SoCon 58:23
ASUN 01:01:12
Big South 01:03:39
Summit 01:07:02
MAAC 01:09:46
Ohio Valley 01:12:17
Patriot 01:15:17
SWAC 01:17:22
NEC 01:20:18
America East 01:22:55
MEAC 01:26:40
End and Final Thoughts 01:27:40
22 Dec 2025
Episode 2: Initial Bracketology Preview ft. Andrew Schaeffer
Matty Bracketology releases his much awaited 2nd episode of this podcast and he welcomes his good friend and fellow bracketologist Andrew Schaeffer to the show. Both us go over what we think the NCAA Tournament possibly looks like if the season ended today before Christmas and what to expect as the season progresses. Seed lists and bubble are highly emphasized here. I promise more episodes will come in 2026 when there will be much more to cover.
My Links
x: @mattycatty15
Substack: https://mattcatibayan.substack.com/
PS. Please follow Andrew on his new X account since his old account got hacked and please follow the Center Hub with whom he works for. Shoutout to Steve Bagell and the crew for the good work they put in. They are a big reason why I started this podcast along with my substack. Their socials are included below a highly recommended follow.
Andrew's x: @AndrewSHoops2
The Center Hub x: @thecenterhub_bb
The Center Hub YouTube: @TheCenterHub_bb
The Center Hub's Substack: https://thecenterhub.substack.com/
Chapters:
0:00 Beginning of Episode and Introducing Andrew
4:19 Start of Seed List- 1 Seeds
9:57 The 2nd and 3rd Seed Lines
18:44 The 4 and 5 Seed Lines
30:57 The 6 Seed Line: Questions Start to Arise
36:50 The 7 Seed Line Brings More Uncertainty
47:29 The 8 Seed Line
55:32 The Bubble Begins at the 9 Line
01:02:02 10 Seeds- Last 4 Byes & Saint Louis
01:10:40 The 11 Seeds: Last Four In Territory
01:18:47 The Wrong Side of the Bubble... For Now
01:23:43 Multi-Bid Conference Outlook: Power 5 + WCC, A10, MW
01:44:27 The 1 Bid Leagues: Seed Lines 12-16
02:12:47 Closing the Episode and Final Remarks
30 Nov 2025
Episode 1: Intro to Podcast and Recapping Feast Week
Matty Bracketology from Twitter starts his podcast on why he is starting this along with his content on Substack. Matty loves college basketball and wants to share his thoughts and opinions with the college basketball community in a more organized and accessible manner outside of twitter.There is a lot to recap with that happened over Feast Week, and Matty also gives his brief thoughts on the state of how the major conferences have done so far throughout 4 weeks of the new college basketball season.
Chapters:
Intro and Why I am Starting Podcast 0:00
Players Era 2:40
Atlantis 22:58
Maui 30:02
Acrisure 36:35
ESPN Events 47:47
Rady’s 57:20
Fort Myers Tip-off 01:01:35
Cayman Islands 01:04:05
Paradise Jam 1:09:30
Coconut Hoops 1:13:15
Jacksonville Classic 1:17:50
Sunshine Slam 1:20:30
Cancun Classic 1:25:36
Resorts World 1:30:40
Emerald City Classic 1:33:13
Duke-Ark & Illinois UConn 1:35:41
Brief update to begin year on how conferences are doing 1:38:35
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