Brad Wachtel

Brad Wachtel

Brad Wachtel, a former men's basketball administrator at Rutgers, has been involved in college basketball for almost all of his career. He previously served as the director of operations for The Hoop Group. A native of East Brunswick, New Jersey, Brad has two decades of experience projecting brackets and has appeared on numerous podcasts and outlets, including the Field of 68, SiriusXM College Sports, the Sports Grid, the Asbury Park Press, and the Star-Ledger. He is now Hoops HQ's lead bracketologist.
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VJ Edgecombe of Baylor, Bruce Thornton of Ohio State and Zach Freemantle of Xavier

Bubble Watch: One Last Shot for UNC, Ohio State, Arkansas and Xavier

The conference tournaments currently underway will make or break a number of teams' chances of getting a Tournament invite come Sunday

By Brad Wachtel
A graphic illustrating Bracketology 2025, which predicts the 68 teams in the men's NCAA March Madness Tournament

Bracketology: The SEC Closes In On History, 13 Tournament Bids

With less than a week until Selection Sunday, Oklahoma is on the right side of the bubble and Texas is on the wrong side

By Brad Wachtel
Johni Broome #4 of the Auburn Tigers moves the ball against Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk #31 of the South Carolina Gamecocks during the first half at Colonial Life Arena on January 11, 2025 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)

Auburn, Alabama, Duke and Florida top NCAA Bracket Preview

NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee names its top 16 teams, and two which just missed the cut

By Brad Wachtel
Arkansas's Johnell Davis has gone from pearl of the transfer portal to big-time bust

Bubble Watch: With Shocking Turnaround, Arkansas Is on the Verge

After an atrocious start, John Calipari has his Razorbacks on the bubble. Georgia and Pitt are moving in the other direction.

By Brad Wachtel