bracketology
noun
a system of diagrammatically predicting and tracking the process of elimination among sequentially paired opponents in a tournament, especially an NCAA basketball tournament.
bracketologist
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a word derived from
bracketology.
Example Sentences
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The show, with bracketologist Joe Lunardi playing Ed McMahon to Martelli’s Johnny Carson, was fall-down funny, the polar opposite of the typical “we’re so proud of our student-athletes” coach’s show.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2019
“It affected them quite a bit,” said Shelby Mast, who runs the website Bracket W.A.G. and works as USA Today’s bracketologist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2017
For Michigan State, the news was that it was a No. 2 seed, behind Oregon, Virginia, Kansas and North Carolina — a ranking that belied the predictions of almost every self-proclaimed bracketologist in the country.
From US News ● Mar. 14, 2016
For Michigan State, the news was that it was a No. 2 seed, behind Oregon, Virginia, Kansas and North Carolina - a ranking that belied the predictions of almost every self-proclaimed bracketologist in the country.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 14, 2016
Another so-called bracketologist, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi, said he had Wichita State as a No. 8 seed and Monmouth and St. Mary’s as No. 10s.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2016
