Guides & Resources
How each decision gets made, how each forecast works, and what's going on this cycle.
Bracketology
How the Field Gets Built
The 12 people on the selection committee, the seven metrics on every team sheet, quadrant records, the 1 to 76 seed list, and what the expanded field changes.
2026 Bracketology Watch
What is shaping the field this season. The first 76-team cycle, the conference map after realignment, and where the preseason numbers have teams.
How Bracket Studio's Scoring Works
Why I grade seed accuracy instead of wins, how the Paymon Scoring System scores a finished bracket, and what a good score looks like.
The Bracket Studio Guide
A full walkthrough of Bracket Studio, covering drag-and-drop placement, Auto-Seed, Compare, saved slots, sharing and keyboard shortcuts.
Scoring Your Bracket
How to score a finished bracket against the real field with the Bracket Performance Calculator, and how to read your summary.
A Glossary of Bracketology Terms
Plain definitions of NET, quad records, the seed list, WAB, automatic qualifiers, bubble tiers and everything else on a team sheet.
Hall of Fame
How the Hall of Fame Vote Works
The selection stages and voting requirements under the 2027 rules.
What Changed in the Hall of Fame Vote
The September 2026 overhaul, old process next to new: the committee halved, the senior category eliminated, one slate of 15, and what all of it does to a model built on the old rules.
The Next HoF Class
Who is in line for the Class of 2027, the first decided under the Hall's overhauled rules. Nothing carries over from last cycle any more, and seven first-year names arrive at once.
How My Pro Football Hall of Fame Rating (HoFW) Works
How career scores and induction forecasts work, with the data sources, historical tests and limitations.
Academy Awards
How the Academy Votes
Branch nominations, the preferential ballot, why Best Picture is counted differently from every other category, and every confirmed date for the 99th Oscars.
This Year's Contenders
The films and performances shaping the race to the 99th Oscars, from the Cannes results through the fall festival slate.
How the Oscars Forecast Model Works
How five season-aware phases add evidence as it arrives, why guild awards matter, and how the accuracy numbers are tested on years the model never saw.