Welcome to Bracketology 2020, where our resident bracketologist, Justin Meyer, gives you his prediction of what the selection committee would have the NCAA Tournament look like if the season were to end today. He has done bracketology for roughly 10 years, and this is his sixth season as part of the Bracket Matrix.
This is not what he would make the bracket if he were the selection committee, and this is not a guess for what it will look like on Selection Sunday (unless, of course, it is Selection Sunday). It is merely a snapshot of where things stand right now.
Moving forward, you can also expect updates to our Bubble Watch series, breaking down where all remotely relevant teams stand relative to the cutline, with resume explanations and a set of requirements for what the team needs to secure its spot in the Big Dance. You can find the previous bracketology entry here.
Without further ado, here is your update for how the Field of 68 stands right now in our Bracketology 2020 (as of games played through Thursday, March 5, 2020):
Bracketology 2020
Midwest (Indianapolis)
1 KANSAS vs 16 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M/NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL
8 USC vs 9 Florida
5 Ohio State vs 12 YALE
4 BYU vs 13 LIBERTY
6 Iowa vs 11 NORTHERN IOWA
3 Creighton vs 14 COLGATE
7 West Virginia vs 10 Rutgers
2 Duke vs 15 UC IRVINE
East (New York City)
1 SAN DIEGO STATE vs 16 EASTERN WASHINGTON
8 Marquette vs 9 Oklahoma
5 Penn State vs 12 TULSA
4 Louisville vs 13 NEW MEXICO STATE
6 Auburn vs 11 Stanford/Texas
3 Maryland vs 14 NORTH TEXAS
7 Virginia vs 10 LSU
2 DAYTON vs 15 LITTLE ROCK
South (Houston)
1 Baylor vs 16 SIENA/ST. FRANCIS (PA)
8 St. Mary’s vs 9 Providence
5 Wisconsin vs 12 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
4 OREGON vs 13 VERMONT
6 Colorado vs 11 Xavier
3 MICHIGAN STATE vs 14 HOFSTRA
7 Arizona vs 10 Indiana
2 SETON HALL vs 15 NORTH DAKOTA STATE
West (Los Angeles)
1 GONZAGA vs 16 RADFORD
8 Houston vs 9 Arizona State
5 Butler vs 12 Cincinnati/North Carolina State
4 KENTUCKY vs 13 AKRON
6 Michigan vs 11 ETSU
3 Villanova vs 14 BELMONT
7 Illinois vs 10 Texas Tech
2 FLORIDA STATE vs 15 WRIGHT STATE
The Bubble
Last Four Byes
Texas Tech
Indiana
Rutgers
Xavier
Last Four In
Stanford
Texas
Cincinnati
North Carolina State
First Four Out
Richmond
UCLA
Utah State
Wichita State
Next Four Out
South Carolina
Memphis
Purdue
Arkansas
S-Curve
- Kansas
- Baylor
- Gonzaga
- San Diego State
- Dayton
- Florida State
- Seton Hall
- Duke
- Creighton
- Villanova
- Michigan State
- Maryland
- Louisville
- Kentucky
- Oregon
- BYU
- Ohio State
- Wisconsin
- Butler
- Penn State
- Michigan
- Iowa
- Auburn
- Colorado
- West Virginia
- Arizona
- Illinois
- Virginia
- Marquette
- Houston
- St. Mary’s
- USC
- Florida
- Providence
- Arizona State
- Oklahoma
- LSU
- Texas Tech
- Indiana
- Rutgers
- Northern Iowa
- Xavier
- ETSU
- Stanford
- Texas
- Cincinnati
- North Carolina State
- Tulsa
- Stephen F. Austin
- Yale
- Liberty
- Vermont
- Akron
- New Mexico State
- North Texas
- Belmont
- Hofstra
- Colgate
- UC Irvine
- North Dakota State
- Wright State
- Little Rock
- Eastern Washington
- Radford
- Siena
- St. Francis (PA)
- Prairie View A&M
- North Carolina Central
Per Conference
Big Ten – 10 (Michigan State, Maryland, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Penn State, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Rutgers)
Big East – 7 (Seton Hall, Creighton, Villanova, Butler, Marquette, Providence, Xavier)
Big 12 – 6 (Kansas, Baylor, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Texas)
Pac-12 – 6 (Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, USC, Arizona State, Stanford)
ACC – 5 (Florida State, Duke, Louisville, Virginia, North Carolina State)
SEC – 4 (Kentucky, Auburn, Florida, LSU)
AAC – 3 (Houston, Cincinnati, Tulsa)
WCC – 3 (Gonzaga, BYU, St. Mary’s)
