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 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, Jan. 30, 2020):
Bracketology 2020
Midwest (Indianapolis)
1 Kansas vs 16 ROBERT MORRIS/NORFOLK STATE
8 Michigan vs 9 Florida
5 Colorado vs 12 Purdue/Rhode Island
4 Kentucky vs 13 VERMONT
6 Illinois vs 11 Oklahoma
3 OREGON vs 14 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
7 HOUSTON vs 10 BYU
2 SETON HALL vs 15 WILLIAM & MARY
East (New York)
1 Duke vs 16 EASTERN WASHINGTON
8 Wisconsin vs 9 St. Mary’s
5 Arizona vs 12 YALE
4 Maryland vs 13 UC IRVINE
6 Penn State vs 11 NORTHERN IOWA
3 Villanova vs 14 NEW MEXICO STATE
7 Wichita State vs 10 Texas Tech
2 GONZAGA vs 15 MURRAY STATE
South (Houston)
1 BAYLOR vs 16 NORTH FLORIDA/MONMOUTH
8 USC vs 9 Indiana
5 Iowa vs 12 NORTH TEXAS
4 Florida State vs 13 FURMAN
6 Creighton vs 11 Memphis
3 DAYTON vs 14 COLGATE
7 Marquette vs 10 Stanford
2 MICHIGAN STATE vs 15 BOWLING GREEN
West (Los Angeles)
1 SAN DIEGO STATE vs 16 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
8 Ohio State vs 9 Arkansas
5 LSU vs 12 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
4 Butler vs 13 WRIGHT STATE
6 Auburn vs 11 Minnesota/VCU
3 LOUISVILLE vs 14 WINTHROP
7 Rutgers vs 10 DePaul
2 West Virginia vs 15 LITTLE ROCK
The Bubble
Last Four Byes
Stanford
DePaul
Oklahoma
Memphis
Last Four In
Minnesota
Purdue
VCU
Rhode Island
First Four Out
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Georgetown
Alabama
Next Four Out
Syracuse
North Carolina State
Washington
Richmond
S-Curve
- Kansas
- Baylor
- San Diego State
- Duke
- Gonzaga
- West Virginia
- Michigan State
- Seton Hall
- Dayton
- Oregon
- Louisville
- Villanova
- Butler
- Maryland
- Florida State
- Kentucky
- Colorado
- Iowa
- LSU
- Arizona
- Penn State
- Auburn
- Creighton
- Illinois
- Rutgers
- Marquette
- Houston
- Wichita State
- Wisconsin
- Ohio State
- USC
- Michigan
- Indiana
- Florida
- Arkansas
- St. Mary’s
- Texas Tech
- BYU
- Stanford
- DePaul
- Oklahoma
- Memphis
- Minnesota
- VCU
- Purdue
- Northern Iowa
- Rhode Island
- Yale
- Stephen F. Austin
- North Texas
- Vermont
- Furman
- Wright State
- UC Irvine
- New Mexico State
- Winthrop
- Colgate
- South Dakota State
- William & Mary
- Bowling Green
- Little Rock
- Murray State
- Eastern Washington
- Prairie View A&M
- North Florida
- Monmouth
- Robert Morris
- Norfolk State
Per Conference
Big Ten – 12 (Michigan State, Maryland, Iowa, Penn State, Illinois, Rutgers, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota, Purdue)
Big East – 6 (Seton Hall, Villanova, Butler, Creighton, Marquette, DePaul)
Big 12 – 5 (Kansas, Baylor, West Virginia, Texas Tech, Oklahoma)
Pac-12 – 5 (Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, USC, Stanford)
SEC – 5 (Kentucky, LSU, Auburn, Florida, Arkansas)
AAC – 3 (Houston, Wichita State, Memphis)
A-10 – 3 (Dayton, VCU, Rhode Island)
ACC – 3 (Duke, Louisville, Florida State)
WCC – 3 (Gonzaga, St. Mary’s, BYU)