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, Feb. 6, 2020):
Bracketology 2020
Midwest (Indianapolis)
1 Kansas vs 16 ROBERT MORRIS/NORTH CAROLINA A&T
8 USC vs 9 Arkansas
5 Auburn vs 12 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
4 Michigan State vs 13 VERMONT
6 Illinois vs 11 Florida/Memphis
3 SETON HALL vs 14 WINTHROP
7 Marquette vs 10 Indiana
2 LOUISVILLE vs 15 WRIGHT STATE
East (New York)
1 Duke vs 16 MURRAY STATE
8 Wisconsin vs 9 St. Mary’s
5 Penn State vs 12 Virginia/Cincinnati
4 OREGON vs 13 UC IRVINE
6 LSU vs 11 NORTHERN IOWA
3 Butler vs 14 NEW MEXICO STATE
7 HOUSTON vs 10 Purdue
2 GONZAGA vs 15 MONTANA
South (Houston)
1 BAYLOR vs 16 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M/MONMOUTH
8 Wichita State vs 9 BYU
5 Creighton vs 12 LIBERTY
4 Colorado vs 13 FURMAN
6 Kentucky vs 11 Xavier
3 MARYLAND vs 14 COLGATE
7 Ohio State vs 10 Minnesota*
2 DAYTON vs 15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
West (Los Angeles)
1 SAN DIEGO STATE vs 16 BOWLING GREEN
8 Michigan vs 9 Texas Tech
5 Arizona vs 12 YALE
4 Villanova vs 13 NORTH TEXAS
6 Iowa vs 11 Rhode Island
3 Florida State vs 14 CHARLESTON
7 Rutgers vs 10 Stanford
2 West Virginia vs 15 Little Rock
The Bubble
Last Four Byes
Stanford
Minnesota
Rhode Island
Xavier
Last Four In
Florida
Virginia
Memphis
Cincinnati
First Four Out
VCU
Arizona State
ETSU
Oklahoma
Next Four Out
Alabama
Mississippi State
DePaul
Virginia Tech
S-Curve
- Kansas
- Baylor
- San Diego State
- Duke
- Gonzaga
- West Virginia
- Dayton
- Louisville
- Seton Hall
- Maryland
- Florida State
- Butler
- Villanova
- Oregon
- Colorado
- Michigan State
- Auburn
- Creighton
- Penn State
- Arizona
- LSU
- Kentucky
- Iowa
- Illinois
- Marquette
- Ohio State
- Rutgers
- Houston
- Wisconsin
- Michigan
- Wichita State
- USC
- Arkansas
- BYU
- Texas Tech
- St. Mary’s
- Purdue
- Indiana
- Stanford
- Minnesota
- Rhode Island
- Xavier
- Florida
- Northern Iowa
- Virginia
- Memphis
- Cincinnati
- Yale
- Liberty
- Stephen F. Austin
- Vermont
- Furman
- North Texas
- UC Irvine
- New Mexico State
- Charleston
- Colgate
- Winthrop
- Wright State
- South Dakota State
- Little Rock
- Montana
- Murray State
- Bowling Green
- Prairie View A&M
- Monmouth
- Robert Morris
- North Carolina A&T
Per Conference
Big Ten – 12 (Maryland, Michigan State, Penn State, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin, Michigan, Purdue, Indiana, Minnesota)
Big East – 6 (Seton Hall, Butler, Villanova, Creighton, Marquette, Xavier)
Pac-12 – 5 (Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, USC, Stanford)
SEC – 5 (Auburn, LSU, Kentucky, Arkansas, Florida)
AAC – 4 (Houston, Wichita State, Memphis, Cincinnati)
ACC – 4 (Duke, Louisville, Florida State, Virginia)
Big 12 – 4 (Kansas, Baylor, West Virginia, Texas Tech)
WCC – 3 (Gonzaga, BYU, St. Mary’s)
A-10 – 2 (Dayton, Rhode Island)
