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 Monday, Feb. 17, 2020):
Bracketology 2020
South (Houston)
1 BAYLOR vs 16 ROBERT MORRIS/NORFOLK STATE
8 BYU vs 9 Georgetown
5 Butler cs 12 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
4 Oregon vs 13 YALE
6 Iowa vs 11 Oklahoma
3 Villanova vs 14 UC IRVINE
7 Michigan vs 10 NORTHERN IOWA
2 Florida State vs 15 BOWLING GREEN
East (New York City)
1 SAN DIEGO STATE vs 16 MONTANA
8 Texas Tech vs 9 Rhode Island
5 COLORADO vs 12 ETSU
4 Auburn vs 13 COLGATE
6 Arizona vs 11 Purdue/Alabama
3 SETON HALL vs 14 NEW MEXICO STATE
7 HOUSTON vs 10 Florida
2 DUKE vs 15 LITTLE ROCK
Midwest (Indianapolis)
1 Kansas vs 16 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M/SAINT PETER’S
8 Rutgers vs 9 St. Mary’s
5 KENTUCKY vs 12 Indiana/Stanford
4 Creighton vs 13 VERMONT
6 Ohio State vs 11 Wichita State
3 Louisville vs 14 HOFSTRA
7 LSU vs 10 USC
2 MARYLAND vs 15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
West (Los Angeles)
1 GONZAGA vs 16 AUSTIN PEAY
8 Illinois vs 9 Xavier
5 Michigan State vs 12 LIBERTY
4 West Virginia vs 13 NORTH TEXAS
6 Marquette vs 11 Virginia
3 Penn State vs 14 WRIGHT STATE
7 Wisconsin vs 10 Arizona State
2 DAYTON vs 15 WINTHROP
The Bubble
Last Four Byes
Florida
Oklahoma
Wichita State
Virginia
Last Four In
Purdue
Alabama
Indiana
Stanford
First Four Out
Cincinnati
Richmond
Arkansas
Utah State
Next Four Out
Providence
North Carolina State
Minnesota
South Carolina
S-Curve
- Baylor
- Kansas
- Gonzaga
- San Diego State
- Duke
- Dayton
- Maryland
- Florida State
- Villanova
- Penn State
- Seton Hall
- Louisville
- Auburn
- Creighton
- West Virginia
- Oregon
- Colorado
- Butler
- Kentucky
- Michigan State
- Marquette
- Arizona
- Ohio State
- Iowa
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- LSU
- Houston
- Texas Tech
- Illinois
- Rutgers
- BYU
- St. Mary’s
- Georgetown
- Xavier
- Rhode Island
- Arizona State
- USC
- Northern Iowa
- Florida
- Oklahoma
- Wichita State
- Virginia
- Purdue
- Alabama
- Indiana
- ETSU
- Stanford
- Liberty
- Stephen F. Austin
- Yale
- Vermont
- North Texas
- Colgate
- New Mexico State
- Wright State
- Hofstra
- UC Irvine
- Bowling Green
- South Dakota State
- Winthrop
- Little Rock
- Montana
- Austin Peay
- Prairie View A&M
- Saint Peter’s
- Robert Morris
- Norfolk State
Per Conference
Big Ten – 11 (Maryland, Penn State, Michigan State, Ohio State, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Rutgers, Purdue, Indiana)
Big East – 7 (Villanova, Seton Hall, Creighton, Butler, Marquette, Georgetown, Xavier)
Pac-12 – 6 (Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State, USC, Stanford)
Big 12 – 5 (Baylor, Kansas, West Virginia, Texas Tech, Oklahoma)
SEC – 5 (Auburn, Kentucky, LSU, Florida, Alabama)
ACC – 4 (Duke, Florida State, Louisville, Virginia)
WCC – 3 (Gonzaga, BYU, St. Mary’s)
AAC – 2 (Houston, Wichita State)
A-10 – 2 (Dayton, Rhode Island)
