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, Feb. 20, 2020):
Bracketology 2020
South (Houston)
1 BAYLOR vs 16 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M/NORFOLK STATE
8 St. Mary’s vs 9 Rutgers
5 KENTUCKY vs 12 Providence/Purdue
4 COLORADO vs 13 YALE
6 Michigan vs 11 Wichita State
3 Villanova vs 14 HOFSTRA
7 Ohio State vs 10 Georgetown
2 Florida State vs 15 UC IRVINE
East (New York City)
1 SAN DIEGO STATE vs 16 MONTANA
8 LSU vs 9 Rhode Island
5 Auburn vs 12 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
4 Penn State vs 13 AKRON
6 Marquette vs 11 USC/Indiana
3 Louisville vs 14 COLGATE
7 Illinois vs 10 North Carolina State
2 DAYTON vs 15 LITTLE ROCK
Midwest (Indianapolis)
1 Kansas vs 16 SIENA/ST. FRANCIS
8 BYU vs 9 Xavier
5 Butler vs 12 ETSU
4 Oregon vs 13 VERMONT
6 Arizona vs 11 Oklahoma
3 Creighton vs 14 WRIGHT STATE
7 HOUSTON vs 10 Virginia
2 MARYLAND vs 15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
West (Los Angeles)
1 GONZAGA vs 16 AUSTIN PEAY
8 Arizona State vs 9 Texas Tech
5 Michigan State vs 12 LIBERTY
4 West Virginia vs 13 NORTH TEXAS
6 Iowa vs 11 NORTHERN IOWA
3 SETON HALL vs 14 NEW MEXICO STATE
7 Wisconsin vs 10 Florida
2 DUKE vs 15 WINTHROP
The Bubble
Last Four Byes
Virginia
Georgetown
Wichita State
Oklahoma
Last Four In
USC
Indiana
Providence
Purdue
First Four Out
Stanford
Richmond
Utah State
Cincinnati
Next Four Out
Arkansas
Mississippi State
Alabama
South Carolina
S-Curve
- Baylor
- Kansas
- Gonzaga
- San Diego State
- Dayton
- Duke
- Maryland
- Florida State
- Villanova
- Seton Hall
- Creighton
- Louisville
- Penn State
- Oregon
- West Virginia
- Colorado
- Kentucky
- Butler
- Auburn
- Michigan State
- Arizona
- Iowa
- Marquette
- Michigan
- Ohio State
- Wisconsin
- Houston
- Illinois
- LSU
- Arizona State
- BYU
- St. Mary’s
- Texas Tech
- Rutgers
- Xavier
- Rhode Island
- North Carolina State
- Florida
- Virginia
- Georgetown
- Wichita State
- Northern Iowa
- Oklahoma
- USC
- Indiana
- ETSU
- Providence
- Purdue
- Liberty
- Stephen F. Austin
- Yale
- Vermont
- North Texas
- Akron
- Colgate
- New Mexico State
- Wright State
- Hofstra
- UC Irvine
- South Dakota State
- Winthrop
- Little Rock
- Montana
- Austin Peay
- Siena
- St. Francis
- Prairie View A&M
- Norfolk State
Per Conference
Big Ten – 11 (Maryland, Penn State, Michigan State, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Illinois, Rutgers, Indiana, Purdue)
Big East – 8 (Villanova, Seton Hall, Creighton, Butler, Marquette, Xavier, Georgetown, Providence)
ACC – 5 (Duke, Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina State, Virginia)
Big 12 – 5 (Baylor, Kansas, West Virginia, Texas Tech, Oklahoma)
Pac-12 – 5 (Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State, USC)
SEC – 4 (Kentucky, Auburn, LSU, Florida)
WCC – 3 (Gonzaga, BYU, St. Mary’s)
AAC – 2 (Houston, Wichita State)
A-10 – 2 (Dayton, Rhode Island)