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 Monday, Feb. 24, 2020):
Bracketology 2020
Midwest (Indianapolis)
1 KANSAS vs 16 ST PETER’S/NORTH CAROLINA A&T
8 St. Mary’s vs 9 Virginia
5 Colorado vs 12 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
4 BYU vs 13 YALE
6 Ohio State vs 11 NORTHERN IOWA
3 Creighton vs 14 WRIGHT STATE
7 Illinois vs 10 Providence
2 FLORIDA STATE vs 15 UC IRVINE
East (New York City)
1 SAN DIEGO STATE vs 16 RADFORD
8 ARIZONA STATE vs 9 Indiana
5 Michigan vs 12 ETSU
4 KENTUCKY vs 13 AKRON
6 Butler vs 11 Wichita State/Utah State
3 Oregon vs 14 COLGATE
7 Marquette vs 10 North Carolina State
2 DAYTON vs 15 MONTANA
South (Houston)
1 Baylor vs 16 ST. FRANCIS (PA)/PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
8 LSU vs 9 Rutgers
5 Michigan State vs 12 LIBERTY
4 Louisville vs 13 VERMONT
6 Iowa vs 11 Rhode Island
3 Villanova vs 14 HOFSTRA
7 Arizona vs 10 Florida
2 MARYLAND vs 15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
West (Los Angeles)
1 GONZAGA vs 16 AUSTIN PEAY
8 HOUSTON vs 9 Texas Tech
5 Auburn vs 12 Cincinnati/Richmond
4 Penn State vs 13 NORTH TEXAS
6 West Virginia vs 11 USC
3 SETON HALL vs 14 NEW MEXICO STATE
7 Wisconsin vs 10 Xavier
2 Duke vs 15 LITTLE ROCK
The Bubble
Last Four Byes
Xavier
Providence
Rhode Island
USC
Last Four In
Wichita State
Cincinnati
Utah State
Richmond
First Four Out
Stanford
Alabama
Georgetown
Memphis
Next Four Out
Purdue
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Mississippi State
S-Curve
- Kansas
- Baylor
- Gonzaga
- San Diego State
- Dayton
- Duke
- Maryland
- Florida State
- Creighton
- Villanova
- Seton Hall
- Oregon
- Kentucky
- Louisville
- Penn State
- BYU
- Colorado
- Michigan
- Auburn
- Michigan State
- West Virginia
- Butler
- Iowa
- Ohio State
- Arizona
- Wisconsin
- Marquette
- Illinois
- Arizona State
- Houston
- LSU
- St. Mary’s
- Texas Tech
- Virginia
- Rutgers
- Indiana
- North Carolina State
- Florida
- Xavier
- Providence
- Northern Iowa
- Rhode Island
- USC
- Wichita State
- ETSU
- Cincinnati
- Utah State
- Richmond
- Liberty
- Stephen F. Austin
- Yale
- Vermont
- North Texas
- Akron
- Colgate
- New Mexico State
- Hofstra
- Wright State
- UC Irvine
- South Dakota State
- Little Rock
- Montana
- Radford
- Austin Peay
- St. Francis (PA)
- Prairie View A&M
- St. Peter’s
- North Carolina A&T
Per Conference
Big Ten – 10 (Maryland, Penn State, Michigan, Michigan State, Iowa, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Illinois, Rutgers, Indiana)
Big East – 7 (Creighton, Villanova, Seton Hall, Butler, Marquette, Xavier, Providence)
ACC – 5 (Duke, Florida State, Louisville, Virginia, North Carolina State)
Pac-12 – 5 (Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State, USC)
Big 12 – 4 (Kansas, Baylor, West Virginia, Texas Tech)
SEC – 4 (Kentucky, Auburn, LSU, Florida)
AAC – 3 (Houston, Wichita State, Cincinnati)
A-10 – 3 (Dayton, Rhode Island, Richmond)
WCC – 3 (Gonzaga, BYU, St. Mary’s)
MWC – 2 (San Diego State, Utah State)