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. 27, 2020):
Bracketology 2020
Midwest (Indianapolis)
1 KANSAS vs 16 ST. PETER’S/NORTH CAROLINA A&T
8 LSU vs 9 Virginia
5 Auburn vs 12 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
4 Penn State vs 13 YALE
6 Wisconsin vs 11 Rhode Island
3 Creighton vs 14 UC IRVINE
7 Iowa vs 10 Providence
2 FLORIDA STATE vs 15 WRIGHT STATE
East (New York City)
1 SAN DIEGO STATE vs 16 RADFORD
8 HOUSTON vs 9 Florida
5 BYU vs 12 Cincinnati/Oklahoma
4 KENTUCKY vs 13 NEW MEXICO STATE
6 Michigan vs 11 Wichita State/Utah State
3 Villanova vs 14 BOWLING GREEN
7 Arizona vs 10 Rutgers
2 MARYLAND vs 15 MONTANA
South (Houston)
1 Baylor vs 16 ST. FRANCIS (PA)/PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
8 St. Mary’s vs 9 USC
5 Ohio State vs 12 LIBERTY
4 Louisville vs 13 VERMONT
6 Colorado vs 11 North Carolina State
3 SETON HALL vs 14 COLGATE
7 Marquette vs 10 Indiana
2 DAYTON vs 15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
West (Los Angeles)
1 GONZAGA vs 16 AUSTIN PEAY
8 Arizona State vs 9 Texas Tech
5 West Virginia vs 12 ETSU
4 Michigan State vs 13 NORTH TEXAS
6 Butler vs 11 NORTHERN IOWA
3 OREGON vs 14 HOFSTRA
7 Illinois vs 10 Xavier
2 Duke vs 15 LITTLE ROCK
The Bubble
Last Four Byes
Rutgers
Providence
Rhode Island
North Carolina State
Last Four In
Wichita State
Cincinnati
Utah State
Oklahoma
First Four Out
Stanford
Richmond
Purdue
Mississippi State
Next Four Out
Arkansas
UCLA
Alabama
Georgetown
S-Curve
- Kansas
- Baylor
- Gonzaga
- San Diego State
- Dayton
- Maryland
- Duke
- Florida State
- Creighton
- Villanova
- Seton Hall
- Oregon
- Kentucky
- Louisville
- Penn State
- Michigan State
- BYU
- Auburn
- West Virginia
- Ohio State
- Michigan
- Colorado
- Wisconsin
- Butler
- Iowa
- Marquette
- Arizona
- Illinois
- Houston
- Arizona State
- St. Mary’s
- LSU
- Texas Tech
- Virginia
- Florida
- USC
- Indiana
- Xavier
- Rutgers
- Providence
- Rhode Island
- Northern Iowa
- North Carolina State
- Wichita State
- Cincinnati
- Utah State
- ETSU
- Oklahoma
- Liberty
- Stephen F. Austin
- Yale
- Vermont
- North Texas
- New Mexico State
- Bowling Green
- Hofstra
- Colgate
- UC Irvine
- Wright State
- 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 State, Ohio State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Rutgers)
Big East – 7 (Creighton, Villanova, Seton Hall, Butler, Marquette, Xavier, Providence)
ACC – 5 (Duke, Florida State, Louisville, Virginia, North Carolina State)
Big 12 – 5 (Kansas, Baylor, West Virginia, Texas Tech, Oklahoma)
Pac-12 – 5 (Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State, USC)
SEC – 4 (Kentucky, Auburn, LSU, Florida)
AAC – 3 (Houston, Wichita State, Cincinnati)
WCC – 3 (Gonzaga, BYU, St. Mary’s)
A-10 – 2 (Dayton, Rhode Island)
MWC – 2 (San Diego State, Utah State)
