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