The new year is quickly approaching! Needless to say, 2020 hasn’t been the best year for everyone. But we have already seen plenty of exciting results through a month of play. Hopefully that indicates an exciting rest of the season! With this being the final bracket projection of 2020, it’ll probably also be the last (or one of the last) that takes preseason expectations into account. Soon, it’ll be all results-based, and that’s when the true fun begins. For now, let’s look into today’s new projection.
TRUE SEED LIST
1 Seeds
1. Gonzaga (7-0)
2. Baylor (6-0)
3. Kansas (8-1)
4. Villanova (8-1)
2 Seeds
5. Iowa (7-2)
6. Wisconsin (8-1)
7. Houston (7-0)
8. Tennessee (6-0)
3 Seeds
9. Texas (7-1)
10. West Virginia (7-2)
11. Illinois (7-3)
12. Texas Tech (7-2)
4 Seeds
13. Creighton (7-2)
14. Florida State (5-1)
15. Michigan (7-0)
16. Virginia (4-2)
5 Seeds
17. Rutgers (6-1)
18. Oregon (6-1)
19. Michigan State (6-2)
20. Ohio State (7-2)
6 Seeds
21. Duke (3-2)
22. Saint Louis (7-1)
23. Florida (3-1)
24. San Diego State (6-1)
7 Seeds
25. Clemson (6-1)
26. Missouri (6-0)
27. Louisville (6-1)
28. North Carolina (5-3)
8 Seeds
29. Xavier (8-1)
30. Arkansas (8-0)
31. Virginia Tech (7-1)
32. UCLA (5-2)
9 Seeds
33. UConn (3-1)
34. Colorado (6-1)
35. Syracuse (6-1)
36. LSU (5-1)
10 Seeds
37. Stanford (5-2)
38. NC State (5-1)
39. Minnesota (8-1)
40. Purdue (7-3)
11 Seeds
41. USC (4-1)
42. BYU (9-2)
43. Richmond (6-2)
*44. SMU (5-0)
*45. Indiana (5-4)
12 Seeds
*46. Oklahoma (5-2)
*47. Ole Miss (5-1)
48. Western Kentucky (7-2)
49. Loyola Chicago (4-2)
50. Furman (6-3)
13 Seeds
51. Winthrop (5-0)
52. Georgia State (6-1)
53. New Mexico State (2-0)
54. Toledo (7-3)
14 Seeds
55. Wright State (5-1)
56. Liberty (8-3)
57. Abilene Christian (7-2)
58. Vermont (1-1)
15 Seeds
59. Belmont (8-1)
60. South Dakota State (5-3)
61. UC Santa Barbara (3-1)
62. Bryant (7-2)
16 Seeds
63. Eastern Washington (2-4)
64. Drexel (5-2)
*65. Colgate (0-0)
*66. Saint Peter’s (6-3)
*67. Norfolk State (4-3)
*68. Texas Southern (2-5)
BRACKET
Region 1
1 Gonzaga vs. 16 Eastern Washington
8 Xavier vs. 9 LSU
5 Oregon vs. 12 Loyola Chicago
4 Michigan vs. 13 New Mexico State
6 Duke vs. 11 Richmond
3 Texas vs. 14 Abilene Christian
7 Clemson vs. 10 Minnesota
2 Tennessee vs. 15 Belmont
Region 4
1 Villanova vs. 16 Drexel
8 Arkansas vs. 9 Colorado
5 Rutgers vs. 12 Oklahoma / Ole Miss
4 Florida State vs. 13 Georgia State
6 Florida vs. 11 BYU
3 West Virginia vs. 14 Wright State
7 Louisville vs. 10 Stanford
2 Iowa vs. 15 Bryant
Region 2
1 Baylor vs. 16 Colgate / Saint Peter’s
8 Virginia Tech vs. 9 UConn
5 Michigan State vs. 12 Western Kentucky
4 Creighton vs. 13 Toledo
6 Saint Louis vs. 11 USC
3 Illinois vs. 14 Liberty
7 North Carolina vs. 10 Purdue
2 Houston vs. 15 UC Santa Barbara
Region 3
1 Kansas vs. 16 Norfolk State / Texas Southern
8 UCLA vs. 9 Syracuse
5 Ohio State vs. 12 Furman
4 Virginia vs. 13 Winthrop
6 San Diego State vs. 11 SMU / Indiana
3 Texas Tech vs. 14 Vermont
7 Missouri vs. 10 NC State
2 Wisconsin vs. 15 South Dakota State
THE BUBBLE
Last Four Byes
1. Purdue (7-3)
2. USC (4-1)
3. BYU (9-2)
4. Richmond (6-2)
Last Four In
1. SMU (5-0)
2. Indiana (5-4)
3. Oklahoma (5-2)
4. Ole Miss (5-1)
First Four Out
1. Arizona (6-1)
2. Oklahoma State (6-2)
3. Northwestern (6-1)
4. Seton Hall (6-4)
Next Four Out
1. Arizona State (4-3)
2. Alabama (5-3)
3. Boise State (6-1)
4. Providence (5-3)
Also Considered
Dayton (4-1)
Georgia (7-0)
Marquette (5-5)
Maryland (5-3)
Saint Mary’s (6-2)
TCU (7-2)
UCF (3-2)
VCU (7-2)
BIDS BY CONFERENCE
Big Ten: 10
ACC: 9
Big 12: 6
SEC: 6
Pac-12: 5
Big East: 4
American: 2
Atlantic 10: 2
WCC: 2