Bracketology for March 5, 2020

Updated Bracketology for Games Through March 4, 2020

New teams are jumping in and other teams are jumping out. Let's get into the highlights of this new bracket.

• #1 seeds remain unchanged.
• Villanova is a #2 seed once again.
• Michigan State is a #3 seed now, their performance is matching the metrics.
• Maryland falls to a #4 seed.
• Kentucky falls to a #5 seed, the SEC's weakness hurts them.
• Auburn's loss to Texas A&M at Auburn Arena drops them down to a #7 seed.
• Virginia is an #8 seed mainly due to the desire to give them a more favorable location.
• Providence skyrockets to a #10 seed. They keep winning, they'll keep moving up. They play in an extremely strong conference, wins matter in the Big East. It's easier to move up in the Big East than in the Pac-12 or SEC.
• Last Four In: Utah State, Richmond, Purdue, and Texas. Utah State's out of conference wins are keeping them in The Dance. Richmond has a strong overall resume, but they are a classic team the committee would want to send to Dayton. Purdue has strength of schedule, quality wins, a tiebreaker over Indiana, and the best conference on their side. Texas is in a strong Big XII and has moved up because they have picked up quality wins, a rematch against Purdue would create intrigue.
• First Four Out: Cincinnati, Rhode Island, Indiana, South Carolina
• Next Four Out: North Carolina State, Saint Louis, Memphis, UCLA

 

	Conference			Conference
SOUTH – Houston			MIDWEST – Indianapolis
St. Louis			Omaha
1) Baylor	Big XII		1) Kansas	Big XII
16) Siena/St. Francis (PA)	MAAC/NEC		16) NC A&T/Prairie View A&M	MEAC/SWAC
8) Florida	SEC		8) Marquette	Big East
9) Xavier	Big East		9) Saint Mary's	WCC
Sacramento			Tampa
5) Kentucky	SEC		5) Butler	Big East
12) Oklahoma	Big XII		12) Stephen F. Austin	Southland
4) Maryland	Big Ten		4) Ohio St.	Big Ten
13) Vermont	America East		13) Liberty	A-Sun
Greensboro			Cleveland
6) Michigan	Big Ten		6) West Virginia	Big XII
11) USC	Pac-12		11) Utah St./Richmond	MWC/A-10
3) Creighton	Big East		3) Michigan St.	Big Ten
14) Belmont	OVC		14) Wright St.	Horizon
Tampa			St. Louis
7) Auburn	SEC		7) Iowa	Big Ten
10) Arizona St.	Pac-12		10) Wichita St.	American
2) Florida St.	ACC		2) Louisville	ACC
15) Little Rock	Sun Belt		15) North Dakota St.	Summit
EAST – New York			WEST – Los Angeles
Cleveland			Spokane
1) Dayton	Big XII		1) Gonzaga	WCC
16) Winthrop	Big South		16) Eastern Washington	Big Sky
8) Virginia	ACC		8) Texas Tech	Big XII
9) Rutgers	Big Ten		9) LSU	SEC
Albany			Spokane
5) Wisconsin	Big Ten		5) Houston	American
12) Yale	Ivy		12) Purdue/Texas	Big Ten/Big XII
4) Seton Hall	Big East		4) Oregon	Pac-12
13) Akron	MAC		13) North Texas	C-USA
Greensboro			Omaha
6) Penn St.	Big Ten		6) Colorado	Pac-12
11) ETSU	SoCon		11) Northern Iowa	MVC
3) Duke	ACC		3) BYU	WCC
14) Hofstra	Colonial		14) New Mexico St.	WAC
Albany			Sacramento
7) Illinois	Big Ten		7) Arizona	Pac-12
10) Stanford	Pac-12		10) Providence	Big East
2) Villanova	Big East		2) San Diego St.	MWC
15) Colgate	Patriot		15) UC Irvine	Big West