Bracketology for March 9, 2020

Bracketology covers all games through March 8, 2020.

Bubble teams did no favors for themselves and bubble spots have already burst due to Utah State and Bradley winning their conference tournament. This bracket reflects these changes.

Onto the highlights:

• Baylor may have the play-in game opponent, but they are the lowest ranked #1 seed of the group.
• Location was the reward over a seed line in many cases. Penn State may have received a #5 seed, which may seem very high, but they were sent to Spokane.
• Saint Mary's resume and the fall of teams that would be on the 8/9 line brought them up to a favorable #7 seed.
• Seton Hall falls to a #4 seed, but they get a favorable location - Albany.
• Last Four In: Stanford, Richmond, Northern Iowa, Indiana.
• First Four Out: Purdue, Texas, Cincinnati, North Carolina State
• Next Four Out: Mississippi State, Rhode Island, Saint Louis, Notre Dame

 

	Conference			Conference
SOUTH – Houston			MIDWEST – Indianapolis
St. Louis			Omaha
1) Baylor	Big XII		1) Kansas	Big XII
16) St. Francis PA/Siena	NEC/MAAC		16) Prairie View A&M/NC Central	SWAC/MEAC
8) LSU	SEC		8) Colorado	Pac-12
9) Providence	Big East		9) Marquette	Big East
Tampa			Omaha
5) Butler	Big East		5) Louisville	ACC
12) Liberty	A-Sun		12) Stephen F. Austin	Southland
4) Kentucky	SEC		4) Ohio St.	Big Ten
13) North Texas	C-USA		13) Bradley	MVC
Greensboro			Cleveland
6) Auburn	SEC		6) West Virginia	Big XII
11) ETSU	SoCon		11) Stanford/Richmond	Pac-12/A-10
3) Maryland	Big Ten		3) Michigan St.	Big Ten
14) Belmont	OVC		14) Wright St.	Horizon
Tampa			St. Louis
7) Iowa	Big Ten		7) Illinois	Big Ten
10) Xavier	Big East		10) Oklahoma	Big XII
2) Florida St.	ACC		2) Creighton	Big East
15) North Dakota St.	Summit		15) Little Rock	Sun Belt
EAST – New York			WEST – Los Angeles
Cleveland			Spokane
1) Dayton	A-10		1) Gonzaga	WCC
16) Winthrop	Big South		16) Eastern Washington	Big Sky
8) Florida	SEC		8) Arizona	Pac-12
9) Rutgers	Big Ten		9) Utah St.	MWC
Albany			Spokane
5) Wisconsin	Big Ten		5) Penn St.	Big Ten
12) Yale	Ivy		12) Wichita St.	American
4) Seton Hall	Big East		4) Oregon	Pac-12
13) Akron	MAC		13) Vermont	America East
Greensboro			Sacramento
6) Houston	American		6) Michigan	Big Ten
11) Indiana/Northern Iowa	Big Ten/MVC		11) Arizona St.	Pac-12
3) Duke	ACC		3) BYU	WCC
14) Hofstra	Colonial		14) New Mexico St.	WAC
Albany			Sacramento
7) Virginia	ACC		7) Saint Mary's	WCC
10) Texas Tech	Big XII		10) USC	Pac-12
2) Villanova	Big East		2) San Diego St.	MWC
15) Colgate	Patriot		15) UC-Irvine	Big West