College Basketball Bracketology

March 02, 2020 | Sports,

By Cole Banker
March is finally here! Below are my projections for the field of 68 as of this week. Automatic bids are in all caps, and teams are sorted by region. Teams in italics are among the Last Four In.
Midwest (Indianapolis)
Omaha, Nebraska
(1) KANSAS vs. (16) SAINT FRANCIS (PA)/ PRAIRIE VIEW
(8) HOUSTON vs. (9) USC (at large)
Tampa Bay, Florida
(5) Virginia vs. (12) LIBERTY
(4) Iowa vs. (13) YALE
Albany, New York
(6) Penn State vs. (11) Wichita State/Utah State
(3) SETON HALL vs. (14) UC IRVINE
St. Louis, Missouri
(7) Michigan vs. (10) Providence
(2) KENTUCKY vs. (15) MONTANA
West (Los Angeles)
Spokane, Washington
(1) GONZAGA vs. (16) WINTHROP
(8) LSU (at large) vs. (9) Texas Tech
Sacramento, California
(5) Auburn (at large) vs. (12) AKRON
(4) Michigan State vs. (13) STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
St. Louis, Missouri
(6) Marquette vs. (11) UCLA (automatic bid)
(3) Louisville vs. (14) BELMONT
Cleveland, Ohio
(7) Colorado vs. (10) Indiana
(2) DAYTON vs. (15) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
South (Houston)
Omaha, Nebraska
(1) Baylor vs. (16) GEORGIA STATE
(8) West Virginia vs. (9) Florida
Spokane, Washington
(5) BYU (at large) vs. (12) Mississippi State/Rutgers
(4) Oregon vs. (13) NORTH TEXAS
Cleveland, Ohio
(6) Illinois vs. (11) Arizona State
(3) Creighton vs. (14) COLGATE
Tampa Bay, Florida
(7) Wisconsin vs. (10) St. Mary’s
(2) FLORIDA STATE vs. (15) HOFSTRA
East (New York)
Sacramento, California
(1) SAN DIEGO STATE vs. (16) SIENA/ NORTH CAROLINA A&T
(8) Xavier vs. (9) Oklahoma
Albany, New York
(5) Ohio State vs. (12) NORTHERN IOWA
(4) Villanova vs. (13) VERMONT
Greensboro, North Carolina
(6) Butler vs. (11) EAST TENNESSEE STATE
(3) Duke vs. (14) NEW MEXICO STATE
Greensboro, North Carolina
(7) Arizona vs. (10) NC State
(2) MARYLAND vs. (15) WRIGHT STATE