Thursday, February 6, 2020

First Bracketology of 2020



The Eye projection model is back with an updated formula derived from the overall seed list released the last two years.  As shocking as it sounds, 12 Big Ten teams are in the field as of today.

Bubble Talk
The most notable name in the First 4 out is defending champion Virginia. I have a hunch they will find a way into the field.

Bracketology
#1 seeds:  Kansas Duke West Virginia Baylor
#2 seeds:  Maryland Louisville Seton Hall Florida State
#3 seeds:  Arizona Dayton San Diego State Oregon
#4 seeds:  Colorado Auburn Villanova Gonzaga
#5 seeds:  Butler Michigan State Penn State Creighton
#6 seeds:  Marquette LSU Ohio State Illinois
#7 seeds:  BYU Rutgers Iowa Arkansas
#8 seeds:  Kentucky Houston Saint Mary's Wisconsin
#9 seeds:  Rhode Island Wichita State Indiana Texas Tech
#10 seeds:  Purdue Stanford Xavier Mississippi State
#11 seeds:  Florida USC    
#11 play-ins: Michigan Minnesota Cincinnati Oklahoma
#12 seeds:  East Tenn State Northern Iowa Yale Vermont
#13 seeds:  LA Tech Liberty New Mexico St. Wright State
#14 seeds:  UC Irvine Winthrop Murray State Hofstra
#15 seeds:  Colgate S.F. Austin North Dakota St. Ark. Little Rock
#16 seeds:  Eastern Wash Bowling Green
#16 play-ins: Monmouth Prairie View Merrimack NC A&T
         
First 4 out:   VCU Texas Virginia Memphis

Bracket Matrix
Check this site out.  Great compilation of expert and amateur bracket projections:

http://www.bracketmatrix.com/