Bauertology 2020: Preseason

TRUE SEED LIST

1 Seeds
1. Michigan State
2. Kansas
3. Kentucky
4. Louisville

2 Seeds
5. Florida
6. Duke
7. North Carolina
8. Gonzaga

3 Seeds
9. Maryland
10. Texas Tech
11. Oregon
12. Villanova

4 Seeds
13. Virginia
14. Ohio State
15. Seton Hall
16. Baylor

5 Seeds
17. Florida State
18. Memphis
19. Purdue
20. Xavier

6 Seeds
21. VCU
22. Arizona
23. LSU
24. Utah State

7 Seeds
25. Washington
26. Marquette
27. NC State
28. Auburn

8 Seeds
29. Houston
30. Saint Mary's
31. Illinois
32. Creighton

9 Seeds
33. Wisconsin
34. Cincinnati
35. Tennessee
36. Georgetown

10 Seeds
37. Davidson
38. Michigan
39. Providence
40. Colorado

11 Seeds
41. Harvard
42. Iowa State
43. Alabama
44. Ole Miss
45. Oklahoma

12 Seeds
46. Dayton
47. Mississippi State
48. Western Kentucky
49. New Mexico State
50. East Tennessee State

13 Seeds
51. Vermont
52. Missouri State
53. Liberty
54. Belmont

14 Seeds
55. Wright State
56. UC Irvine
57. Colgate
58. Bowling Green

15 Seeds
59. North Dakota State
60. UT Arlington
61. Charleston
62. Radford

16 Seeds
63. Iona
64. Northern Colorado
65. Sam Houston State
66. NC Central
67. LIU Brooklyn
68. Grambling State

BRACKET

#1 MIDWEST REGION (Indianapolis)
Cleveland
1 Michigan State vs. 16 Sam Houston State / NC Central
8 Creighton vs. 9 Tennessee
Sacramento
5 Xavier vs. 12 New Mexico State
4 Baylor vs. 13 Belmont
Albany
6 LSU vs. 11 Harvard
3 Villanova vs. 14 Wright State
Greensboro
7 Washington vs. 10 Providence
2 North Carolina vs. 15 North Dakota State

#4 WEST REGION (Los Angeles)
St. Louis
1 Louisville vs. 16 LIU Brooklyn / Grambling State
8 Houston vs. 9 Wisconsin
Tampa
5 Florida State vs. 12 Western Kentucky
4 Ohio State vs. 13 Vermont
Omaha
6 Arizona vs. 11 Alabama
3 Texas Tech vs. 14 Colgate
Sacramento
7 Auburn vs. 10 Colorado
2 Gonzaga vs. 15 Radford

#2 SOUTH REGION (Houston)
Omaha
1 Kansas vs. 16 Northern Colorado
8 Saint Mary's vs. 9 Georgetown
St. Louis
5 Memphis vs. 12 Dayton / Mississippi State
4 Virginia vs. 13 Liberty
Spokane
6 Utah State vs. 11 Ole Miss / Oklahoma
3 Oregon vs. 14 UC Irvine
Tampa
7 NC State vs. 10 Davidson
2 Florida vs. 15 UT Arlington

#3 EAST REGION (New York)
Cleveland
1 Kentucky vs. 16 Iona
8 Illinois vs. 9 Cincinnati
Spokane
5 Purdue vs. 12 East Tennessee State
4 Seton Hall vs. 13 Missouri State
Albany
6 VCU vs. 11 Iowa State
3 Maryland vs. 14 Bowling Green
Greensboro
7 Marquette vs. 10 Michigan
2 Duke vs. 15 Charleston

THE BUBBLE

Last Four Byes

1. Providence

2. Colorado

3. Iowa State

4. Alabama

Last Four In

1. Ole Miss

2. Oklahoma

3. Dayton

4. Mississippi State

First Four Out

1. Texas

2. Arizona State

3. Notre Dame

4. USC

Next Four Out

1. Wichita State

2. Penn State

3. South Florida

4. Oklahoma State

Others Considered

Arkansas

Butler

BYU

Georgia

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas State

Missouri

New Mexico

Rhode Island

San Diego State

South Carolina

Syracuse

UConn

West Virginia