Bauertology 2020: Friday, March 6

TRUE SEED LIST

1 Seeds
1. Kansas
2. Baylor
3. Gonzaga
4. Dayton

2 Seeds
5. San Diego State
6. Duke
7. Villanova
8. Florida State

3 Seeds
9. Seton Hall
10. Michigan State
11. Maryland
12. Creighton

4 Seeds
13. Louisville
14. Oregon
15. Kentucky
16. Ohio State

5 Seeds
17. Wisconsin
18. BYU
19. Auburn
20. Penn State

6 Seeds
21. Michigan
22. Butler
23. West Virginia
24. Iowa

7 Seeds
25. Colorado
26. Arizona
27. Houston
28. Virginia

8 Seeds
29. LSU
30. Marquette
31. Florida
32. Illinois

9 Seeds
33. Saint Mary's
34. Providence
35. Xavier
36. Oklahoma

10 Seeds
37. Indiana
38. Arizona State
39. Texas Tech
40. USC

11 Seeds
41. Texas
42. Rutgers
43. East Tennessee State
44. Wichita State
45. Arkansas

12 Seeds
46. Cincinnati
47. Northern Iowa
48. Richmond
49. Yale
50. Stephen F. Austin

13 Seeds
51. Liberty
52. Vermont
53. Akron
54. New Mexico State

14 Seeds
55. North Texas
56. Belmont
57. Hofstra
58. Colgate

15 Seeds
59. Eastern Washington
60. Wright State
61. UC Irvine
62. Little Rock

16 Seeds
63. North Dakota State
64. Winthrop
65. Siena
66. Prairie View A&M
67. Saint Francis PA
68. NC Central

BRACKET

#1 MIDWEST REGION (Indianapolis)
Omaha
1 Kansas vs. 16 North Dakota State
8 Florida vs. 9 Saint Mary's
St. Louis
5 Wisconsin vs. 12 Northern Iowa
4 Louisville vs. 13 Vermont
Cleveland
6 Butler vs. 11 Rutgers*
3 Michigan State* vs. 14 Hofstra
Albany
7 Virginia vs. 10 USC
2 Villanova vs. 15 Little Rock

#4 EAST REGION (New York)
Cleveland
1 Dayton vs. 16 Winthrop
8 Marquette vs. 9 Oklahoma
Sacramento
5 Auburn vs. 12 Stephen F. Austin
4 Ohio State vs. 13 Akron
Albany
6 Michigan vs. 11 Wichita State / Arkansas
3 Seton Hall vs. 14 Belmont
Greensboro
7 Houston vs. 10 Arizona State
2 Duke vs. 15 Wright State

#2 SOUTH REGION (Houston)
Omaha
1 Baylor vs. 16 Siena / Prairie View A&M
8 LSU vs. 9 Providence
Tampa
5 Penn State vs. 12 Cincinnati / Richmond
4 Kentucky vs. 13 Liberty
Greensboro
6 West Virginia vs. 11 East Tennessee State
3 Maryland vs. 14 Colgate
Tampa
7 Arizona vs. 10 Texas Tech
2 Florida State vs. 15 UC Irvine

#3 WEST REGION (Los Angeles)
Spokane
1 Gonzaga vs. 16 Saint Francis PA / NC Central
8 Illinois vs. 9 Xavier
Spokane
5 BYU vs. 12 Yale
4 Oregon vs. 13 New Mexico State
St. Louis
6 Iowa vs. 11 Texas
3 Creighton vs. 14 North Texas
Sacramento
7 Colorado vs. 10 Indiana
2 San Diego State vs. 15 Eastern Washington

*Because the 3/6/11/14 pod is each populated with a Big Ten team (Michigan State, Maryland, Michigan, Iowa), Rutgers must be in the same pod as another Big Ten team. Although this would usually break the rules, Rutgers is actually allowed to be in the same pod as Michigan State or Iowa, as Rutgers will have met Michigan State and Iowa only once this season (excluding a possible meeting in the conference tournament). This is preferred to moving around seed lines. Due to location preference in Cleveland, Rutgers is paired with Michigan State.

THE BUBBLE

Last Four Byes

1. Texas Tech

2. USC

3. Texas

4. Rutgers

Last Four In

1. Wichita State

2. Arkansas
3. Cincinnati

4. Richmond

First Four Out

1. Stanford

2. Utah State
3. Purdue

4. UCLA

Next Four Out

1. Rhode Island

2. Mississippi State

3. NC State
4. Tennessee

Others Considered

Alabama
Clemson
Furman
Georgetown
Memphis
Minnesota
Saint Louis
South Carolina