Bauertology 2020: Sunday, March 8

TRUE SEED LIST

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

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

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

4 Seeds
13. Maryland
14. Kentucky
15. Louisville
16. Wisconsin

5 Seeds
17. Ohio State
18. BYU
19. Auburn
20. Butler

6 Seeds
21. West Virginia
22. Michigan
23. Iowa
24. Penn State

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

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

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

10 Seeds
37. USC
38. Rutgers
39. Arizona State
40. Indiana

11 Seeds
41. Texas Tech
42. Wichita State
43. Richmond
44. Utah State
45. East Tennessee State

12 Seeds
46. Cincinnati
47. Texas
48. Yale
49. Stephen F. Austin
50. Liberty

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

14 Seeds
55. Belmont
56. Hofstra
57. Bradley
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
Greensboro
5 Auburn vs. 12 Cincinnati / Texas
4 Maryland vs. 13 Akron
Albany
6 Michigan vs. 11 Wichita State / Richmond
3 Seton Hall vs. 14 Bradley
Greensboro
7 Houston vs. 10 Arizona State
2 Duke vs. 15 Wright State

#4 EAST REGION (New York)
Cleveland
1 Dayton vs. 16 Winthrop
8 Illinois vs. 9 Providence
St. Louis
5 Ohio State* vs. 12 Stephen F. Austin
4 Kentucky* vs. 13 Vermont
Cleveland
6 West Virginia vs. 11 East Tennessee State
3 Michigan State vs. 14 Belmont
Albany
7 Virginia vs. 10 USC
2 Villanova vs. 15 Little Rock

#2 WEST REGION (Los Angeles)
Spokane
1 Gonzaga vs. 16 Siena / Prairie View A&M
8 Marquette vs. 9 Oklahoma
Tampa
5 BYU vs. 12 Yale
4 Louisville vs. 13 North Texas
Spokane
6 Penn State vs. 11 Texas Tech
3 Oregon vs. 14 Colgate
Sacramento
7 Colorado vs. 10 Indiana
2 San Diego State vs. 15 Eastern Washington

#3 SOUTH REGION (Houston)
Omaha
1 Baylor vs. 16 Saint Francis PA / NC Central
8 LSU vs. 9 Xavier
Sacramento
5 Butler vs. 12 Liberty
4 Wisconsin vs. 13 New Mexico State
St. Louis
6 Iowa vs. 11 Utah State
3 Creighton vs. 14 Hofstra
Tampa
7 Arizona vs. 10 Rutgers
2 Florida State vs. 15 UC Irvine

*On the #5-seed line, BYU can only be in the Tampa pod in the West Region due to its rules about no playing games on Sunday. This means Utah State must be paired with either Maryland, Kentucky or Wisconsin, all of which Ohio State previously played this year. Because Kentucky is a non-conference opponent, Ohio State is paired with them. This is preferred to moving around seed lines.

THE BUBBLE

Last Four Byes

1. Rutgers

2. Arizona State

3. Indiana

4. Texas Tech

Last Four In

1. Wichita State

2. Richmond
3. Cincinnati

4. Texas

First Four Out

1. Arkansas

2. Stanford
3. Mississippi State

4. NC State

Next Four Out

1. UCLA

2. Northern Iowa

3. Rhode Island
4. Purdue

Others Considered

Memphis
Minnesota
Oklahoma State
Saint Louis
South Carolina
Tennessee