2020 Projection #4
Seed List:
Seed | Team1 | Team2 | Team3 | Team4 | Team5 | Team6 |
1 | Baylor | Kansas | Gonzaga | San Diego St. | | |
2 | Dayton | Duke | Florida St. | Maryland | | |
3 | Louisville | Seton Hall | Kentucky | Villanova | | |
4 | Auburn | Oregon | Creighton | Penn St. | | |
5 | West Virginia | Michigan St. | Colorado | Butler | | |
6 | Iowa | Ohio St. | Houston | Arizona | | |
7 | BYU | Marquette | Michigan | LSU | | |
8 | Texas Tech | Illinois | Wisconsin | Saint Mary's | | |
9 | Florida | Rutgers | Wichita St. | Arizona St. | | |
10 | Rhode Island | Xavier | Utah St. | Virginia | | |
11 | USC | Indiana | Richmond | Cincinnati | Oklahoma | Stanford |
12 | East Tennessee St. | Northern Iowa | Liberty | Yale | | |
13 | Stephen F. Austin | Vermont | North Texas | Belmont | | |
14 | UC Irvine | Wright St. | New Mexico St. | Colgate | | |
15 | Bowling Green | Hofstra | South Daktota St. | E. Washington | | |
16 | Ark. Little Rock | Siena | Radford | St. Francis (PA) | Prairie View A&M | NC A&T |
How it's Done:
- Adjust 1-4 from the Bracket Preview.
- Re-evaluation of 5-11 by Team Sheets.
- Bubble consideration for teams with a NET ranking above 65.
- List all current conference leaders and "select" them as the projected winners.
- Referencing NET and KenPom, find the lowest ranked automatic bid and place at 68.
- Work backwards to the last remaining 12 seed.
- Balance the bracket on the "point system" assigned to 1-4.
- Place remaining teams by top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right, then snake.
- Re-assign teams to other regions if a rematch would occur.
- Adjust for Duke bias.
Opinion:
- First Four Out: Arkansas, Providence, NC State, UCLA