Bracketology 11/25/2020

It’s going to be a bumpy ride, but college hoops season is finally back. The first games tip off today, which means it is time to update my preseason bracketology. There’s not a ton of changes from my previous bracket in October, although Villanova and Kansas did replace Wisconsin and Virginia on the 1 line. Still, there’s no clear elite teams in the sport this year, there’s probably over a dozen teams that could end up snagging a spot on the top line in March.

I’ll update my projections roughly once a week throughout December, and probably twice a week from January 1st onwards. The next update should then include a lot of the early season tournaments being played during Thanksgiving week.

1: Baylor, Gonzaga, Villanova, Kansas

2: Wisconsin, Virginia, Illinois, West Virginia

3: Duke, Texas Tech, Texas, Michigan State

4; Iowa, Kentucky, Creighton, Michigan

5: Ohio State, Houston, Oregon, Florida State

6: Tennessee, Florida, Arizona State, Purdue

7: Louisville, UCLA, North Carolina, Rutgers

8: LSU, Indiana, Saint Louis, Miami (FL)

9: Memphis, Syracuse, Providence, Stanford

10: Alabama, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Connecticut

11: Richmond, Loyola Chicago, Virginia Tech, (Arizona/Marquette)

12: (Mississippi/Washington), San Diego State, Western Kentucky, Furman

13: Vermont, South Dakota State, New Mexico State, Murray State

14: Georgia State, Wright State, Buffalo, UC Irvine

15: Winthrop, Siena, Eastern Washington, Colgate

16: Abilene Christian, Liberty, (Northeastern/Fairleigh Dickinson), (Norfolk State/Southern)

First Four Out: BYU, North Carolina State, Clemson, Seton Hall

Next Four Out: Maryland, Dayton, USC, Utah