Same rules as always. This is the predicted S-Curve. No attempt to bracket teams per principles (so Mizzou almost assuredly won't be playing Wichita first round, for example). The S-Curve reads left to right on the odd numbers, right to left on the even (i.e. Zags are #1, Iowa is #8 and so on) This was current as of earlier this afternoon so some numbers may have changed slightly (or will change). Unless I do it at 6 a.m., that's going to be the case with daytime games going on. Again, this is attempting to replicate what the committee did based on their 2019 bracket (and data on team sheets) as well as the bracket preview released earlier this year.
Last 4 in: Xavier, MSU, Boise, Syracuse
Last 4 Byes: Wichita, Colorado State, Va Tech (this one seems odd), Ga Tech
First 12 out in order: Indiana, Drake, SLU, SMU, Seton Hall, Minnesota, Ole Miss, WKU, Memphis, Penn State, Utah State, Duke
BYU and Virginia Tech seem to me to be the biggest differences from most projections.
Seed | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 | Region 4 |
1 | Gonzaga | Michigan | Baylor | Illinois |
2 | Iowa | WVU | Ohio State | Alabama |
3 | Arkansas | Kansas | Texas | Villanova |
4 | Okla State | USC | Houston | Purdue |
5 | Florida State | BYU | Colorado | Clemson |
6 | Virginia | Tennessee | Texas Tech | Mizzou |
7 | Creighton | Oregon | San Diego State | Wisconsin |
8 | UCLA | Oklahoma | Florida | LSU |
9 | Maryland | UConn | North Carolina | Loyola |
10 | Rutgers | Louisville | St. Bonaventure | VCU |
11 | Ga Tech | Va Tech | Colorado State | Wichita St. |
12 | UC Santa Barbara | Colgate | Syracuse/Xavier | Boise/Mich St. |
13 | Winthrop | Toledo | Belmont | North Texas |
14 | Georgia State | Liberty | Furman | Abilene Christian |
15 | South Dakota St. | Siena | Vermont | Grand Canyon |
16 | Northeastern/PV AM | Cleveland St./Norfolk | Bryant | E. Washington |
Last 4 in: Xavier, MSU, Boise, Syracuse
Last 4 Byes: Wichita, Colorado State, Va Tech (this one seems odd), Ga Tech
First 12 out in order: Indiana, Drake, SLU, SMU, Seton Hall, Minnesota, Ole Miss, WKU, Memphis, Penn State, Utah State, Duke
BYU and Virginia Tech seem to me to be the biggest differences from most projections.