March Madness bracket predictions 3.5: Projecting the Field of 68 for 2020 NCAA Tournament

Invite to Edition 3.1 of the Sporting News’ NCAA Tournament forecasts, understood around these parts as the Field of 68.

This weekend is final regular-season salvo for some leagues and the heart of conference competitions for others. It’s the time when EVERY GAME appears SUPER IMPORTANT, and the teams that handle those feelings best will likely be most delighted with the results.

Today brings simply a partial upgrade, with statistics and seeds just. The remarks for each seed line will return with our Monday forecast, and we’ll provide you seeds/stats updates every day next week as Choice Sunday methods.

MORE: Total March Madness schedule for 2020

For conferences that have actually ended up regular-season play, the automated quote (in parenthesis) goes to the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament (or the highest staying seed). For all others, the quote goes to the team with the least conference losses. In case of an incorporate the L column, the quote is offered to the team with the best NET score.

Projected No. 1 seeds

Kansas (Big 12), Gonzaga (WCC), Baylor, Dayton (A-10)

Kansas (26 -3): NET/Pom/Sag: 1/1/1. vs. Q1: 11 -3. vs. Q2: 8-0. vs. Q3/4: 7-0
Gonzaga (29 -2): NET/Pom/Sag: 2/2/2. vs. Q1: 6-2. vs. Q2: 3-0. vs. Q3/4: 20 -0
Baylor (26 -3): NET/Pom/Sag: 5/3/4. vs. Q1: 11 -1. vs. Q2: 5-2. vs. Q3/4: 10 -0
Dayton (28 -2): NET/Pom/Sag: 3/4/8. vs. Q1: 5-2. vs. Q2: 7-0. vs. Q3/4: 16 -0

Projected No. 2 seeds

San Diego State (MWC), Florida State, Seton Hall (Big East), Michigan State (Big 10)

San Diego State (28 -1): NET/Pom/Sag: 4/4/7. vs. Q1: 4-0. vs. Q2: 6-0. vs. Q3/4: 18 -1
Florida State (25 -5): NET/Pom/Sag: 11/17/ 5. vs. Q1: 6-3. vs. Q2: 8-2. vs. Q3/4: 11 -0
Seton Hall (21 -8): NET/Pom/Sag: 14/16/10 vs. Q1: 10 -6. vs. Q2: 5-2. vs. Q3/4: 6-0
Michigan State (21 -9): NET/Pom/Sag: 7/7/3. vs. Q1: 7-8. vs. Q2: 6-1. vs. Q3/4: 8-0

Projected No. 3 seeds

Maryland, Louisville (ACC), Duke, Creighton

Maryland (23 -7): NET/Pom/Sag: 18/13/20 vs. Q1: 6-7. vs. Q2: 7-0. vs. Q3/4: 10 -0
Louisville (24 -6): NET/Pom/Sag: 8/9/15 vs. Q1: 4-5. vs. Q2: 6-1. vs. Q3/4: 14 -0
Duke (24 -6): NET/Pom/Sag: 6/6/12 vs. Q1: 5-3. vs. Q2: 6-2. vs. Q3/4: 13 -1
Creighton (22 -7): NET/Pom/Sag: 12/18/18 vs. Q1: 8-7. vs. Q2: 6-0. vs. Q3/4: 8-0

Projected No. 4 seeds

Kentucky, Villanova, Oregon (Pac-12), Ohio State

Kentucky (24 -6): NET/Pom/Sag: 21/30/11 vs. Q1: 7-3. vs. Q2: 6-2. vs. Q3/4: 11 -1
Villanova (23 -7): NET/Pom/Sag: 17/19/ 8. vs. Q1: 8-6. vs. Q2: 7-1. vs. Q3/4: 8-0
Oregon (23 -7): NET/Pom/Sag: 16/20/21 vs. Q1: 7-5. vs. Q2: 5-2. vs. Q3/4: 10 -0
Ohio State (21 -9): NET/Pom/Sag: 15/ 8/6. vs. Q1: 6-8. vs. Q2: 6-1. vs. Q3/4: 9-0

Projected No. 5 seeds

Butler, BYU, Penn State, Wisconsin

Butler (21 -9): NET/Pom/Sag: 17/26/26 vs. Q1: 9-6. vs. Q2: 5-3. vs. Q3/4: 7-0
BYU (23 -7): NET/Pom/Sag: 9/10/16 vs. Q1: 4-4. vs. Q2: 4-3. vs. Q3/4: 15 -0
Penn State (21 -9): NET/Pom/Sag: 30/23/23 vs. Q1: 7-7. vs. Q2: 6-2. vs. Q3/4: 8-0
Wisconsin (20-10): NET/Pom/Sag: 26/25/13 vs. Q1: 8-8. vs. Q2: 4-1. vs. Q3/4: 8-1

Projected No. 6 seeds

Auburn, Iowa, Colorado, Michigan

Auburn (24 -6): NET/Pom/Sag: 35/41/45 vs. Q1: 4-3. vs. Q2: 9-2. vs. Q3/4: 11 -1
Iowa (20-10): NET/Pom/Sag: 34/24/27 vs. Q1: 9-7. vs. Q2: 4-1. vs. Q3/4: 7-2
Colorado (21 -9): NET/Pom/Sag: 23/28/57 vs. Q1: 7-4. vs. Q2: 4-3. vs. Q3/4: 10 -2
Michigan (19-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 24/11/15 vs. Q1: 6-10 vs. Q2: 5-1. vs. Q3/4: 7-0

Projected No. 7 seeds

West Virginia, Arizona, Illinois, Virginia

West Virginia (20-10): NET/Pom/Sag: 20/12/38 vs. Q1: 5-7. vs. Q2: 6-3. vs. Q3/4: 9-0
Arizona (20-10): NET/Pom/Sag: 10/15/33 vs. Q1: 3-7. vs. Q2: 5-2. vs. Q3/4: 12 -1
Illinois (19-10): NET/Pom/Sag: 37/31/25 vs. Q1: 5-7. vs. Q2: 4-1. vs. Q3/4: 10 -1
Virginia (22 -7): NET/Pom/Sag: 47/45/22 vs. Q1: 5-3. vs. Q2: 6-3. vs. Q3/4: 11 -1

Projected No. 8 seeds

Saint Mary’s, Houston, Indiana, Marquette

Saint Mary’s (23 -7): NET/Pom/Sag: 29/35/39 vs. Q1: 3-4. vs. Q2: 4-1. vs. Q3/4: 16 -2
Houston (22 -8): NET/Pom/Sag: 20/14/19 vs. Q1: 2-5. vs. Q2: 8-2. vs. Q3/4: 12 -0
Indiana (19-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 52/36/29 vs. Q1: 5-9. vs. Q2: 4-2. vs. Q3/4: 10 -0
Marquette (18-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 25/29/37 vs. Q1: 5-9. vs. Q2: 6-1. vs. Q3/4: 7-0

Projected No. 9 seeds

Oklahoma, LSU, Providence, USC

Oklahoma (18-12): NET/Pom/Sag: 46/37/34 vs. Q1: 5-9. vs. Q2: 5-3. vs. Q3/4: 8-0
LSU (20-10): NET/Pom/Sag: 33/40/44 vs. Q1: 4-8. vs. Q2: 7-1. vs. Q3/4: 9-1
Providence (18-12): NET/Pom/Sag: 40/47/28 vs. Q1: 7-8. vs. Q2: 5-0. vs. Q3/4: 6-4
USC (21 -9): NET/Pom/Sag: 41/52/53 vs. Q1: 4-7. vs. Q2: 6-1. vs. Q3/4: 11 -1

Projected No. 10 seeds

Texas Tech, Xavier, Florida, Rutgers

Texas Tech (18-12): NET/Pom/Sag: 22/21/36 vs. Q1: 3-9. vs. Q2: 4-3. vs. Q3/4: 11 -0
Xavier (19-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 42/44/31 vs. Q1: 3-10 vs. Q2: 7-1. vs. Q3/4: 9-0
Florida (19-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 28/32/24 vs. Q1: 3-8. vs. Q2: 6-3. vs. Q3/4: 10 -0
Rutgers (18-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 31/27/35 vs. Q1: 4-9. vs. Q2: 4-1. vs. Q3/4: 10 -1

Projected No. 11 seeds

Stanford, Arizona State, Texas, Northern Iowa (MVC), ETSU (Southern)

Stanford (20-10): NET/Pom/Sag: 27/34/62 vs. Q1: 4-5. vs. Q2: 3-4. vs. Q3/4: 13 -1
* Arizona State (19-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 53/62/69 vs. Q1: 5-8. vs. Q2: 4-3. vs. Q3/4: 10 -0
* Texas (19-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 56/50/30 vs. Q1: 5-7. vs. Q2: 2-4. vs. Q3/4: 12 -0

Projected No. 12 seeds

UCLA, Purdue, Stephen F. Austin (Southland), Tulsa (AAC), Liberty (Atlantic Sun)

* UCLA (18-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 76/79/60 vs. Q1: 6-6. vs. Q2: 3-3. vs. Q3/4: 9-2
* Purdue (16-14): NET/Pom/Sag: 32/22/18 vs. Q1: 4-11 vs. Q2: 5-2. vs. Q3/4: 7-1

No. 13 seeds: Yale (Ivy), North Texas (C-USA), Akron (MAC), Vermont (America East)
No. 14 seeds: Belmont (Ohio Valley), Wright State (Horizon), UC Irvine (Big West), Colgate (Patriot)
No. 15 seeds: New Mexico State (WAC), North Dakota State (Top), Hofstra (Colonial), Radford (Big South)
No. 16 seeds: Eastern Washington (Big Sky), Little Rock (Sun Belt), * Robert Morris (Northeast), * Siena (MAAC), * Grassy Field View A&M (SWAC), * North Carolina Central (MEAC)

* First 4 teams

Newbies: Eastern Washington, Purdue, Texas, Tulsa

Left: Mississippi State, Montana, Rhode Island, Wichita State

Bubble kids

First 4 out:

Cincinnati (19-10): NET/Pom/Sag: 49/43/32 vs. Q1: 2-6. vs. Q2: 8-0. vs. Q3/4: 9-4
Wichita State (22 -8): NET/Pom/Sag: 48/42/43 vs. Q1: 2-6. vs. Q2: 7-2. vs. Q3/4: 13 -0
Utah State (22 -8): NET/Pom/Sag: 38/39/42 vs. Q1: 2-4. vs. Q2: 2-2. vs. Q3/4: 18 -2
N.C. State (18-12): NET/Pom/Sag: 59/55/58 vs. Q1: 4-5. vs. Q2: 4-5. vs. Q3/4: 10 -2

Next 4 out:

Richmond (23 -7): NET/Pom/Sag: 44/48/61 vs. Q1: 2-4. vs. Q2: 2-2. vs. Q3/4: 19 -1
Mississippi State (19-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 51/51/51 vs. Q1: 2-6. vs. Q2: 5-3. vs. Q3/4: 12 -2
Rhode Island (20 -9): NET/Pom/Sag: 57/67/74 vs. Q1: 1-5. vs. Q2: 5-3. vs. Q3/4: 14 -1
Tennessee (17-13): NET/Pom/Sag: 55/57/41 vs. Q1: 3-9. vs. Q2: 5-3. vs. Q3/4: 9-1

Next next 4 out:

Arkansas (19-11): NET/Pom/Sag: 43/46/48 vs. Q1: 3-5. vs. Q2: 4-6. vs. Q3/4: 12 -0
Memphis (21 -9): NET/Pom/Sag: 60/60/46 vs. Q1: 2-5. vs. Q2: 6-1. vs. Q3/4: 13 -3
South Carolina (18-12): NET/Pom/Sag: 63/63/56 vs. Q1: 3-8. vs. Q2: 6-2. vs. Q3/4: 9-2
Notre Dame (18-12): NET/Pom/Sag: 58/61/52 vs. Q1: 2-7. vs. Q2: 2-4. vs. Q3/4: 14 -1

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