Bracketology 1/20/20

For the first time in a few weeks, I've gone through and re-evaluated all of the resumes. Some winners include San Diego State, who is up to a 1 seed for the first time all year, and Iowa, who moves into the protected seeds. On the other hand, the wheels have fallen off for Ohio State and the Buckeyes are all the way down to the 8 line.

I'm also getting more bullish on the at-large chances of two mid-majors, Northern Iowa and Liberty. The Panthers picked up a big road win at Bradley, and has a decent number of Q2 and Q3 games ahead of them. Liberty is going to be large favorites in every remaining game, if they run the table they'll be hard to leave out and I think they could maybe afford a regular season loss.

A big week lies ahead, especially in the Big East and the Big Ten. My next update will come Thursday morning.

1: Baylor, Kansas, San Diego State, Gonzaga
2: Duke, Butler, Dayton, Florida State
3: Michigan State, Seton Hall, West Virginia, Louisville
4: Oregon, Villanova, Iowa, Auburn
5: Maryland, Arizona, Wisconsin, Penn State
6: Stanford, Michigan, Creighton, Rutgers
7: Colorado, Houston, Kentucky, Wichita State
8: Marquette, Memphis, Ohio State, Arkansas
9: LSU, Texas Tech, USC, Illinois
10: Northern Iowa, Purdue, Oklahoma, Indiana
11: St. Mary's, Liberty, BYU, Minnesota
12: (Florida/North Carolina State), (Virginia Tech/Saint Louis), East Tennessee State, Yale
13: Akron, Stephen F. Austin, Louisiana Tech, Wright State
14: Vermont, New Mexico State, Colgate, Belmont
15: William & Mary, Georgia State, St. Francis PA, Eastern Washington
16: North Dakota State, UC Irvine, (Monmouth/Radford), (Prairie View A&M/Norfolk State)

	Houston		Indianapolis
	Omaha		Omaha
1	Baylor	1	Kansas
16	Prairie View A&M/Norfolk State	16	Monmouth/Radford
8	Arkansas	8	Ohio State
9	Illinois	9	Texas Tech
	Albany		Sacramento
5	Maryland	5	Wisconsin
12	Yale	12	East Tennessee State
4	Villanova	4	Auburn
13	Wright State	13	Stephen F. Austin
	St. Louis		Cleveland
6	Rutgers	6	Creighton
11	St. Mary's	11	Liberty
3	Louisville	3	Michigan State
14	New Mexico State	14	Colgate
	Cleveland		St. Louis
7	Houston	7	Colorado
10	Northern Iowa	10	Oklahoma
2	Dayton	2	Butler
15	William & Mary	15	Georgia State
	New York City		Los Angeles
	Spokane		Sacramento
1	Gonzaga	1	San Diego State
16	North Dakota State	16	UC Irvine
8	Marquette	8	Memphis
9	USC	9	LSU
	Tampa		Spokane
5	Arizona	5	Penn State
12	Saint Louis/Virginia Tech	12	Florida/North Carolina State
4	Iowa	4	Oregon
13	Louisiana Tech	13	Akron
	Albany		Greensboro
6	Michigan	6	Stanford
11	BYU	11	Minnesota
3	Seton Hall	3	West Virginia
14	Vermont	14	Belmont
	Greensboro		Tampa
7	Wichita State	7	Kentucky
10	Indiana	10	Purdue
2	Duke	2	Florida State
15	St. Francis PA	15	Eastern Washington

First Four Out: DePaul, Georgetown, East Tennessee State, Virginia
Next Four Out: Richmond, Texas, Duquesne, VCU

Bids by Conference:
Big Ten: 12
ACC: 5
Big 12: 5
Big East: 5
Pac-12: 5
SEC: 5
American: 3
West Coast: 3
Atlantic 10: 2