NCAA Bracket - Final

With the cancellation of the final games of most conference tournaments and the entire NCAA tournament, we will never know exactly which teams would have made the field and who would have won the championship, but I've analyzed all of the available data and projected what I feel the field would have looked like using only the games that were played, and I'm also projecting how I think the tournament would have played out. There were only a few changes from my previous bracket, with Stanford dropping out in favor of Texas, and Colorado dropping a few spots after a terrible loss on the final day of the season. Here is my full final bracket and tournament projection:

	WEST			EAST
1	Gonzaga		1	Dayton
16	Siena		16	Winthrop
8	Marquette		8	Arizona
9	Florida		9	Oklahoma
5	Ohio State		5	West Virginia
12	Stephen F Austin		12	Cincinnati
4	Oregon		4	Auburn
13	Akron		13	Belmont
6	Penn State		6	BYU
11	Richmond		11	Arizona State/Texas Tech
3	Seton Hall		3	Duke
14	Bradley		14	North Texas
7	Michigan		7	Illinois
10	Colorado		10	East Tennessee State
2	San Diego State		2	Villanova
15	Northern Kentucky		15	UC Irvine
	SOUTH			MIDWEST
1	Baylor		1	Kansas
16	Boston U/Prairie View		16	Robert Morris/NC Central
8	USC		8	LSU
9	Wichita State		9	Rutgers
5	Wisconsin		5	Louisville
12	Liberty		12	Yale
4	Kentucky		4	Butler
13	Vermont		13	New Mexico State
6	Iowa		6	Virginia
11	Xavier/Texas		11	Utah State
3	Maryland		3	Michigan State
14	Hofstra		14	Eastern Washington
7	Saint Mary’s		7	Houston
10	Providence		10	Indiana
2	Florida State		2	Creighton
15	Little Rock		15	North Dakota State

Last Four Byes

Colorado
Providence
Indiana
Richmond

Last Four In

Arizona State
Xavier
Texas Tech
Texas

First Four Out

Mississippi State
Saint Louis
Rhode Island
NC State

Next Four Out

Stanford
Northern Iowa
Purdue
Arkansas

Teams by Conference

Big 10 - 10
Big East - 7
Big 12 - 6
Pac 12 - 5
SEC - 4
ACC - 4
AAC - 3
WCC - 3
Atl 10 - 2
MWC - 2

Projected Tournament

First Round

(1) Gonzaga
(9) Florida
(5) Ohio State
(4) Oregon

(11) Richmond
(3) Seton Hall
(10) Colorado
(2) San Diego State

(1) Baylor
(9) Wichita State
(5) Wisconsin
(13) Vermont

(11) Texas
(3) Maryland
(10) Providence
(2) Florida State

(1) Dayton
(9) Oklahoma
(5) West Virginia
(4) Auburn

(11) Texas Tech
(3) Duke
(10) East Tennessee State
(2) Villanova

(1) Kansas
(9) Rutgers
(5) Louisville
(4) Butler

(11) Utah State
(3) Michigan State
(10) Indiana
(2) Creighton

13 total upsets in the first round, which is usually around the higher end of the range.

Sweet 16

(1) Gonzaga
(5) Ohio State
(3) Seton Hall
(2) San Diego State

(1) Baylor
(13) Vermont
(3) Maryland
(10) Providence

(1) Dayton
(5) West Virginia
(3) Duke
(2) Villanova

(1) Kansas
(5) Louisville
(3) Michigan State
(10) Indiana

3 double-digit seeds make it into the Sweet 16, including a true Cinderella in America East champ Vermont.

Elite Eight

(1) Gonzaga
(3) Seton Hall

(1) Baylor
(10) Providence

(5) West Virginia
(3) Duke

(1) Kansas
(3) Michigan State

Providence continues their hot streak over the past month by reaching the Elite Eight despite being a 10 seed.

Final Four

(1) Gonzaga
(1) Baylor
(5) West Virginia
(1) Kansas

3 Big 12 teams make it to the Final Four, including a surprise appearance from West Virginia.

Championship

(1) Gonzaga
(1) Kansas

Gonzaga makes their second appearance in the title game.

Champions

(1) Gonzaga

The Bulldogs take home their first title in the tournament that never was.