What if the 2020 NCAA Basketball Tournament went off like normal? What the bracket might have been, and what would’ve happened in each game?
Let’s just pretend this whole global nightmare thing didn’t happen, and let’s just assume that the 2020 NCAA Basketball Tournament went off as normal.
Everyone is healthy, there are crowds, there are bands, everyone is playing – including Duke and Kansas – and there’s all the fun of what’s normally this most glorious time on the sports calendar.
We’re going to play this out over the next several days from the First Four right up to the national championship with our own brackets, seedings, and game outcomes.
Let’s have some fun.
We try to figure out what the best overall matchups might be, throw in games that would make geographic sense, NET Rankings, and – sorry for being boring – we go chalk on who the conference tournament champions might have been.
And then it’s Game On.
Just so there’s absolutely no confusion – of course the real NCAA Tournament is cancelled – these are all our seedings, matchups, lines, brackets and projections. Nothing about this comes from the NCAA selection committee.
The 2020 NCAA Basketball Tournament bracket might have been (trying to get it as close to the pin as possible) …
First Four Out
-Wichita State, Texas, Northern Iowa, NC State
2020 NCAA Basketball Tournament First Four. What Might Have Happened?
11 Xavier vs. 11 Stanford
Game Site: Dayton, OH
Line: Xavier -3.5, o/u: 133
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Final Score: COMING
12 UCLA vs. 12 Liberty
Game Site: Dayton, OH
Line: UCLA -5.5 o/u: 128.5
Game Analysis, What Would’ve Happened COMING
Final Score: COMING
16 Robert Morris vs. Prairie View A&M
Game Site: Dayton, OH
Line: Robert Morris -7.5, o/u: 138
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Final Score: COMING
16 NC Central vs. Siena
Game Site: Dayton, OH
Line: Siena -8.5, o/u: 141
Game Analysis, What Would’ve Happened COMING
Final Score: COMING
2020 NCAA Basketball Tournament First Round. What Might Have Happened?
2020 NCAA TOURNAMENT EAST REGION
1 Dayton vs. 16 North Dakota State
Game Site: Cleveland, Ohio
Line: Dayton -18.5, o/u: 157
Game Analysis, What Would’ve Happened COMING
Final Score: COMING
8 Florida vs. 9 Arizona State
Game Site: Cleveland, Ohio
Line: Florida -3.5, o/u: 144.5
Game Analysis, What Would’ve Happened COMING
Final Score: COMING
5 Auburn vs. 12 UCLA/Liberty
Game Site: Greensboro, NC
Line: COMING, o/u: COMING
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Final Score: COMING
4 Louisville vs. 13 New Mexico State
Game Site: Greensboro, NC
Line: Louisville -5.5, o/u: 137
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Final Score: COMING
6 Illinois vs. 11 Xavier/Stanford
Game Site: Greensboro, NC
Line: COMING, o/u: COMING
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Final Score: COMING
3 Duke vs. 14 North Texas
Game Site: Greensboro, NC
Line: Duke -21, o/u: 138.5
Game Analysis, What Would’ve Happened COMING
Final Score: COMING
7 Iowa vs. 10 ETSU
Game Site: St. Louis, MO
Line: Iowa -3, o/u: 140.5
Game Analysis, What Would’ve Happened COMING
Final Score: COMING
2 Creighton vs. 15 Eastern Washington
Game Site: St. Louis, MO
Line: Creighton -13, o/u: 146
Game Analysis, What Would’ve Happened COMING
Final Score: COMING
NEXT: 2020 NCAA TOURNAMENT MIDWEST REGION
2020 NCAA TOURNAMENT MIDWEST REGION
1 Kansas vs. 16 NC Central/Siena
Game Site: Omaha, NE
Line: COMING, o/u: COMING
Game Analysis, What Would’ve Happened COMING
Final Score: COMING
8 Colorado vs. 9 Saint Mary’s
Game Site: Omaha, NE
Line: Colorado -4, o/u: 136
Game Analysis, What Would’ve Happened COMING
Final Score: COMING
5 Ohio State vs. 12 Yale
Game Site: Tampa, FL
Line: Ohio State -11, o/u: 136
Game Analysis, What Would’ve Happened COMING
Final Score: COMING
4 Seton Hall vs. 13 Richmond
Game Site: Tampa, FL
Line: Seton Hall -5, o/u: 147
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Final Score: COMING
6 Virginia vs. 11 Akron
Game Site: Albany, NY
Line: Virginia -9, o/u: 118
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3 Maryland vs. 14 Vermont
Game Site: Albany, NY
Line: Maryland -8.5, o/u: 136
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7 Penn State vs. 10 Stanford
Game Site: Cleveland, OH
Line: Penn State -1.5, o/u: 128
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2 Villanova vs. 15 Boston University
Game Site: Cleveland, OH
Line: Villanova -20.5, o/u: 135
Game Analysis, What Would’ve Happened COMING
Final Score: COMING
NEXT: 2020 NCAA TOURNAMENT WEST REGION
2020 NCAA TOURNAMENT SOUTH REGION
1 Gonzaga vs. 16 Robert Morris/Prairie View A&M
Game Site: Spokane, WA
Line: COMING, o/u: COMING
Game Analysis, What Would’ve Happened COMING
Final Score: COMING
8 Oklahoma vs. 9 Utah State
Game Site: Spokane, WA
Line: Utah State -2.5, o/u: 141.5
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5 West Virginia vs. 12 Rutgers
Game Site: Spokane, WA
Line: West Virginia -5, o/u: 129
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Final Score: COMING
4 Oregon vs. 13 Bradley
Game Site: Spokane, WA
Line: Oregon -7.5, o/u: 136.5
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6 Butler vs. 11 LSU
Game Site: Omaha, NE
Line: Butler -3.5, o/u: 140
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Final Score: COMING
3 Michigan State vs. 14 Belmont
Game Site: Omaha, NE
Line: Michigan State -16, o/u: 150.5
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7 Houston vs. 10 Indiana
Game Site: Sacramento, CA
Line: Houston -4, o/u: 141.5
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2 San Diego State vs. UC Irvine
Game Site: Sacramento, CA
Line: San Diego State -14, o/u: 128
Game Analysis, What Would’ve Happened COMING
Final Score: COMING
NEXT: 2020 NCAA TOURNAMENT SOUTH REGION
2020 NCAA TOURNAMENT SOUTH REGION
1 Baylor vs. 16 Winthrop
Game Site: St. Louis, MO
Line: Baylor -16.5, o/u: 141.5
Game Analysis, What Would’ve Happened COMING
Final Score: COMING
8 Providence vs. 9 USC
Game Site: St. Louis, MO
Line: Providence -3, o/u: 138.5
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Final Score: COMING
5 BYU vs. 12 Texas Tech
Game Site: Sacramento, CA
Line: BYU -1.5, o/u: 140
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Final Score: COMING
4 Wisconsin vs. 13 Stephen F. Austin
Game Site: Sacramento, CA
Line: Wisconsin -3.5, o/u: 147.5
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6 Michigan vs. 11 Cincinnati
Game Site: Albany, NY
Line: Michigan -4.5, o/u: 145
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3 Kentucky vs. 14 Hofstra
Game Site: Albany, NY
Line: Kentucky -11, o/u: 139
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7 Arizona vs. 10 Marquette
Game Site: Tampa, FL
Line: Arizona -2, o/u: 151.5
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Final Score: COMING
2 Florida State vs. Arkansas-Little Rock
Game Site: Tampa, FL
Line: Florida State -15, o/u: 143
Game Analysis, What Would’ve Happened COMING
Final Score: COMING
