If Selection Sunday for the 2020 men’s NCAA tournament were today, Baylor, unsurprisingly, would be the No. 1 overall seed.
The selection committee revealed Saturday what would be its top-16 seeds if the tournament started today, and the Bears would lead the way in the South Region.
They’re 15-1 going into Saturday’s game against Oklahoma State, and they’ve been the AP Poll’s top-ranked team for the last three weeks after being No. 16 in the preseason. Their only loss this season was back in November by three points to Washington
Kansas in the Midwest Region, Gonzaga in the West Region and San Diego State in the East Region would join Baylor as the other No. 1 tournament seeds. Duke would be the highest-ranked No. 2 seed, Maryland would be the highest No. 3 seed and Auburn would be the highest No. 4.
Here’s what the top-16 seeds would be if the NCAA tournament started today:
1. Baylor
2. Kansas
3. Gonzaga
4. San Diego State
5. Duke
6. Dayton
7. Louisville
8. West Virginia
9. Maryland
10. Florida State
11. Seton Hall
12. Villanova
13. Auburn
14. Oregon
15. Butler
16. Michigan State
If you’re not happy with where your team landed on here — or if it’s not in the top 16 at all — the good news is Selection Sunday isn’t until March 15. So teams still have a little more than a month to build on their tournament resumes.
The men’s 2020 NCAA tournament begins March 17 with the First Four, while the official first round starts March 19.
