Bracketology 2020 Projected Field: Ohio State dominates, Texas Tech falls

With December now underway, here comes another edition of the bracketology projected field. Who were the biggest movers over the past week?

With November complete, the college basketball landscape is starting to come into a bit more focus. Of course, there are still going to be teams that surprise (both positively and negatively) over the next few months leading into the NCAA Tournament, but at least there is one thing that everyone should know by now: Nobody is very good.

Unlike the past couple of seasons, there is no true dominant force that looks destined to hold down a top spot in the national rankings for an extended period of time. Top teams have dropped like flies throughout the opening month and there is nothing indicating that will change anytime soon. This is reflected once again in my bracketology projected field of 68, as my No. 1 seeds shifted greatly compared to last week.

While it might seem as though teams such as Ohio State, Louisville, and Maryland are a step ahead of everyone right now with their undefeated records and high preseason expectations, college basketball fans have learned to trust no one so far this season. Anyone can lose on any given night to anyone – just ask Duke and Kentucky.

This sensational level of parity is what makes NCAA basketball so much fun both in the regular and post-seasons. All it takes is one player going off for a career night to upset a top-ranked team in the regular-season or a single-elimination tournament game.

With regard to the early-season results so far this year, several teams have already made their cases for stronger NCAA Tournament consideration compared to the preseason predictions. The most notable of these seem to be San Diego State, Butler, Dayton, DePaul, and Michigan. Most people expected that these teams would hover around the bubble and compete for bids this season, but they all have already asserted themselves as legitimate at-large teams. That could, of course, change over the next three months but all of them are off to hot starts. But as some teams have come out of the gates on fire, others such as Texas Tech and Syracuse have greatly disappointed.

Without any further ado, though, let’s dive into my bracketology projected field of 68. This field has been updated following the conclusion of games on Dec. 5, 2019.