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Bracketology 2020 Projected Field: Texas Tech, Michigan falling

By Lukas Harkins

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 8: Led by committee chairman Mark Hollis (3rd from L), the NCAA Basketball Tournament Selection Committee meets on Wednesday afternoon, March 8, 2017 in New York City. The committee is gathered in New York to begin the five-day process of selecting and seeding the field of 68 teams for the NCAA MenÕs Basketball Tournament. The final bracket will be released on Sunday evening following the completion of conference tournaments. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 8: Led by committee chairman Mark Hollis (3rd from L), the NCAA Basketball Tournament Selection Committee meets on Wednesday afternoon, March 8, 2017 in New York City. The committee is gathered in New York to begin the five-day process of selecting and seeding the field of 68 teams for the NCAA MenÕs Basketball Tournament. The final bracket will be released on Sunday evening following the completion of conference tournaments. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) /
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LUBBOCK, TEXAS – JANUARY 07: Teague of the Bears shoots. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TEXAS – JANUARY 07: Teague of the Bears shoots. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images) /

South Region (Houston, TX)

(1) Baylor vs. (16) Prairie View A&M/Monmouth

(8) Ohio State vs. (9) Stanford

(4) Maryland vs. (13) Akron

(5) Kentucky vs. (12) Northern Iowa

(6) Rutgers vs. (11) Alabama/VCU

(3) Villanova vs. (14) Wright State

(7) Arizona vs. (10) Michigan

(2) Florida State vs. (15) Little Rock

Villanova is the main team that I want to discuss in this region. After struggling a bit out of the gates this season, the Wildcats are seemingly finding their stride since the beginning of conference play while launching into the national title conversation. They have lost just one game since the end of November as they are now winners in 12 of their last 13. Head coach Jay Wright’s team definitely still has some room to develop, especially on the defensive end of the floor, but it is ready to contend near the top of the Big East prior to landing a favorable seed in the Big Dance.

On the opposite of the spectrum, though, Michigan has tumbled from once being considered the possible No. 1 team in the country all the way down to the bubble.  The Wolverines have dropped four consecutive games in Big Ten play and they are just 4-8 since the start of December. It is also important to mention that two of those four victories have come over teams ranked outside of the KenPom Top-250. Michigan is in a very rough place right now and it needs to find a way to get back on track or it will fall out of the field.

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