Bracketology 2020: Xavier/DePaul, Wisconsin/Minnesota top matchups

Bracketology 2020: Xavier/DePaul, Wisconsin/Minnesota among top matchups

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 12: Josh Perkins #13 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs brings the ball up the court after stealing the ball from Tanner Krebs #00 of the Saint Mary's Gaels during the championship game of the West Coast Conference basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena on March 12, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Gaels defeated the Bulldogs 60-47. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

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DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – JANUARY 21: Vernon Carey Jr. #1 of the Duke Blue Devils (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

6. Florida State (19-3, 9-2) at Duke (18-3, 8-2) – Mon, Feb 10

With there being a wide-gap between the top-3 teams in the ACC and everyone else, the matchups between them (Duke, Florida State and Louisville) will have a massive impact both in Bracketology and the regular-season title race. While the Seminoles have another game against the Cardinals coming up, this is the last big matchup for the Blue Devils until the conference tournament.

This is a potential “must-win” for Duke if they want to make the case for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. As for Florida State, they’ll need a win to remain among the top-4 protected seeds as well. We haven’t had many great matchups on Mondays in college basketball so it’ll be great to have a couple of top-10 Final Four threats battling it out.

5. Baylor (20-1, 9-0) at Texas (14-8, 4-5) – Mon, Feb 10

This isn’t really about Baylor, who has a firm grasp on the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament currently and will have to drop a few games to not have that spot. It’s more about Texas, who is running out of opportunities to get a quality win having just lost at Kansas on Monday night.

With a NET ranking past 60 and just a win over Purdue as their lone quality win on the resume, the Longhorns are in real trouble and must get this win at home over the No. 1 team in the country. If they can’t get this win, then head coach Shaka Smart may have to update his resume this offseason.

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