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Bracketology Projected Field: Kansas-Baylor headlines a huge weekend

By Lukas Harkins

LAWRENCE, KANSAS - JANUARY 11: Davion Mitchell #45 of the Baylor Bears scores on a fast break during the game against the Kansas Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse on January 11, 2020 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KANSAS - JANUARY 11: Davion Mitchell #45 of the Baylor Bears scores on a fast break during the game against the Kansas Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse on January 11, 2020 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 16: Lamb of the Catamounts looks o. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)
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Midwest Region (Indianapolis, IN)

(1) Kansas vs. (16) St. Francis-PA/Norfolk State

(8) LSU vs. (9) Wichita State

(4) Penn State vs. (13) Vermont

(5) Butler vs. (12) NC State/Richmond

(6) Marquette vs. (11) Indiana

(3) Louisville vs. (14) New Mexico State

(7) Ohio State vs. (10) USC

(2) Dayton vs. (15) Little Rock

LSU is a team that has been struggling to maintain a solid seed over the past few weeks. The Tigers have lost four of their last five games as their porous defense is starting to be exposed. LSU should still easily make the NCAA Tournament but is trending in the right direction. Back-to-back road games against South Carolina and Florida loom during this coming week as well so the schedule is not getting any easier. LSU could keep sliding with three of its final five games coming away from home. Fixing their defensive holes will be the big key.

With regard to auto-bid teams, Vermont is emerging as potentially that very dangerous 12/13 seed that nobody wants to draw in March. The Catamounts had high expectations heading into this campaign and they have lived up to that in conference play. Anthony Lamb is having a bit of a down season but he is still one of the best mid-major players in the entire country. Additionally, Vermont is an elite defensive squad that absolutely stifles opponents in the paint and rebounds exceptionally well. Vermont has won 12 straight games.

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