Bracketology 2020 Projected Field: Kentucky up, West Virginia down

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY - FEBRUARY 22: Tyrese Maxey #3 of the Kentucky Wildcats celebrates with his teammates after taking the lead from the Florida Gatos during the second half of the game at Rupp Arena on February 22, 2020 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Silas Walker/Getty Images) /

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AUSTIN, TEXAS – JANUARY 08: Doolittle of the Sooners defends. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images) /

West Region (Los Angeles, CA)

(1) Gonzaga vs. (16) Montana

(8) LSU vs. (9) Oklahoma

(4) Oregon vs. (13) Stephen F. Austin

(5) BYU vs. (12) Rutgers/Richmond

(6) Colorado vs. (11) Wichita State

(3) Creighton vs. (14) Belmont

(7) West Virginia vs. (10) Xavier

(2) Maryland vs. (15) UC Irvine

Notable Movers: West Virginia and Oklahoma

Oklahoma defeated West Virginia on the road over this past weekend and that result showcased a bit of how each team is trending at this moment. For West Virginia, it has now dropped six of its last seven games and is plummeting down seed lines as a result. The Mountaineers still rank well in efficiency-based metrics and are safely projected to make the NCAA Tournament field but they could be trending towards the dreaded 8/9 matchup if they keep dropping games.

Oklahoma, on the other hand, used wins over Texas Tech and West Virginia during this past week to escape being mired around the cutline. With those victories, the Sooners soared into single-digit seed territory heading into their final two regular-season games. Oklahoma arguably experienced the best week of any bubble team with those results. This resume has gone from having only one Q1 win a couple of weeks ago to having five.

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