2020-2021 NCAA Basketball Pre-Preseason Rankings

1. Gonzaga
2. Villanova
3. Kentucky
4. Baylor
5. Kansas
6. Duke
7. Creighton
8. Virginia
9. Florida State
10. Texas Tech
11. San Diego State
12. Iowa
13. Oregon
14. North Carolina
15. Wisconsin
16. Tennessee
17. Houston
18. Michigan
19. Ohio State
20. West Virginia
21. Michigan State
22. Louisville
23. LSU
24. Texas
25. Florida

Up Next
Illinois
Rutgers
UCLA
Dayton
Arkansas
Arizona
Maryland
Seton Hall
USC
Alabama

2020 NCAA Football Pre-Preseason Rankings

1. Ohio State
2. Clemson
3. LSU
4. Alabama
5. Georgia
6. Oklahoma
7. Florida
8. Oregon
9. Penn State
10. Auburn
11. Notre Dame
12. Michigan
13. Texas A&M
14. Wisconsin
15. Minnesota
16. Baylor
17. Texas
18. Memphis
19. Iowa
20. Cincinnati
21. Boise State
22. Tennessee
23. North Carolina
24. Oklahoma State
25. Florida State

Up Next
Iowa State
Utah
Washington
South Carolina
Nebraska
Appalachian State
USC
Navy
Miami
Stanford

2020 NCAA Tournament Projections

*The team in bold/italics is the projected winner

East Regional - Round of 64
1 Kentucky 16 Sacred Heart/Morgan State
8 Memphis 9 Colorado
5 Ohio State 12 Vermont
4 Baylor 13 Liberty
6 Auburn 11 Iowa State
3 Purdue 14 Colgate
7 Marquette 10 Iowa
2 Duke 15 College of Charleston

East Regional - Round of 32
1 Kentucky 8 Memphis
4 Baylor 5 Ohio State
3 Purdue 6 Auburn
2 Duke 7 Marquette

East Regional - Sweet 16
1 Kentucky 4 Baylor
2 Duke 3 Purdue

East Regional - Elite 8
1 Kentucky 2 Duke


South Regional - Round of 64
1 Kansas 16 Rider
8 Michigan 9 Tennessee
5 Houston 12 Ole Miss/Indiana
4 Seton Hall 13 Western Kentucky
6 Arizona 11 Georgetown
3 Virginia 14 Wright State
7 LSU 10 Notre Dame
2 Maryland 15 North Dakota State

South Regional - Round of 32
1 Kansas 8 Michigan
4 Seton Hall 5 Houston
3 Virginia 6 Arizona
2 Maryland 7 LSU

South Regional - Sweet 16
1 Kansas 4 Seton Hall
2 Maryland 3 Virginia

South Regional - Elite 8
1 Kansas 3 Virginia


Midwest Regional - Round of 64
1 Michigan State 16 Grambling/Sam Houston State
8 NC State 9 Cincinnati
5 St. Mary's 12 New Mexico State
4 Texas Tech 13 Belmont
6 Washington 11 Harvard
3 Villanova 14 Bowling Green
7 Utah State 10 Wisconsin
2 North Carolina 15 Radford

Midwest Regional - Round of 32
1 Michigan State 9 Cincinnati
4 Texas Tech 12 New Mexico State
3 Villanova 11 Harvard
2 North Carolina 10 Wisconsin

Midwest Regional - Sweet 16
1 Michigan State 12 New Mexico State
2 North Carolina 3 Villanova

Midwest Regional - Elite 8
1 Michigan State 3 Villanova


West Regional - Round of 64
1 Louisville 16 Montana
8 Creighton 9 Texas
5 VCU 12 East Tennessee State
4 Oregon 13 UC Irvine
6 Xavier 11 Arizona State/Mississippi State
3 Gonzaga 14 Loyola (IL)
7 Florida State 10 Providence
2 Florida 15 Georgia Southern

West Regional - Round of 32
1 Louisville 8 Creighton
4 Oregon 5 VCU
3 Gonzaga 6 Xavier
2 Florida 7 Florida State

West Regional - Sweet 16
1 Louisville 4 Oregon
2 Florida 6 Xavier

West Regional - Elite 8
2 Florida 4 Oregon


Final Four - Atlanta, GA
1 Michigan State 4 Oregon
1 Kentucky 3 Virginia

National Championship - Atlanta, GA
1 Michigan State 1 Kentucky

The Michigan State Spartans will have one shining moment to end the 2020 NCAA Basketball season

2019-2020 NCAA Basketball Predictions

Below is a look at how I see the conference races shaking out in the 2019-2020 NCAA Basketball season. All power conferences are picked from top to bottom, with the projected NCAA Tournament teams in bold and italics.  The NCAA Tournament teams are listed for every conference.

ACC
1. Louisville
2. Duke
3. North Carolina
4. Virginia
5. Florida State
6. NC State
7. Notre Dame
8. Syracuse
9. Miami
10. Virginia Tech
11. Georgia Tech
12. Pittsburgh
13. Clemson
14. Wake Forest
15. Boston College

Big 12
1. Kansas
2. Texas Tech
3. Baylor
4. Texas
5. Iowa State
6. Oklahoma
7. Oklahoma State
8. West Virginia
9. Kansas State
10. TCU

Big 10
1. Michigan State
2. Maryland
3. Purdue
4. Ohio State
5. Michigan
6. Wisconsin
7. Iowa
8. Indiana
9. Illinois
10. Penn State
11. Minnesota
12. Rutgers
13. Northwestern
14. Nebraska

Pac-12
1. Oregon
2. Arizona
3. Washington
4. Colorado
5. Arizona State
6. USC
7. UCLA
8. Oregon State
9. Stanford
10. Utah
11. Washington State
12. Cal

SEC
1. Kentucky
2. Florida
3. Auburn
4. LSU
5. Tennessee
6. Ole Miss
7. Mississippi State
8. Alabama
9. Arkansas
10. Georgia
11. Missouri
12. Texas A&M
13. South Carolina
14. Vanderbilt

Big East
1. Villanova
2. Seton Hall
3. Xavier
4. Marquette
5. Creighton
6. Providence
7. Georgetown
8. Butler
9. DePaul
10. St. John's

American
1. Houston
2. Memphis
3. Cincinnati

WCC
1. Gonzaga
2. St. Mary's

Atlantic-10
1. VCU

AEC
1. Vermont

Atlantic Sun
1. Liberty

Big Sky
1. Montana

Big South
1. Radford

Big West
1. UC Irvine

Colonial
1. College of Charleston

Conference USA
1. Western Kentucky

Horizon
1. Wright State

Ivy
1. Harvard

MAAC
1. Rider

MAC
1. Bowling Green

MEAC
1. Morgan State

MVC
1. Loyola (IL)

Mountain West
1. Utah State

NEC
1. Sacred Heart

OVC
1. Belmont

Patriot 
1. Colgate

SoCon
1. East Tennessee State

Southland
1. Sam Houston State

Summit
1. North Dakota State

Sun Belt
1. Georgia Southern

SWAC
1. Grambling

WAC
1. New Mexico State