This weekend represents an important first step toward Selection Sunday: The men's NCAA tournament selection committee’s annual top 16 bracket reveal. Every year, the early look at what the committee is thinking is very informative as to how it might seed the bracket come March, and this year’s is even more important given the added variables of the COVID-19-disrupted season.
Will teams that have played slightly fewer games, like Michigan and Villanova, get dinged by the committee? With limited crowds at games, will the quadrant system be less emphasized given its emphasis on road wins? How closely will seeding mirror the NET?