Bracketology: 3-2-2021

#1 Seeds:

Gonzaga (AQ)

Michigan (AQ)

Baylor (AQ)

Illinois

 

#2 Seeds:

Houston (AQ) 

Iowa 

Alabama (AQ)

West Virginia 

 

#3 Seeds: 

Ohio State 

Villanova (AQ) 

Florida State (AQ)

Kansas

#4 Seeds:

Arkansas

Purdue

Oklahoma State (+1)

Texas Tech

#5 Seeds:

Virginia (-1)

San Diego State (AQ)

Clemson

Texas

#6 Seeds:

Creighton

USC

Wisconsin

Tennessee (+1)

#7 Seeds:

Colorado

Oklahoma (-1)

Virginia Tech

Loyola-Chicago

 

#8 Seeds:

Florida

Missouri

UCLA (AQ)

BYU 

 

#9 Seeds:

Maryland

Louisville

Oregon

Connecticut (+1)

#10 Seeds:

LSU

Rutgers (-1)

Xavier

Boise State (+1) 

 

#11 Seeds:  

St. Bonaventure (AQ) (-1) 

Colorado State

Wichita State (AQ)

North Carolina

#12 Seeds:

Georgia Tech / VCU

Drake / Utah State

Winthrop (AQ) 

Western Kentucky (AQ) 

 

#13 Seeds:

UC Santa Barbara (AQ)

Toledo (AQ)

Wright State (AQ) 

Colgate (AQ)

 

#14 Seeds: 

Belmont (AQ)

Liberty (AQ)

UNC Greensboro (AQ)

South Dakota State (AQ)

 

#15 Seeds:

UMBC (AQ) 

Grand Canyon (AQ) 

Southern Utah (AQ)

Siena (AQ)

 

#16 Seeds:

James Madison (AQ)

Bryant (AQ)  

Texas State (AQ) / Prairie View (AQ) 

Nicholls (AQ) / North Carolina A&T (AQ)

Last Four Byes:

Xavier - Boise State - Colorado State - North Carolina

 

Last Four In:

Georgia Tech - VCU - Drake - Utah State

Last Four Out:

Seton Hall - Michigan State - St. Louis - Syracuse

Next Four Out:

SMU - Winthrop - Indiana - Ole Miss

Other At-Large Candidates:

Colgate, Duke, Memphis, Richmond, Stanford, Western Kentucky

Conference Breakdown:

Big 10 -7

Big 12 - 7

ACC - 7

SEC - 6

Big East - 4

PAC-12 - 4

MWC -4

American - 2

MVC - 2

WCC - 2

A-10 - 2

One Bid Leagues: (21)

A-Sun - 1 

AEC - 1

Big Sky - 1

Big South - 1

Big West - 1

CAA - 1

C-USA - 1

Horizon - 1

MAAC - 1

MAC - 1

MEAC - 1

NEC - 1

OVC - 1

Patriot - 1

Southern - 1

Southland - 1

Summit - 1

Sun Belt - 1

SWAC - 1

WAC - 1

 

NITOLOGY:

#1 Seeds:

Seton Hall

Michigan State

St. Louis

SMU

#2 Seeds:

Indiana

Ole Miss

Duke

Syracuse

#3 Seeds:

Memphis

Stanford

Richmond

Louisiana Tech

#4 Seeds:

Minnesota

Marshall

St. John's

Davidson

NIT Last Four Out:

St. Mary's - North Texas - NC State - Navy

NIT Next Four Out:

Furman - Abilene Christian - Dayton - UNC Greensboro