Bracketology: 3-6-2021

#1 Seeds:

Gonzaga (AQ)

Baylor (AQ)

Michigan (AQ)

Illinois

 

#2 Seeds:

Houston (AQ) 

Iowa 

Alabama (AQ)

Ohio State

 

#3 Seeds: 

Villanova (AQ) 

West Virginia

Florida State (AQ)

Kansas

#4 Seeds:

Arkansas

Purdue

Texas Tech

Texas (+1)

#5 Seeds:

Oklahoma State

Virginia (-1)

San Diego State (AQ)

Creighton (+1)

#6 Seeds:

USC

Tennessee (+1)

Colorado

Clemson (-1)

#7 Seeds:

Missouri (+1)

Loyola-Chicago

BYU (+1)

Oklahoma (-1)

 

#8 Seeds:

Wisconsin (-2)

Virginia Tech (-1)

Florida

Connecticut (+2)

 

#9 Seeds:

Oregon (AQ)

Louisville

LSU (+1) 

UCLA (-1)

#10 Seeds:

Maryland (-1)

Rutgers (-1)

St. Bonaventure (AQ)

Wichita State (AQ)

 

#11 Seeds:  

Georgia Tech

North Carolina

Xavier (-1)

Boise State (+1)

#12 Seeds:

VCU / Colorado State (-1)

Drake / Utah State

Winthrop (AQ) 

Colgate (AQ) (+1)

 

#13 Seeds:

UC Santa Barbara (AQ)

Toledo (AQ)

Western Kentucky (AQ) (-1)

Belmont (AQ) (+1)

 

#14 Seeds: 

Liberty (AQ)

UNC Greensboro (AQ)

South Dakota State (AQ)

UMBC (AQ) (+1)

 

#15 Seeds:

Southern Utah (AQ)

James Madison (AQ) (+1)

Cleveland State (AQ) (NEW)

Siena (AQ) 

 

#16 Seeds:

Texas State (AQ)

Wagner (AQ)

Nicholls (AQ) / Utah Valley (AQ)

Prairie View (AQ) / North Carolina A&T (AQ)

Last Four Byes:

Georgia Tech - North Carolina - Xavier - Boise State

 

Last Four In:

VCU - Drake - Colorado State - Utah State

Last Four Out:

St. Louis - Syracuse - Michigan State - Seton Hall

Next Four Out:

Winthrop - SMU - Ole Miss - Memphis

Other At-Large Candidates:

Colgate, Louisiana Tech, NC State, St. John's, 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:

St. Louis

Syracuse

Michigan State

Seton Hall

#2 Seeds:

SMU

Ole Miss

Memphis

Louisiana Tech

#3 Seeds:

NC State

St. John's

Duke

Davidson

#4 Seeds:

Richmond

St. Mary's

North Texas

Marshall

NIT Last Four Out:

Stanford - UAB - Minnesota - Wright State

NIT Next Four Out:

Navy - Furman - Abilene Christian - UNC Greensboro