Welcome to Bracketology 2021, where our resident bracketologist, Justin Meyer, gives you his prediction of what the selection committee would have the NCAA Tournament look like if the season were to end today. He has done bracketology for more than 10 years, and this is his seventh season as part of the Bracket Matrix.
This is not what he would make the bracket if he were the selection committee, and this is not a guess for what it will look like on Selection Sunday (unless, of course, it is Selection Sunday). It is merely a snapshot of where things stand right now.
Our Bubble Watch series is back! Check out the latest entry here to see where everyone stacks up relative to the bubble and learn what your team needs to do to dance. You can also find the last bracketology update here.
This year, the entire 2021 NCAA Tournament will be held in Indiana because of the pandemic, meaning the regions will be unattached to a location. That will not be a factor in what region teams play in.
Without further ado, here is your update for how the Field of 68 stands right now in our Bracketology 2021 (as of games played through Thursday, March 4, 2021):
Bracketology 2021
Region 1
1 GONZAGA vs 16 NICHOLLS/NORTH CAROLINA A&T
8 LOYOLA CHICAGO vs 9 Maryland
5 Virginia vs 12 WINTHROP
4 Texas vs 13 UC SANTA BARBARA
6 Tennessee vs 11 Louisville
3 Houston vs 14 SIENA
7 Missouri vs 10 UCLA
2 Ohio State vs 15 CLEVELAND STATE
Region 4
1 Illinois vs 16 GRAND CANYON
8 OREGON vs 9 VCU
5 USC vs 12 Boise State/Saint Louis
4 Texas Tech vs 13 LIBERTY
6 Creighton vs 11 ST. BONAVENTURE
3 Kansas vs 14 BELMONT
7 Wisconsin vs 10 Georgia Tech
2 ALABAMA vs 15 SOUTHERN UTAH
Region 2
1 BAYLOR vs 16 WAGNER/PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
8 Virginia Tech vs 9 Rutgers
5 Oklahoma State vs 12 WESTERN KENTUCKY
4 Purdue vs 13 TOLEDO
6 Oklahoma vs 11 Colorado State
3 VILLANOVA vs 14 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
7 Florida vs 10 North Carolina
2 Iowa vs 15 UMBC
Region 3
1 MICHIGAN vs 16 TEXAS STATE
8 SAN DIEGO STATE vs 9 LSU
5 Colorado vs 12 WICHITA STATE
4 FLORIDA STATE vs 13 NAVY
6 BYU vs 11 Xavier/Drake
3 West Virginia vs 14 UNC GREENSBORO
7 Clemson vs 10 Connecticut
2 Arkansas vs 15 JAMES MADISON
The Bubble
Last Four Byes
North Carolina
UCLA
Louisville
Colorado State
Last Four In
Xavier
Drake
Boise State
Saint Louis
First Four Out
Michigan State
Utah State
Ole Miss
Seton Hall
Next Four Out
Syracuse
Duke
Indiana
Stanford
S-Curve
- Gonzaga
- Baylor
- Michigan
- Illinois
- Ohio State
- Iowa
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- West Virginia
- Houston
- Villanova
- Kansas
- Florida State
- Purdue
- Texas Tech
- Texas
- Oklahoma State
- Virginia
- Colorado
- USC
- Oklahoma
- Creighton
- BYU
- Tennessee
- Missouri
- Clemson
- Florida
- Wisconsin
- Oregon
- San Diego State
- Virginia Tech
- Loyola Chicago
- LSU
- VCU
- Maryland
- Rutgers
- Georgia Tech
- Connecticut
- North Carolina
- UCLA
- Louisville
- Colorado State
- St. Bonaventure
- Xavier
- Drake
- Boise State
- Saint Louis
- Wichita State
- Western Kentucky
- Winthrop
- UC Santa Barbara
- Toledo
- Navy
- Liberty
- Belmont
- UNC Greensboro
- South Dakota State
- Siena
- Cleveland State
- UMBC
- James Madison
- Southern Utah
- Grand Canyon
- Texas State
- Wagner
- Prairie View A&M
- Nicholls
- North Carolina A&T
Per Conference
Big Ten – 8 (Michigan, Illinois, Ohio State, Iowa, Purdue, Wisconsin, Maryland, Rutgers)
ACC – 7 (Florida State, Virginia, Clemson, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Louisville)
Big 12 – 7 (Baylor, West Virginia, Kansas, Texas Tech, Texas, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma)
SEC – 6 (Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Florida, LSU)
Big East – 4 (Villanova, Creighton, Connecticut, Xavier)
Pac-12 – 4 (Colorado, USC, Oregon, UCLA)
A-10 – 3 (VCU, St. Bonaventure, Saint Louis)
MWC – 3 (San Diego State, Colorado State, Boise State)
AAC – 2 (Houston, Wichita State)
MVC – 2 (Loyola Chicago, Drake)
WCC – 2 (Gonzaga, BYU)
