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 Monday, March 8, 2021):
Bracketology 2021
Region 1
1 GONZAGA vs 16 APPALACHIAN STATE/NORTH CAROLINA A&T
8 Clemson vs 9 Rutgers
5 USC vs 12 WINTHROP
4 Oklahoma State vs 13 TOLEDO
6 Colorado vs 11 Maryland
3 Texas vs 14 SIENA
7 LSU vs 10 Georgia Tech
2 Ohio State vs 15 CLEVELAND STATE
Region 4
1 Illinois vs 16 NORTH DAKOTA STATE
8 LOYOLA CHICAGO v s9 Virginia Tech
5 Texas Tech vs 12 Xavier/Boise State
4 VIRGINIA vs 13 LIBERTY
6 BYU vs 11 Drake/Colorado State
3 Kansas vs 14 COLGATE
7 Oregon vs 10 ST. BONAVENTURE
2 ALABAMA vs 15 DREXEL
Region 2
1 BAYLOR vs 16 NICHOLLS/PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
8 Wisconsin vs 9 VCU
5 Tennessee vs 12 WESTERN KENTUCKY
4 Purdue vs 13 UC SANTA BARBARA
6 Oklahoma vs 11 Louisville
3 Arkansas vs 14 BRYANT
7 Florida vs 10 North Carolina
2 Iowa vs 15 SOUTHERN UTAH
Region 3
1 MICHIGAN vs 16 HARTFORD
8 SAN DIEGO STATE vs 9 Connecticut
5 Florida State vs 12 WICHITA STATE
4 VILLANOVA vs 13 UNC GREENSBORO
6 Creighton vs 11 UCLA
3 West Virginia vs 14 MOREHEAD STATE
7 Missouri vs 10 Michigan State
2 Houston vs 15 GRAND CANYON
The Bubble
Last Four Byes
Michigan State
Maryland
Louisville
UCLA
Last Four In
Drake
Xavier
Colorado State
Boise State
First Four Out
Ole Miss
Saint Louis
Utah State
Syracuse
Next Four Out
St. John’s
Seton Hall
North Carolina State
Stanford
S-Curve
- Gonzaga
- Baylor
- Michigan
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- Houston
- Arkansas
- Kansas
- West Virginia
- Texas
- Oklahoma State
- Purdue
- Villanova
- Virginia
- Florida State
- Texas Tech
- Tennessee
- USC
- Colorado
- Creighton
- Oklahoma
- BYU
- Missouri
- Oregon
- Florida
- LSU
- Clemson
- Wisconsin
- San Diego State
- Loyola Chicago
- Virginia Tech
- Rutgers
- VCU
- Connecticut
- St. Bonaventure
- North Carolina
- Georgia Tech
- Michigan State
- Maryland
- Louisville
- UCLA
- Drake
- Xavier
- Colorado State
- Boise State
- Wichita State
- Western Kentucky
- Winthrop
- Toledo
- UC Santa Barbara
- UNC Greensboro
- Liberty
- Colgate
- Morehead State
- Bryant
- Siena
- Cleveland State
- Southern Utah
- Grand Canyon
- Drexel
- North Dakota State
- Hartford
- Nicholls
- Prairie View A&M
- Appalachian State
- North Carolina A&T
Per Conference
Big Ten – 9 (Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin, Rutgers, Michigan State, Maryland)
ACC – 7 (Virginia, Florida State, Clemson, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Louisville)
Big 12 – 7 (Baylor, Kansas, West Virginia, Texas, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Oklahoma)
SEC – 6 (Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Florida, LSU)
Big East – 4 (Villanova, Creighton, Connecticut, Xavier)
Pac-12 – 4 (USC, Colorado, Oregon, UCLA)
MWC – 3 (San Diego State, Colorado State, Boise State)
AAC – 2 (Houston, Wichita State)
A-10 – 2 (VCU, St. Bonaventure)
MVC – 2 (Loyola Chicago, Drake)
WCC – 2 (Gonzaga, BYU)
