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