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, Feb. 18, 2021):
Bracketology 2021
Region 1
1 GONZAGA vs 16 WAGNER/NORTH CAROLINA A&T
8 Colorado vs 9 San Diego State
5 Wisconsin vs 12 BELMONT
4 Tennessee vs 13 WINTHROP
6 Oklahoma State vs 11 BOISE STATE
3 West Virginia vs 14 LIBERTY
7 Florida vs 10 Xavier
2 Illinois vs 15 VERMONT
Region 4
1 Ohio State vs 16 JAMES MADISON
8 BYU vs 9 UCLA
5 Creighton vs 12 WICHITA STATE
4 Texas Tech vs 13 UC SANTA BARBARA
6 Rutgers vs 11 Drake
3 Houston vs 14 ABILENE CHRISTIAN
7 Purdue vs 10 Colorado State
2 ALABAMA vs 15 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Region 2
1 BAYLOR vs 16 TEXAS STATE/PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
8 LOYOLA CHICAGO vs 9 VCU
5 Kansas vs 12 WESTERN KENTUCKY
4 USC vs 13 COLGATE
6 Missouri vs 11 Minnesota/Seton Hall
3 VIRGINIA vs 14 UNC GREENSBORO
7 Arkansas vs 10 Oregon
2 Iowa vs 15 SIENA
Region 3
1 MICHIGAN vs 16 EASTERN WASHINGTON
8 LSU vs 9 Louisville
5 Texas vs 12 Stanford/Connecticut
4 Florida State vs 13 TOLEDO
6 Virginia Tech vs 11 Maryland
3 VILLANOVA vs 14 WRIGHT STATE
7 Clemson vs 10 Indiana
2 Oklahoma vs 15 GRAND CANYON
The Bubble
Last Four Byes
Oregon
Colorado State
Drake
Maryland
Last Four In
Minnesota
Stanford
Seton Hall
Connecticut
First Four Out
Saint Louis
Utah State
St. Bonaventure
Ole Miss
Next Four Out
North Carolina
St. John’s
Richmond
Georgia Tech
S-Curve
- Gonzaga
- Baylor
- Michigan
- Ohio State
- Illinois
- Alabama
- Iowa
- Oklahoma
- Houston
- Villanova
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Tennessee
- Texas Tech
- USC
- Florida State
- Texas
- Creighton
- Kansas
- Wisconsin
- Oklahoma State
- Virginia Tech
- Missouri
- Rutgers
- Purdue
- Clemson
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Colorado
- Loyola Chicago
- LSU
- BYU
- UCLA
- Louisville
- VCU
- San Diego State
- Xavier
- Indiana
- Oregon
- Colorado State
- Boise State
- Drake
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Stanford
- Seton Hall
- Connecticut
- Wichita State
- Western Kentucky
- Belmont
- Winthrop
- Colgate
- Toledo
- UC Santa Barbara
- Abilene Christian
- Wright State
- UNC Greensboro
- Liberty
- Vermont
- Siena
- Grand Canyon
- South Dakota State
- James Madison
- Eastern Washington
- Texas State
- Prairie View A&M
- Wagner
- North Carolina A&T
Per Conference
Big Ten – 10 (Michigan, Ohio State, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Rutgers, Purdue, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota)
Big 12 – 7 (Baylor, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Texas Tech, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma State)
SEC – 6 (Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, Florida, LSU)
ACC – 5 (Virginia, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Louisville)
Big East – 5 (Villanova, Creighton, Xavier, Seton Hall, Connecticut)
Pac-12 – 5 (USC, Colorado, UCLA, Oregon, Stanford)
MWC – 3 (San Diego State, Colorado State, Boise State)
AAC – 2 (Houston, Wichita State)
MVC – 2 (Loyola Chicago, Drake)
WCC – 2 (Gonzaga, BYU)
