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, Feb. 22, 2021):
Bracketology 2021
Region 1
1 GONZAGA vs 16 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M/NORTH CAROLINA A&T
8 Loyola Chicago vs 9 BOISE STATE
5 Texas Tech vs 12 BELMONT
4 USC vs 13 WINTHROP
6 Purdue vs 11 VCU
3 Oklahoma vs 14 VERMONT
7 Clemson vs 10 DRAKE
2 Iowa vs 15 JAMES MADISON
Region 4
1 Ohio State vs 16 TEXAS STATE
8 Colorado vs 9 San Diego State
5 Creighton vs 12 Minnesota/Stanford
4 Kansas vs 13 UC SANTA BARBARA
6 Wisconsin vs 11 ST. BONAVENTURE
3 FLORIDA STATE vs 14 WRIGHT STATE
7 BYU vs 10 Xavier
2 ALABAMA vs 15 SIENA
Region 2
1 BAYLOR vs 16 WAGNER/SOUTH DAKOTA
8 Rutgers vs 9 UCLA
5 Texas vs 12 WESTERN KENTUCKY
4 Tennessee vs 13 COLGATE
6 Virginia Tech vs 11 Colorado State
3 Houston vs 14 LIBERTY
7 Arkansas vs 10 North Carolina
2 Illinois vs 15 EASTERN WASHINGTON
Region 3
1 MICHIGAN vs 16 SAM HOUSTON STATE
8 LSU vs 9 Oregon
5 Oklahoma State vs 12 WICHITA STATE
4 Virginia vs 13 TOLEDO
6 Missouri vs 11 Indiana/Louisville
3 VILLANOVA vs 14 UNC GREENSBORO
7 Florida vs 10 Maryland
2 West Virginia vs 15 GRAND CANYON
The Bubble
Last Four Byes
Maryland
North Carolina
VCU
Colorado State
Last Four In
Indiana
Louisville
Minnesota
Stanford
First Four Out
Duke
Connecticut
Seton Hall
Utah State
Next Four Out
Georgia Tech
Saint Louis
Richmond
Ole Miss
S-Curve
- Gonzaga
- Baylor
- Michigan
- Ohio State
- Illinois
- Alabama
- Iowa
- West Virginia
- Oklahoma
- Houston
- Villanova
- Florida State
- Kansas
- Virginia
- Tennessee
- USC
- Texas Tech
- Texas
- Oklahoma State
- Creighton
- Wisconsin
- Missouri
- Virginia Tech
- Purdue
- Clemson
- Arkansas
- Florida
- BYU
- Colorado
- Rutgers
- LSU
- Loyola Chicago
- Boise State
- San Diego State
- UCLA
- Oregon
- Xavier
- Drake
- Maryland
- North Carolina
- VCU
- Colorado State
- Indiana
- Louisville
- St. Bonaventure
- Minnesota
- Stanford
- Wichita State
- Western Kentucky
- Belmont
- Winthrop
- Colgate
- Toledo
- UC Santa Barbara
- Wright State
- UNC Greensboro
- Liberty
- Vermont
- James Madison
- Eastern Washington
- Grand Canyon
- Siena
- Texas State
- Sam Houston State
- Wagner
- South Dakota
- Prairie View A&M
- North Carolina A&T
Per Conference
Big Ten – 10 (Michigan, Ohio State, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Purdue, Rutgers, Maryland, Indiana, Minnesota)
Big 12 – 7 (Baylor, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas Tech, Texas, Oklahoma State)
ACC – 6 (Florida State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Clemson, North Carolina, Louisville)
SEC – 6 (Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, Florida, LSU)
Pac-12 – 5 (USC, Colorado, UCLA, Oregon, Stanford)
Big East – 3 (Villanova, Creighton, Xavier)
MWC – 3 (Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State)
AAC – 2 (Houston, Wichita State)
A-10 – 2 (VCU, St. Bonaventure)
MVC – 2 (Loyola Chicago, Drake)
WCC – 2 (Gonzaga, BYU)
