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. 25, 2021):
Bracketology 2021
Region 1
1 GONZAGA vs 16 UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY/NORTH CAROLINA A&T
8 Loyola Chicago vs 9 SAN DIEGO STATE
5 USC vs 12 WINTHROP
4 Oklahoma vs 13 COLGATE
6 Clemson vs 11 Colorado State
3 West Virginia vs 14 LIBERTY
7 Colorado vs 10 North Carolina
2 Iowa vs 15 VERMONT
Region 4
1 Ohio State vs 16 TEXAS STATE
8 Missouri vs 9 Drake
5 Oklahoma State vs 12 Connecticut/Duke
4 Tennessee vs 13 BELMONT
6 Arkansas vs 11 Georgia Tech/Michigan State
3 Kansas vs 14 ABILENE CHRISTIAN
7 Rutgers vs 10 Boise State
2 Houston vs 15 SIENA
Region 2
1 BAYLOR vs 16 SOUTH DAKOTA/PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
8 LSU vs 9 Oregon
5 Texas Tech vs 12 WESTERN KENTUCKY
4 Virginia vs 13 TOLEDO
6 Purdue vs 11 Louisville
3 VILLANOVA vs 14 WRIGHT STATE
7 Florida vs 10 VCU
2 Illinois vs 15 EASTERN WASHINGTON
Region 3
1 MICHIGAN vs 16 WAGNER
8 Virginia Tech vs 9 UCLA
5 Creighton vs 12 WICHITA STATE
4 Texas vs 13 UC SANTA BARBARA
6 Wisconsin vs 11 ST. BONAVENTURE
3 FLORIDA STATE vs 14 FURMAN
7 BYU vs 10 Maryland
2 ALABAMA vs 15 JAMES MADISON
The Bubble
Last Four Byes
VCU
North Carolina
Louisville
Colorado State
Last Four In
Georgia Tech
Connecticut
Duke
Michigan State
First Four Out
Stanford
Indiana
Minnesota
Richmond
Next Four Out
Ole Miss
Seton Hall
Utah State
Xavier
S-Curve
- Gonzaga
- Baylor
- Michigan
- Ohio State
- Illinois
- Houston
- Iowa
- Alabama
- West Virginia
- Villanova
- Florida State
- Kansas
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Oklahoma
- Texas Tech
- USC
- Oklahoma State
- Creighton
- Arkansas
- Wisconsin
- Purdue
- Clemson
- Colorado
- Florida
- BYU
- Rutgers
- Missouri
- Virginia Tech
- LSU
- Loyola Chicago
- San Diego State
- Oregon
- UCLA
- Drake
- Maryland
- Boise State
- VCU
- North Carolina
- Louisville
- Colorado State
- Georgia Tech
- St. Bonaventure
- Connecticut
- Duke
- Michigan State
- Wichita State
- Western Kentucky
- Winthrop
- Colgate
- Toledo
- UC Santa Barbara
- Belmont
- Abilene Christian
- Furman
- Wright State
- Liberty
- Vermont
- Eastern Washington
- James Madison
- Siena
- Texas State
- Wagner
- South Dakota
- Prairie View A&M
- UT Rio Grande Valley
- North Carolina A&T
Per Conference
Big Ten – 9 (Michigan, Ohio State, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Purdue, Rutgers, Maryland, Michigan State)
ACC – 8 (Florida State, Virginia, Clemson, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Duke)
Big 12 – 7 (Baylor, West Virginia, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State)
SEC – 6 (Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, LSU)
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)
