2021-22 Preseason Bracketology

With college basketball season just days away, it’s time for my first bracketology of the year. Baylor and Gonzaga were the top two overall seeds in my preseason bracket last year and went on to meet in the national championship game, we’ll see if Gonzaga and Kansas can repeat that this year. Overall, the preseason bracket is a decent predictor for the actual tournament. Historical data suggests that around 14 of the top 16 teams and 26 of the top 32 teams listed here will make the NCAA tournament.

1: Gonzaga, Kansas, UCLA, Michigan

2: Purdue, Illinois, Baylor, Texas

3: Memphis, Villanova, Duke, Houston

4: Ohio State, Alabama, Oregon, Tennessee

5: Kentucky, Connecticut, Arkansas, Maryland

6: St. Bonaventure, Texas Tech, USC, Michigan State

7: Xavier, Auburn, Florida State, Indiana

8: Florida, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Loyola Chicago

9: Arizona, West Virginia, San Diego State, BYU

10: Virginia Tech, Virginia, Louisville, Seton Hall

11: San Francisco, St. Mary’s, Iowa, (LSU/Wisconsin)

12: (Colorado/UCF), UAB, Belmont, Ohio

13: UC Santa Barbara, South Dakota State, Liberty, Colgate

14: Georgia State, Vermont, Wright State, New Mexico State

15: Furman, Southern Utah, Iona, Northeastern

16: Winthrop, Yale, (Bryant/Prairie View A&M) (Nicholls State/Morgan State)

First Four Out: Syracuse, Colorado State, Richmond, Utah State

Next Four Out: Oklahoma, St. John’s, Nevada, Butler