Bracketology 1/13/21

Perhaps the biggest news in this update is Michigan moving up to the top line. The Wolverines dominated Wisconsin yesterday and now have one of the best resumes in the country. They’ve taken Villanova’s place as a 1 seed.

Elsewhere, the ACC has a lot of solid teams but no exceptional ones. I have 9 ACC teams in this bracket, although only Clemson is among the protected seeds. My guess is the league probably gets around 7 or 8 teams in as the mediocre ones beat each other up.

1: Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan, Texas

2: Iowa, Villanova, Kansas, Tennessee

3: Creighton, Houston, Wisconsin, Clemson

4: Illinois, Missouri, Connecticut, West Virginia

5: Colorado, Virginia, Alabama, Louisville

6: UCLA, Ohio State, Oregon, USC

7: Minnesota, Texas Tech, Saint Louis, Virginia Tech

8: Xavier, Oklahoma State, North Carolina, LSU

9: San Diego State, Indiana, Arkansas, Florida State

10: Duke, Oklahoma, Rutgers, Drake

11: Seton Hall, Michigan State, Purdue, BYU

12: (Boise State/Purdue), (Florida/Syracuse), Furman, Toledo

13: Marshall, Wright State, South Dakota State, Belmont

14: Winthrop, Liberty, Georgia State, New Mexico State

15: Abilene Christian, UC Irvine, Northeastern, Siena

16: Navy, Bryant, (Southern Utah/UMBC), (Texas Southern/North Carolina Central)

First Four Out: VCU, Northwestern, St. Bonaventure, NC State

Next Four Out: Wichita State, Marquette, Georgia Tech, Richmond