Bracketology 1/9/2021

Another busy week of hoops has come and gone. Texas is up to the top line, justifying their preseason #1 rating on T-Rank. However, it’s the Big Ten which continues to dominate the top of the seed list, with 4 of the top 9 teams coming from there.

Unfortunately, this looks like it could be a bit of a down year for mid-major at-large bids. Right now I have the Mountain West and WCC as 1 bid leagues, although Boise State and BYU are in the discussion. The Missouri Valley looks to be the best chance for multiple bids, although the two matchups between league leaders Drake and Loyola Chicago were postponed due to COVID.

1: Gonzaga, Baylor, Villanova, Texas

2: Iowa, Michigan, Illinois, Kansas

3: Wisconsin, Houston, Tennessee, Clemson

4: West Virginia, Creighton, Texas Tech, UCLA

5: Virginia, Louisville, Ohio State, Oregon

6: Colorado, Rutgers, Saint Louis, Minnesota

7: Indiana, Florida State, Florida, Duke

8: Alabama, San Diego State, Connecticut, Arkansas

9: Oklahoma, Missouri, Drake, Purdue

10: Syracuse, North Carolina, Michigan State, LSU

11: Virginia Tech, VCU, Northwestern, Stanford

12: (Oklahoma State/USC), (Xavier/NC State), Furman, Toledo

13: Western Kentucky, Wright State, South Dakota State, Belmont

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

15: Abilene Christian, UC Irvine, Siena, Drexel

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

First Four Out: BYU, Boise State, Seton Hall, Richmond

Next Four Out: Loyola Chicago, SMU, Providence, Maryland