Bracketology 2/10/2021

It’s still hard to make heads or tails of Penn State. Their schedule has been absolutely ridiculous and their efficiency numbers and raw resume numbers look solid, but their record is now two games below .500. This is one of the cases where there’s no comparable resumes to look at because of the uniqueness of this season and it’s really anyone’s guess what the committee will do.

1: Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan, Ohio State

2: Illinois, Alabama, Villanova, Virginia

3: Houston, Missouri, West Virginia, Wisconsin

4: USC, Tennessee, Iowa, Texas

5: Kansas, Purdue, Oklahoma, Texas Tech

6: Rutgers, Florida State, Clemson, Colorado

7: Xavier, Creighton, UCLA, BYU

8: Virginia Tech, Arkansas, Florida, Minnesota

9: Oklahoma State, Louisville, Loyola Chicago, San Diego State

10: Drake, North Carolina, VCU, Indiana

11: St. Bonaventure, Seton Hall, Colorado State, Connecticut

12: (Richmond/Boise State), (LSU/Oregon), Toledo, Western Kentucky

13: Belmont, Wright State, Winthrop, Colgate

14: UC Santa Barbara, South Dakota State, Grand Canyon, Abilene Christian

15: Furman, Liberty, Vermont, Siena

16: Bryant, Texas State, (Southern Utah/Northeastern), (Morgan State/Prairie View A&M)

First Four Out: SMU, Penn State, Maryland, Stanford

Next Four Out: Memphis, St. John’s, Georgia Tech, Syracuse

Moving In: Boise State, Oregon, Texas State

Moving Out: Penn State, Maryland, Georgia State

Bids by Conference:

Big Ten: 9

Big 12: 7

ACC: 6

SEC: 6

Big East: 5

Pac-12: 4

Atlantic 10: 3

Mountain West: 3

Missouri Valley: 2

West Coast: 2