Bracketology 2/15/2021

The committee’s reveal of their top 16 seeds on Saturday contained a few surprises. Oklahoma and Texas Tech made their list, while I had Wisconsin and USC in instead. Oklahoma followed that up with a huge win at West Virginia and so they rise from a 5 to a 3 seed in this update.

The weekend was surprisingly calm on the bubble with no teams moving in or out of the field. The biggest games were probably in Des Moines where Loyola and Drake split the two game series, keeping both their at-large hopes alive.

1: Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan, Ohio State

2: Illinois, Alabama, Houston, Virginia

3: Villanova, Oklahoma, Iowa, West Virginia

4: Texas Tech, Tennessee, Texas, USC

5: Florida State, Kansas, Wisconsin, Missouri

6: Creighton, Purdue, Clemson, Rutgers

7: Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Colorado, BYU

8: Florida, Oklahoma State, Xavier, Louisville

9: Loyola Chicago, LSU, Minnesota, UCLA

10: San Diego State, VCU, Drake, Oregon

11: Maryland, Seton Hall, Colorado State, North Carolina

12: (Indiana/Boise State), (St. Bonaventure/Utah State), Western Kentucky, Belmont

13: Toledo, Wright State, Winthrop, Colgate

14: UC Santa Barbara, Grand Canyon, Abilene Christian, UNC Greensboro

15: Liberty, South Dakota, Vermont, Eastern Washington

16: Siena, Bryant, (Texas State/Northeastern), (Norfolk State/Prairie View A&M)

First Four Out: Connecticut, Mississippi, SMU, Saint Louis

Next Four Out: Richmond, Memphis, Stanford, St. John’s

Moving In: Norfolk State, UNC Greensboro, South Dakota

Moving Out: Morgan State, Furman, South Dakota State

Bids by Conference:

Big Ten: 10

Big 12: 7

ACC: 6

SEC: 6

Big East: 4

Pac-12: 4

Mountain West: 4

Atlantic 10: 2

Missouri Valley: 2

West Coast: 2