Bracketology 2/22/2021

A busy weekend with plenty of intrigue on the bubble. North Carolina demolished Louisville, and they’ve roughly swapped places with the Tar Heels now looking pretty comfortable while Louisville is in some danger. Elsewhere on Tobacco Road, Duke is back in the conversation with a win over Virginia.

Updates will be around four times a week from now until conference tournaments begin.

1: Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan, Ohio State

2: Illinois, Alabama, Iowa, Villanova

3: West Virginia, Oklahoma, Houston, Florida State

4: Virginia, Kansas, Creighton, Texas Tech

5: Purdue, Tennessee, Missouri, USC

6: Texas, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Clemson

7: BYU, Virginia Tech, Florida, Oklahoma State

8: Colorado, Rutgers, Loyola Chicago, LSU

9: North Carolina, UCLA, San Diego State, Oregon

10: Boise State, Louisville, Maryland, Drake

11: Minnesota, Xavier, Indiana, VCU

12: (Colorado State/Wichita State), (St. Bonaventure/Connecticut), Western Kentucky, Belmont

13: Colgate, UC Santa Barbara, Winthrop, Toledo

14: Abilene Christian, Wright State, UNC Greensboro, Liberty

15: Eastern Washington, Grand Canyon, Siena, James Madison

16: UMBC, Texas State, (Wagner/South Dakota), (Prairie View A&M/North Carolina A&T)

First Four Out: Richmond, Seton Hall, Western Kentucky, SMU

Next Four Out: Stanford, Syracuse, Georgia Tech, Duke

Also Considered: Michigan State, Memphis, Saint Louis, Mississippi

Moving In: Connecticut, UMBC, James Madison, Wagner, North Carolina A&T

Moving Out: Seton Hall, Vermont, Northeastern, Bryant, Norfolk State

Bids by Conference:

Big Ten: 10

Big 12: 7

ACC: 6

SEC: 6

Big East: 4

Pac-12: 4

Mountain West: 3

American: 2

Atlantic 10: 2

Missouri Valley: 2

West Coast: 2