Bracketology 2/26/2021

A very busy few days on the bubble. Xavier took another questionable loss to Providence, while Minnesota took a disastrous one at home against Northwestern. Both teams have fallen out of my projected field to the “First Four Out” group now. The biggest winner on the bubble is undoubtedly Michigan State, who is back in the picture for the first time in a month after big wins over Ohio State and Illinois.

1: Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan, Ohio State

2: Illinois, Alabama, Villanova, Iowa

3: West Virginia, Houston, Florida State, Oklahoma

4: Creighton, Kansas, Texas, Tennessee

5: USC, Arkansas, Virginia, Purdue

6: Texas Tech, Wisconsin, Clemson, Colorado

7: Florida, Missouri, Rutgers, Oklahoma State

8: BYU, Loyola Chicago, LSU, Virginia Tech

9: San Diego State, UCLA, Oregon, Louisville

10: Maryland, North Carolina, VCU, Boise State

11: Drake, St. Bonaventure, Colorado State, Wichita State

12: (Michigan State/Connecticut), (Indiana/Richmond), Western Kentucky, Colgate

13: UC Santa Barbara, Belmont, Winthrop, Toledo

14: Furman, Abilene Christian, Wright State, 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: Xavier, Minnesota, Georgia Tech, Seton Hall

Next Four Out: Mississippi, Duke, Western Kentucky, SMU

Also Considered: Stanford, Memphis, Syracuse, Dayton

Moving In: Connecticut, Michigan State, Richmond, Furman

Moving Out: Seton Hall, Minnesota, Xavier, UNC Greensboro

Bids by Conference:

Big Ten: 10

Big 12: 7

ACC: 6

SEC: 6

Pac-12: 4

Atlantic 10: 3

Big East: 3

Mountain West: 3

American: 2

Missouri Valley: 2

West Coast: 2