Bracketology 2/27/2021

Richmond moves out of the field in favor of Xavier after their close lose at Saint Louis. The Spiders need to beat Saint Joe’s on Monday and then pick up a few wins in the A-10 tourney to have a shot at the field.

Drake picked up another win at Bradley yesterday and faces a rematch with the Braves in Peoria this afternoon. I think Drake should feel pretty good about their at-large chances if they win today, they could probably withstand a loss in Arch Madness.

1: Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan, Ohio State

2: Illinois, Alabama, Villanova, Iowa

3: West Virginia, Houston, Florida State, Oklahoma

4: Creighton, Kansas, Texas, Tennessee

5: Purdue, Arkansas, Virginia, USC

6: Wisconsin, Clemson, Texas Tech, Colorado

7: Florida, Missouri, Rutgers, Oklahoma State

8: BYU, Loyola Chicago, LSU, San Diego State

9: Virginia Tech, UCLA, Oregon, Louisville

10: Maryland, North Carolina, VCU, Boise State

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

12: (Connecticut/Colorado State), (Indiana/Xavier), 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, (Bryant/South Dakota), (Prairie View A&M/North Carolina A&T)

First Four Out: Minnesota, Georgia Tech, Seton Hall, Richmond

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

Also Considered: Stanford, Saint Louis, Memphis, Syracuse

Moving In: Xavier, Bryant

Moving Out: Richmond, Wagner

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