Bracketology 3/10/2021

Gonzaga locked up the #1 overall seed with their comeback win over BYU last night. The bubble games of power conference tournaments start in earnest today. Xavier, Duke, NC State and Syracuse all face must-win games today to keep their tournament hopes alive.

1: Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan, Illinois

2: Alabama, Iowa, Ohio State, Houston

3: Arkansas, West Virginia, Kansas, Oklahoma State

4: Texas, Purdue, Villanova, USC

5: Florida State, Virginia, Tennessee, Creighton

6: Colorado, Clemson, Texas Tech, Missouri

7: BYU, Wisconsin, Florida, Oklahoma

8: San Diego State, Loyola Chicago, Connecticut, Oregon

9: Virginia Tech, Rutgers, St. Bonaventure, LSU

10: VCU, North Carolina, Michigan State, Maryland

11: UCLA, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Drake

12: (Wichita State/Colorado State), (Boise State/Mississippi), Western Kentucky, Colgate

13: Winthrop, UC Santa Barbara, Toledo, Liberty

14: UNC Greensboro, Morehead State, Southern Utah, Abilene Christian

15: Siena, Grand Canyon, Drexel, Cleveland State

16: Hartford, Oral Roberts, (Mount St. Mary’s/Prairie View A&M), (Appalachian State/North Carolina A&T)

First Four Out: Xavier, Saint Louis, Utah State, Syracuse

Next Four Out: Seton Hall, SMU, North Carolina State, Duke

Also Considered: Memphis, St. John’s, Providence, Richmond

Moving In: Mount St. Mary’s

Moving Out: Bryant

Bids by Conference:

Big Ten: 9

ACC: 7

Big 12: 7

SEC: 7

Pac-12: 4

Big East: 3

Mountain West: 3

American: 2

Atlantic 10: 2

Missouri Valley: 2

West Coast: 2