Bracketology 3/11/2021

Xavier fell to Butler yesterday. The Musketeers are going to be out of my field on Selection Sunday, they stand a small chance of making it in to the committee’s but they’re likely headed to the NIT. Syracuse would jump into the field with a win against Virginia today, replacing Mississippi. Many teams outside of the field play today in must-win situations, such as Utah State, SMU, Duke, Seton Hall and St. John’s.

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, Texas Tech, Missouri, BYU

7: Wisconsin, Florida, Clemson, 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, Wichita State, Drake

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

13: Winthrop, UC Santa Barbara, Toledo, Liberty

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

15: Grand Canyon, Iona, Drexel, Cleveland State

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

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

Next Four Out: SMU, Duke, Memphis, Seton Hall

Also Considered: St. John’s

Moving In: Iona

Moving Out: Siena

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