Bracketology 3/1/2021

A busy weekend leads to changes throughout the seed list. At the top, Illinois rises to the top line for the first time all year. Gonzaga, Michigan and Baylor are entrenched as 1 seeds but the fourth spot is very much up for grabs. Towards the bubble, teams like Virginia Tech and LSU are playing their way into some danger while Connecticut and Xavier got nice wins to give themselves some cushion.

1: Gonzaga, Michigan, Baylor, Illinois

2: Ohio State, Alabama, Iowa, West Virginia

3: Houston, Villanova, Kansas, Florida State

4: Arkansas, Wisconsin, Creighton, Purdue

5: Virginia, USC, Colorado, Texas

6: Oklahoma State, BYU, Oklahoma, Clemson

7: Florida, Tennessee, Texas Tech, San Diego State

8: UCLA, Missouri, Rutgers, Oregon

9: St. Bonaventure, Loyola Chicago, Maryland, Louisville

10: North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Connecticut, LSU

11: VCU, Boise State, Drake, Xavier

12: (Wichita State/Georgia Tech), (Michigan State/Colorado State), Western Kentucky, Colgate

13: UC Santa Barbara, Belmont, Toledo, Winthrop

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

15: Eastern Washington, Vermont, South Dakota State, Siena

16: Grand Canyon, Texas State, (Wagner/James Madison), (North Carolina A&T/Prairie View A&M)

First Four Out: Seton Hall, Richmond, Indiana, Duke

Next Four Out: Western Kentucky, SMU, Memphis, Minnesota

Also Considered: Saint Louis, Utah State, St. Mary’s, Stanford

Moving In: Georgia Tech, UNC Greensboro, Vermont, South Dakota State, Wagner

Moving Out: Seton Hall, Furman, UMBC, South Dakota, Bryant

Bids by Conference:

Big Ten: 9

ACC: 7

Big 12: 7

SEC: 6

Big East: 4

Pac-12: 4

Mountain West: 3

American: 2

Atlantic 10: 2

Missouri Valley: 2

West Coast: 2