Bracketology 3/7/2021

A busy Saturday leads to changes up and down the seed list. At the bubble, I have moved Xavier out after another Q2 loss to Marquette. In their place is Ole Miss, who is in the field for the first time in weeks. Overall, it was a pretty weak showing from bubble teams yesterday with Xavier, Saint Louis, Seton Hall and Duke all losing.

Towards the top of the seed list, Villanova is sliding fast and may not even be a protected seed if they are bounced early from the Big East tournament. Illinois has all but locked up the final 1 seed as well.

1: Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan, Illinois

2: Alabama, Ohio State, Iowa, Houston

3: Arkansas, West Virginia, Kansas, Oklahoma State

4: Texas, Purdue, Villanova, USC

5: Florida State, Virginia, Creighton, Tennessee

6: Colorado, Clemson, Texas Tech, BYU

7: Wisconsin, Florida, Missouri, Oklahoma

8: San Diego State, Connecticut, Oregon, Virginia Tech

9: Loyola Chicago, Rutgers, St. Bonaventure, LSU

10: VCU, Maryland, North Carolina, UCLA

11: Georgia Tech, Drake, Louisville, Wichita State

12: (Michigan 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: South Dakota State, Bryant, Georgia State, Siena

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

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

Next Four Out: Seton Hall, SMU, Utah State, Memphis

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

Moving In: Mississippi, Morehead State, Southern Utah, Bryant, Georgia State, Hartford

Moving Out: Xavier, Belmont, Eastern Washington, Wagner, Texas State, Vermont

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