Bracketology 3/8/2021

Sunday featured two big developments on the bubble. The first was Loyola beating Drake in the Arch Madness finals. I think Drake is probably in anyways, but a First Four trip is quite possible and it wouldn’t shock me if they ended up missing the field all together. The second was Michigan State beating Michigan in East Lansing. That all but locks up a bid for the Spartans.

I’ll be updating things daily from now until Selection Sunday. Monday is going to be the quietest day of the week before things really amp up in the power conferences later in the week.

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, BYU, Texas Tech

7: Missouri, 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: South Dakota State, Bryant, Georgia State, Siena

16: Grand Canyon, Cleveland State, (Hofstra/Hartford), (Prairie View A&M/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: Hofstra

Moving Out: James Madison

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