March Is Here! Is it the Year of the Mid-Majors?

It’s March, this is when the madness begins! As always, I have your biweekly update on this Monday on what this year’s Men’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament will look like on Selection Sunday. This edition reflects the mid-week results of up until March 1st, 2021.

Bracketology (03-01-21)

TOURNEY SEEDS

#1 Seeds #2 Seeds
Gonzaga (1) Ohio State (1)
Michigan (2) Alabama  (2)
Baylor (3) West Virginia (3)
Illinois (4) Iowa (4)
#3 Seeds #4 Seeds
Villanova (1) Oklahoma (1)
Texas Tech (2) Virginia (2)
Florida State (3) Creighton (3)
Houston (4) Virginia Tech (4)
#5 Seeds #6 Seeds
Purdue (1) Florida (1)
Arkansas (2) Texas (2)
USC (3) Kansas (3)
Clemson (4) Oklahoma State (4)
#7 Seeds #8 Seeds
Rutgers (1) Wisconsin (1)
Oregon (2) Missouri (2)
Maryland (3) Colorado (3)
San Diego State (4) UCLA (4)
#9 Seeds #10 Seeds
Loyola Chicago (1) North Carolina (1)
Tennessee (2) Louisville (2)
BYU (3) Wichita State (3)
LSU (4) Boise State (4)
#11 Seeds #12 Seeds
Memphis  (1) Connecticut (1)
Michigan State (Last-Four In) (2) Saint Bonaventure /Colorado State (2)
Georgia Tech (Last-Four In) (3) Toledo (Winner of MAC) (3)
Xavier (Last-Four In)/Utah State (Last-Four In) (4) Belmont (4)
#13 Seeds #14 Seeds
Western Kentucky (Winner of C-USA) (1) Siena (Winner of MAAC) (1)
Winthrop (Winner of Big-South) (2) Grand Canyon (Winner of WAC) (2)
Liberty (Winner of A-SUN) (3) Navy (Winner of Patriot League) (3)
UNC Greensboro (Winner of Southern) (4) UC Santa Barbara (Winner of Big-West) (4)
#15 Seeds #16 Seeds
Wright State (Winner of Horizon League) (1) Bryant (Winner of Northeast)/South Dakota State (Winner of Summit) (1)
James Madison (Winner of Colonial) (2) Prairie View A&M/North Carolina A&T (Winner of SWAC/Winner of MEAC) (2)
Southern Utah (Winner of Big-Sky) (3) Abilene Christian (Winner of Southland) (3)
Vermont (Winner of American East) (4) Texas State (Winner of Sun Belt) (4)

 

On the Bubble:

Last Four In

Michigan State, Georgia Tech, Xavier, Utah State

First Four Out

Duke, Indiana, Ole Miss, Saint Louis

Next Four Out

Drake, Richmond, Stanford, Seton Hall

Conference Breakdown:

Big-10: 9

Big-12: 7

SEC: 6

ACC: 6

PAC-12: 4

Big-East: 4

MWC: 4

AAC: 3

*All remaining conferences with 1 representing team.

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