Bracketology 2/22/21

For this Bracketology, you'll notice some fluidity in the bracket compared to normal. This is because as the season goes on, I will conduct a large overview of the Bracket, rather than comparing individual teams. This is useful as it allows me to take into account winning streaks and losing streaks, as well as how the metrics look at a team. For example, Rutgers was a team I was high on, as they have good schedule numbers and 4 Q1 wins. However, looking at the resume closely, I saw that a 12-9 record and meh metrics isn't conducive to a high seed, and several other teams felt that. As the season continues to the last three weeks, there will be less fluidity, as more teams will either tighten their resumes or fall off the bubble.

Region 1

1       Gonzaga (1)

16   Prairie View A&M (67)/North Carolina A&T (68)

8       Florida (32)

9       UCLA (33)

5       USC (17)

12   Western Kentucky (50)

4       Kansas (15)

13   Toledo (52)

6       Clemson (24)

11   Drake (41)

3       Villanova (9)

14   Liberty (58)

7       Arkansas (25)

10   St. Bonaventure (40)

2       West Virginia (8)

15   Siena (60)

Region 2

1       Baylor (2)

16   South Dakota (65)/Bryant (66)

8       Colorado (31)

9       Seton Hall (34)

5       Purdue (19)

12   Connecticut (47)/Stanford (48)

4       Florida State (16)

13   UC-Santa Barbara (51)

6       Creighton (23)

11   Boise State (42)

3       Iowa (10)

14   Abilene Christian (57)

7       LSU (26)

10   North Carolina (39)

2       Illinois (5)

15   James Madison (62)

Region 3

1       Michigan (3)

16   Texas State (64)

8       BYU (30)

9       San Diego State (35)

5       Tennessee (18)

12   Belmont (49)

4       Texas (14)

13   Colgate (53)

6       Virginia Tech (22)

11   Minnesota (44)

3       Houston (11)

14   UNC-Greensboro (56)

7       Rutgers (27)

10   Oregon (38)

2       Oklahoma (7)

15   Grand Canyon (59)

Region 4

1       Ohio State (4)

16   Eastern Washington (63)

8       Loyola (Chicago) (29)

9       Xavier (36)

5       Missouri (20)

12   VCU (45)/ Colorado State (46)

4       Virginia (13)

13   Winthrop (54)

6       Wisconsin (21)

11   Louisville (43)

3       Texas Tech (12)

14   Wright State (55)

7       Oklahoma State (28)

10   Maryland (37)

2       Alabama (6)

15   UMBC (61)

Last Four Byes

1.      Drake

2.      Boise State

3.      Louisville

4.      Minnesota

Last Four In

1.      VCU

2.      Colorado State

3.      Connecticut

Stanford

First Four Out

Indiana

Wichita State

Utah State

St. Louis

Next Four Out

Syracuse

Duke

Richmond

Ole Miss