Bracketology March 11 – Syracuse In, Xavier Out

Today is Thursday, March 11th, 2021. There are four days until Selection Sunday. From this point forward, this bracketology will be updated daily so you can see the most up-to-date forecasts from the most accurate bracketology website of the past two tournaments. Some days, this will consist of just a seed list, whereas sometimes a full projected bracket and a feature column about a specific team will be added.

Seed List
KEY
Italicized – Play-in game
GREEN – Moved up one or more seed line
RED – Moved down one or more seed line
BLUE – New to bracket
Changes from: Yesterday, March 10th
Note: The furthest left team is considered to be the highest-ranked on the seed line and the furthest right is considered to be the lowest-ranked
1 Seeds: Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan, Illinois
2 Seeds: Iowa, Alabama, Ohio State, Houston
3 Seeds: Arkansas, West Virginia, Kansas, Villanova
4 Seeds: Texas, Purdue, Oklahoma State, Virginia
5 Seeds: USC, Creighton, Florida State, Texas Tech
6 Seeds: Tennessee, Colorado, Missouri, Oklahoma
7 Seeds: BYU, Oregon, Wisconsin, San Diego State
8 Seeds: Clemson, Loyola-Chicago, Florida, LSU
9 Seeds: Connecticut, St. Bonaventure, Virginia Tech, North Carolina
10 Seeds: VCU, UCLA, Georgia Tech, Rutgers
11 Seeds: Maryland, Michigan State, Wichita State, Louisville
12 Seeds: Syracuse, Drake, Colorado State, Boise State, Western Kentucky, Winthrop
13 Seeds: Toledo, UC Santa Barbara, Colgate, Liberty
14 Seeds: UNC-Greensboro, Morehead State, Southern Utah, Abilene Christian
15 Seeds: Drexel, Cleveland State, Grand Canyon, Oral Roberts
16 Seeds: Hartford, Iona, Appalachian State, Mount St. Mary’s, Prairie View A&M, North Carolina A&T
Dropped Out: Xavier, Siena
Bubble Watch
First Four Out: Saint Louis, St. John’s, Ole Miss, Utah State
Next Four Out: Xavier, Seton Hall, SMU, Memphis
Bids By Conference
Big Ten – 9 of 15 (+0 in First Eight Out)
ACC – 8 of 15 (0)
Big 12 – 7 of 10 (0)
SEC – 6 of 14 (1)
Pac-12 – 4 of 12 (0)
Big East – 3 of 10 (3)
Mountain West – 3 of 11 (1)
WCC – 2 of 10 (0)
Missouri Valley – 2 of 10 (0)
American – 2 of 11 (2)
Atlantic 10 – 2 of 14 (1)