Bracketology March 6th – The Bracket Takes Shape

Today is Saturday, March 6th, 2021. There are nine 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 5th
Last full bracket: Wednesday, March 3rd
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: Alabama, Iowa, Ohio State, West Virginia
3 Seeds: Houston, Villanova, Arkansas, Kansas
4 Seeds: Florida State, Texas, Purdue, Oklahoma State
5 Seeds: Creighton, USC, Texas Tech, Virginia
6 Seeds: Colorado, Missouri, Tennessee, Oklahoma
7 Seeds: BYU, Clemson, Wisconsin, Florida
8 Seeds: San Diego State, Oregon, Virginia Tech, Loyola-Chicago
9 Seeds: LSU, Maryland, UCLA, Connecticut
10 Seeds: Louisville, Rutgers, North Carolina, St. Bonaventure
11 Seeds: VCU, Georgia Tech, Colorado State, Xavier
12 Seeds: Drake, Wichita State, Michigan State, Boise State, Western Kentucky, Toledo
13 Seeds: Winthrop, Colgate, UC Santa Barbara, Belmont
14 Seeds: Liberty, UNC-Greensboro, Abilene Christian, South Dakota State
15 Seeds: Southern Utah, UMBC, Cleveland State, Grand Canyon
16 Seeds: Siena, James Madison, Texas State, Bryant, Prairie View A&M, North Carolina A&T
Dropped Out: Eastern Washington
Bubble Watch

Bids By Conference
Big Ten – 9 of 15 (+0 in First Eight Out)
Big 12 – 7 of 10 (0)
ACC – 7 of 15 (1)
SEC – 6 of 14 (1)
Big East – 4 of 10 (1)
Pac-12 – 4 of 12 (0)
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)
Conference USA – 1 of 14 (1)