Bracketology March 8th – The Bubble Clears Up

Today is Monday, March 8th, 2021. There are seven 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 6th
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, Houston
3 Seeds: Arkansas, Kansas, West Virginia, Villanova
4 Seeds: Purdue, Texas, Oklahoma State, Florida State
5 Seeds: USC, Creighton, Virginia, Texas Tech
6 Seeds: Tennessee, Colorado, Oklahoma, Missouri
7 Seeds: Clemson, BYU, Oregon, Wisconsin
8 Seeds: San Diego State, LSU, Florida, Loyola-Chicago
9 Seeds: Connecticut, Virginia Tech, Rutgers, North Carolina
10 Seeds: St. Bonaventure, UCLA, Maryland, Michigan State
11 Seeds: VCU, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Wichita State
12 Seeds: Drake, Colorado State, Xavier, Boise State, Western Kentucky, Winthrop
13 Seeds: Toledo, Colgate, UC Santa Barbara, Liberty
14 Seeds: UNC-Greensboro, Abilene Christian, South Dakota State, Morehead State
15 Seeds: Southern Utah, Georgia State, Cleveland State, Siena
16 Seeds: Grand Canyon, Bryant, Northeastern, Hartford, Prairie View A&M, North Carolina A&T
Dropped Out: Belmont, Eastern Washington, Texas State, James Madison, UMBC
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 (1)
Missouri Valley – 2 of 10 (0)
American – 2 of 11 (2)
Atlantic 10 – 2 of 14 (1)