Today is Friday, March 5th, 2021. There are 10 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, such as today, this will consist of just a seed list, wheras 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 4th
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, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Missouri
7 Seeds: BYU, Clemson, Wisconsin, Florida
8 Seeds: San Diego State, Oregon, Virginia Tech, Loyola-Chicago
9 Seeds: LSU, UCLA, Maryland, Rutgers
10 Seeds: Connecticut, Louisville, North Carolina, St. Bonaventure
11 Seeds: VCU, Georgia Tech, Colorado State, Xavier
12 Seeds: Drake, Wichita State, Boise State, Michigan State, Western Kentucky, Toledo
13 Seeds: Winthrop, Colgate, UC Santa Barbara, Belmont
14 Seeds: Liberty, UNC-Greensboro, Abilene Christian, South Dakota State
15 Seeds: Eastern Washington, UMBC, Cleveland State, Siena
16 Seeds: Grand Canyon, James Madison, Texas State, Bryant, Prairie View A&M, North Carolina A&T

Dropped Out: None

First Four Out: Saint Louis, Seton Hall, Utah State, SMU
Next Four Out: Syracuse, Louisiana Tech, Duke, Memphis