Matty Brackets: CBB Review Bracketology – March 2, 2021

ByMat Mlodzinski

March 2, 2021
Matty Brackets, BracketologyImage Credit: Joe Binder
Matty Brackets has his second bracketology of the season. Follow along as he updates his projections.

If bolded, the team is projected as an automatic bid.

Region 1:

  1. Gonzaga 24-0 (15-0)
  2. Alabama 19-6 (14-2)
  3. Ohio State 18-7 (12-7)
  4. Creighton 17-6 (13-5)
  5. Oklahoma State 16-6 (9-6)
  6. Virginia Tech 15-5 (9-4)
  7. Oregon 17-5 (12-4)
  8. Maryland 15-10 (9-9)
  9. LSU 14-8 (9-6)
  10. North Carolina 15-9 (9-6)
  11. Wichita State 13-4 (9-2)
  12. VCU 17-6 (10-4)
  13. Western Kentucky 17-5 (10-2)
  14. Texas State 18-6 (12-3)
  15. Abilene Christian 19-4 (11-2)
  16. Norfolk State 14-7 (8-4) / James Madison 13-5 (8-1)

Region 4:

  1. Illinois 17-6 (13-4)
  2. West Virginia 17-6 (10-4)
  3. Florida State 14-4 (10-3)
  4. Kansas 18-8 (12-6)
  5. Tennessee 16-7 (9-7)
  6. Colorado 19-7 (13-6)
  7. San Diego State 19-4 (13-3)
  8. Florida 13-6 (9-5)
  9. UCLA 17-6 (13-4)
  10. Rutgers 13-10 (9-10)
  11. Drake 24-3 (15-3) / Seton Hall 13-10 (10-7)
  12. Winthrop 21-1 (17-1)
  13. Liberty 20-5 (11-2)
  14. UNC-Greensboro 18-8 (13-5)
  15. Southern Utah 17-3 (10-2)
  16. Bryant 14-5 (10-4)

Region 2:

  1. Michigan 18-1 (13-1)
  2. Houston 20-3 (13-3)
  3. Villanova 15-4 (10-3)
  4. Texas 14-7 (8-6)
  5. USC 19-6 (13-5)
  6. Wisconsin 16-9 (10-8)
  7. Texas Tech 15-8 (7-7)
  8. BYU 19-5 (10-3)
  9. Louisville 13-5 (8-4)
  10. Xavier 13-5 (6-5)
  11. Saint Bonaventure 13-4 (11-4)
  12. Toledo 19-6 (14-3)
  13. Wright State 18-5 (16-4)
  14. Colgate 11-1 (11-1)
  15. Vermont 10-4 (10-4)
  16. Prairie View A&M 12-4 (11-0) / Grand Canyon 14-5 (8-2)

Region 3:

  1. Baylor 18-1 (10-1)
  2. Iowa 18-7 (12-6)
  3. Arkansas 19-5 (11-4)
  4. Virginia 16-6 (12-4)
  5. Purdue 16-8 (11-6)
  6. Oklahoma 14-7 (9-6)
  7. Clemson 15-5 (9-5)
  8. Missouri 14-7 (7-7)
  9. Loyola Chicago 21-4 (16-2)
  10. UConn 12-6 (9-6)
  11. Georgia Tech 13-8 (9-6)
  12. Boise State 18-6 (14-5) / Duke 11-9 (9-7)
  13. Belmont 24-3 (18-2)
  14. UC Santa Barbara 17-4 (11-3)
  15. Siena 11-3 (11-3)
  16. South Dakota State 15-6 (9-3)

First Four OUT:

  • Indiana 12-12 (7-10)
  • Utah State 16-7 (13-4)
  • Michigan State 13-10 (7-10)
  • Colorado State 16-4 (13-3)

Next Four OUT:

  • Saint Louis 13-5 (6-4)
  • Syracuse 14-8 (8-7)
  • Memphis 14-6 (10-3)
  • St. John’s 14-10 (8-9)

By Conference:

  • ACC – 8
  • Big Ten – 8
  • Big 12 – 7
  • SEC – 6
  • Big East – 5
  • Pac-12 – 4
  • AAC – 2
  • A-10 – 2
  • MVC – 2
  • MWC – 2
  • WCC – 2

ByMat Mlodzinski