Matty Brackets, Bracketology

Matty Brackets has his first bracketology of the offseason. Follow along as he updates his projections.

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

Region 1 (San Antonio):

  1. Kansas
  2. Oregon
  3. Illinois
  4. Florida State
  5. Houston
  6. Virginia
  7. Michigan State
  8. Tennessee
  9. Xavier
  10. Arizona
  11. LSU
  12. Buffalo
  13. Loyola Chicago
  14. Louisiana
  15. Southern Utah
  16. Morgan State / Prairie View A&M

Region 4 (Philadelphia):

  1. Purdue
  2. UCLA
  3. Duke
  4. Alabama
  5. UConn
  6. St. Bonaventure
  7. Rutgers
  8. Texas Tech
  9. Mississippi State
  10. St. John’s
  11. Miami (Fla)
  12. Liberty
  13. South Dakota State
  14. Iona
  15. Colgate
  16. Radford

Region 2 (San Francisco):

  1. Gonzaga
  2. Texas
  3. Memphis
  4. North Carolina
  5. Maryland
  6. Indiana
  7. Auburn
  8. Oklahoma State
  9. Nevada
  10. Seton Hall
  11. Virginia Tech
  12. USC / Clemson
  13. Louisiana Tech
  14. Cleveland State
  15. UC Irvine
  16. Wagner

Region 3 (Chicago):

  1. Villanova
  2. Kentucky
  3. Michigan
  4. Baylor
  5. Arkansas
  6. Syracuse
  7. Wichita State
  8. Ohio State
  9. Notre Dame
  10. West Virginia
  11. Florida / BYU
  12. Belmont
  13. Vermont
  14. New Mexico State
  15. Furman
  16. Hofstra / Nicholls

First Four OUT:

  • Oklahoma
  • Georgetown
  • TCU
  • Wisconsin

Next Four OUT:

  • South Carolina
  • Louisville
  • Richmond
  • Providence
10 thoughts on “Matty Brackets: CBB Review Bracketology – August 2021”
  1. […] I’m expecting St. John’s to be an NCAA Tournament team, but don’t write it down just yet. The Big East can be a gauntlet, so they’ll have to play efficiently and come ready to defend and outscore each night. They have the makeup to do that, but nothing is ever set in this conference. […]

  2. […] In August, I projected Rutgers basketball as a 7-seed pitted against St. John’s in an old Big East matchup. I would pick the Scarlet Knights in that game, but if they can earn a 6-seed or better, they can certainly ride that wave and carry momentum into the second weekend of March. […]

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