ESPN releases updated bracketology with conference tournaments set to begin
College basketball fans, rejoice. It’s officially March, and a new bracketology from ESPN is out.
With March Madness officially on the horizon, all eyes are on the college hoops landscape as the 2021-22 regular season wraps up, conference tournaments begin and the NCAA Tournament gets underway very soon.
As many teams are making to make a final push to solidify their resume for the Big Dance, ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi continues to update his NCAA Tournament bracketology as Selection Sunday draws near.
While teams such as Gonzaga, Baylor, Purdue, Auburn, Kentucky and Duke have been some of the best college basketball teams in the country throughout the season, their projected seeds in the latest bracketology from ESPN reflect their success.
Here’s a breakdown of Lunardi’s latest bracketology heading into Tuesday night’s slate of games.
ESPN Teams to Watch
TOP OVERALL SEED: Gonzaga
FIRST TEAM OUT: Loyola Chicago
LAST TEAM IN: Rutgers
ESPN Bubble Teams
LAST FOUR BYES: Creighton, San Francisco, Wake Forest, Michigan
LAST FOUR IN: Memphis, San Diego State, Indiana, Rutgers
FIRST FOUR OUT: Loyola Chicago, BYU, Oregon, SMU
NEXT FOUR OUT: Virginia Tech, Florida, St. Bonaventure, Dayton
West Region
No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 16 Alcorn State/New Orleans
No. 8 Colorado State vs. No. 9 Xavier
No. 5 Houston vs. No. 12 South Dakota State
No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 13 Toledo
No. 6 LSU vs. No. 11 Michigan
No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 14 New Mexico State
No. 7 Marquette vs. No. 10 San Francisco
No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 15 Montana State
East Region
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Cleveland State
No. 8 Seton Hall vs. No. 9 Wyoming
No. 5 Arkansas vs. No. 12 North Texas
No. 4 Illinois vs. No. 13 Northern Iowa
No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Wake Forest
No. 3 Villanova vs. No. 14 Towson
No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 10 Miami
No. 2 Auburn vs. No. 15 Colgate
South Region
No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 16 Long Beach State
No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 9 Murray State
No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 12 San Diego State/Rutgers
No. 4 UConn vs. No. 13 Vermont
No. 6 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 11 Memphis/Indiana
No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 14 Princeton
No. 7 Iowa vs. No. 10 Davidson
No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Longwood
Midwest Region
No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 16 Norfolk State/Bryant
No. 8 Boise State vs. No. 9 TCU
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 12 Iona
No. 4 Providence vs. No. 13 Chattanooga
No. 6 USC vs. No. 11 Creighton
No. 3 Wisconsin vs. No. 14 Texas State
No. 7 Iowa State vs. No. 10 North Carolina
No. 2 Kentucky vs. No. 15 Jacksonville State