2021 Bracket Preview | 1st Projection

 




True Seeds







Seed List (Text)

  1. Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan, Ohio State
  2. Illinois, Villanova, Alabama, Houston
  3. Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Oklahoma,
  4. Iowa, Texas Tech, Texas, Missouri
  5. USC, Florida St., Wisconsin, Virginia Tech
  6. Creighton, Purdue, Colorado, Arkansas
  7. Florida, Kansas, Rutgers, Loyola-Chicago
  8. BYU, Louisville, LSU, San Diego St.
  9. Clemson, UCLA, Xavier, Minnesota
  10. Seton Hall, Oklahoma St., Oregon, St. Bonaventure
  11. Drake, Boise St., VCU, Colorado St., St. Louis, Indiana
  12. Utah St., Richmond, Belmont, Toledo
  13. UAB, Winthrop, UC Santa Barbara, Colgate
  14. UNC Greensboro, Liberty, Abilene Christian, Grand Canyon
  15. Siena, Cleveland St., UMBC, Northeastern
  16. Eastern Washington, South Dakota, Texas St., Bryant, Prairie View A&M, North Carolina A&T


HOW IT'S DONE:


  • Not very well.
  • Copy/Paste 1-4 from the Bracket Preview.
  • List all current conference leaders and "select" them as the projected winners.
  • Referencing NET and KenPom, find the lowest ranked automatic bid and place at 68.
  • Place "named considerations" from that goofy committee member on the 5 line.
  • Fill 5-12 by some algorithm (in my head) of APNET, and KenPom.

NOTES:
  • Team Sheets only has last year's data, so no additional sorting is done at this time.
  • Bracket fill-in will later be reworked to account for seed placement changes.
  • Self-imposing a new "rule" where multiple losses are required to move a team down a seed line.  The effect should be visible next week.