2/21 Bracketology Update

UPDATE FOR FEB 21 2022:

Auto bids in ITALICS.

Last 4 in HIGHLIGHTED.

1 SEEDS

Gonzaga

Arizona

Auburn

Kansas

2 SEEDS

Baylor

Kentucky

Purdue

Texas Tech

3 SEEDS

Duke

Villanova

UCLA

Illinois

4 SEEDS

Providence

Wisconsin

Houston

Tennessee

5 SEEDS

Connecticut

Arkansas

Ohio State

USC

6 SEEDS

Texas

Saint Mary's

Alabama

Michigan State

7 SEEDS

Iowa

Xavier

LSU

Boise State

8 SEEDS

Marquette

Seton Hall

Colorado State

San Francisco

9 SEEDS

San Diego State

Murray State

Wake Forest

Wyoming

10 SEEDS

Iowa State

TCU

Indiana

Miami (FL)

11 SEEDS

North Carolina

Creighton

Loyola Chicago

North Texas

12 SEEDS

Memphis

Florida

SMU

Rutgers

Davidson

South Dakota State

13 SEEDS

Vermont

Iona

Towson

New Mexico State

14 SEEDS

Chattanooga

Toledo

Princeton

Wagner

15 SEEDS

Liberty

UC Irvine

Montana State

Texas State

16 SEEDS

Colgate

Longwood

Norfolk State

Cleveland State

Texas Southern

Nicholls State

FIRST 4 OUT

Notre Dame

Michigan

BYU

Virginia Tech

NEXT 4 OUT

UAB

Dayton

Mississippi State

Belmont

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