Selection Sunday for the 2021 NCAA men's basketball tournament is just days away.
The 68-team field is taking shape through conference tournament week, and Wednesday's schedule features 33 conference tournament games. A lot can change from the No. 1 seeds to the bubble over the next four days, and SN will track the action with daily updates from here through Selection Sunday.
Here is a look at Sporting News' updated Field of 68 as of Saturday, March 13:
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March Madness bracket predictions for 2021 NCAA Tournament
Projected No. 1 seeds
- **Gonzaga 26-0 (West Coast)
- Baylor 22-2
- Michigan 20-3 (Big Ten)
- Illinois 21-6
Projected No. 2 seeds
- Ohio State 21-8
- Alabama 22-6 (SEC)
- Houston 23-3 (American)
- Iowa 21-8
Projected No. 3 seeds
- **Texas 19-7 (Big 12)
- Arkansas 22-6
- Oklahoma State 20-8
- Kansas 20-8
Projected No. 4 seeds
- Virginia 18-6
- West Virginia 18-9
- Florida State 16-6
- Purdue 18-9
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Projected No. 5 seeds
- Villanova 16-6
- Creighton 20-8
- Colorado 22-7 (Pac-12)
- Tennessee 18-7
Projected No. 6 seeds
- Wisconsin 17-12
- USC 22-7
- Texas Tech 17-10
- LSU 18-8
Projected No. 7 seeds
- BYU 20-6
- **San Diego State 23-4 (Mountain West)
- Oregon 20-6
- North Carolina 18-10
Projected No. 8 seeds
- **Loyola-Chicago 24-4 (MVC)
- Connecticut 15-6
- Clemson 16-7
- **Georgia Tech 17-8 (ACC)
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Rest of field projections
No. 9 seeds: Oklahoma 15-10, St. Bonaventure (A-10) 15-4, Virginia Tech 15-6, Florida 14-9
No. 10 seeds: Missouri 17-9, Maryland 16-13, Rutgers 15-10, VCU 19-6
No. 11 seeds: Oregon State 17-12, Louisville 13-7, Michigan State 15-12, Utah State* 20-8, Drake* 25-4
No. 12 seeds: **North Texas 17-9 (C-USA), UC-Santa Barbara 21-4 (Big West), **Georgetown (Big East) 12-12, UCLA* 17-9, Syracuse* 16-9
No. 13 seeds: **Liberty 22-5 (A-Sun), **Winthrop 23-1 (Big South), **Ohio 16-7 (MAC), Colgate 12-7 (Patriot)
No. 14 seeds: **UNC-Greensboro 20-8 (Southern), **Morehead State 23-7 (Ohio Valley), Grand Canyon 16-6 (WAC), **Eastern Washington 16-7 (Big Sky)
No. 15 seeds: **Cleveland State 19-7 (Horizon), **Iona 12-5 (MAAC), **Oral Roberts 16-10 (Summit), **Drexel 12-7 (Colonial)
No. 16 seeds: **Abilene Christian 23-4 (Southland), **Hartford 15-8 (America East), **Norfolk State* 15-7 (MEAC), **Texas Southern* 16-8 (SWAC), **Appalachian State* 17-11 (Sun Belt), **Mount St. Mary's* 12-10 (Northeast)
*First Four teams
** Teams that have clinched automatic bids
Last four in
- Drake 25-4
- Utah State 20-8
- Syracuse 16-9
- UCLA 17-9
First four out
- Wichita State 16-5
- St. Louis 14-6
- Colorado State 18-6
- Boise State 18-8
