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Bracketology 2021: March Madness Predictions (Version 10.3)

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Jon Teitel

CLICK HERE for our CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK VIDEO NOTEBOOK: DAY 12 where we review and preview all of this week’s Conference Tournament Action

We are only 4 days away from Selection Sunday as we continue to make our NCAA tourney predictions. HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel correctly picked 67 of the 68 teams that made the 2019 tourney, 63 of which were within 1 spot of their actual seed, including 45 right on the money. He will spend the upcoming days predicting which 68 teams will hear their names called on March 14th. See below for his list of who would make the cut if they picked the field today and if you agree or disagree then feel free to tweet us. To see how we stack up with other websites (ranked 7th out of 133 entries over the past 5 years), check out: www.bracketmatrix.com

SEED: TEAM (CONFERENCE)
1: Gonzaga (WCC): AUTO-BID
1: Baylor (Big 12)
1: Michigan (Big 10)
1: Illinois (Big 10)

2: Alabama (SEC)
2: Iowa (Big 10)
2: Ohio State (Big 10)
2: Houston (AAC)

3: Arkansas (SEC)
3: West Virginia (Big 12)
3: Kansas (Big 12)
3: Villanova (Big East)

4: Oklahoma State (Big 12)
4: Texas (Big 12)
4: Purdue (Big 10)
4: Virginia (ACC)

5: Florida State (ACC)
5: USC (Pac-12)
5: Creighton (Big East)
5: Texas Tech (Big 12)

6: Tennessee (SEC)
6: Colorado (Pac-12)
6: Clemson (ACC)
6: BYU (WCC)

7: Oklahoma (Big 12)
7: Missouri (SEC)
7: Oregon (Pac-12)
7: Wisconsin (Big 10)

8: San Diego State (MWC)
8: Florida (SEC)
8: LSU (SEC)
8: Loyola-Chicago (MVC): AUTO-BID

9: Connecticut (Big East)
9: Virginia Tech (ACC)
9: St. Bonaventure (A-10)
9: Rutgers (Big 10)

10: North Carolina (ACC)
10: UCLA (Pac-12)
10: VCU (A-10)
10: Maryland (Big 10)

11: Georgia Tech (ACC)
11: Louisville (ACC)
11: Michigan State (Big 10)
11: Wichita State (AAC)

12: Drake (MVC)
12: Colorado State (MWC)
12: Boise State (MWC)
12: Xavier (Big East)
12: Western Kentucky (C-USA)
12: Winthrop (Big South): AUTO-BID

13: Toledo (MAC)
13: UC Santa Barbara (Big West)
13: Colgate (Patriot)
13: Liberty (Atlantic Sun): AUTO-BID

14: UNC-Greensboro (SoCon): AUTO-BID
14: Abilene Christian (Southland)
14: Morehead State (OVC): AUTO-BID
14: Eastern Washington (Big Sky)

15: Cleveland State (Horizon): AUTO-BID
15: Siena (MAAC)
15: Grand Canyon (WAC)
15: Drexel (CAA): AUTO-BID

16: Oral Roberts (Summit): AUTO-BID
16: Mount St. Mary’s (NEC): AUTO-BID
16: Hartford (America East)
16: Appalachian State (Sun Belt): AUTO-BID
16: Prairie View (SWAC)
16: North Carolina A&T (MEAC)

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Championship Week Video Notebook: Day 12

Posted on March 10, 2021 by David Griggs

WELCOME SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS!!! There are a ton of games that you probably haven’t been paying attention to, so we are here to fill you in!!

CLICK HERE for the HOOPS HD SURVIVAL BOARD to see who has won an automatic bid, who is a lock, who is on the bubble, and who needs the automatic bid

CLICK HERE for our latest BRACKET PROJECTIONS

CLICK HERE for our CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TAB which has all the brackets, tip times, and viewing Info

Five automatic bids were given out tonight with Mount Saint Mary’s winning the NEC, Oral Roberts winning the Summit League despite North Dakota State making a furious comeback, Gonzaga coming from behind to beat BYU in the WCC, Drexel won the Colonial, and Cleveland State winning the Horizon League. Chad and David review all that, as well as all of the other tournament action from today, and preview a very busy day tomorrow.

For an audio only version, check this out:

PATRIOT LEAGUE SEMIFINALS

METRO ATLANTIC QUARTERFINALS

SWAC QUARTERFINALS

ACC 2ND ROUND

CONFERENCE USA 2ND ROUND

SOUTHLAND 2ND ROUND

BIG EAST 1ST ROUND

MOUNTAIN WEST 1ST ROUND

BIG 12 1ST ROUND

PAC 12 1ST ROUND

BIG SKY 1ST ROUND

BIG TEN 1ST ROUND

SEC 1ST ROUND

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Bracketology 2021: March Madness Predictions (Version 10.2)

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Jon Teitel

CLICK HERE for our CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK VIDEO NOTEBOOK: DAY 11

We are only 5 days away from Selection Sunday as we continue to make our NCAA tourney predictions. HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel correctly picked 67 of the 68 teams that made the 2019 tourney, 63 of which were within 1 spot of their actual seed, including 45 right on the money. He will spend the upcoming days predicting which 68 teams will hear their names called on March 14th. See below for his list of who would make the cut if they picked the field today and if you agree or disagree then feel free to tweet us. To see how we stack up with other websites (ranked 7th out of 133 entries over the past 5 years), check out: www.bracketmatrix.com

SEED: TEAM (CONFERENCE)
1: Gonzaga (WCC)
1: Baylor (Big 12)
1: Michigan (Big 10)
1: Illinois (Big 10)

2: Alabama (SEC)
2: Iowa (Big 10)
2: Ohio State (Big 10)
2: Houston (AAC)

3: Arkansas (SEC)
3: West Virginia (Big 12)
3: Kansas (Big 12)
3: Villanova (Big East)

4: Oklahoma State (Big 12)
4: Texas (Big 12)
4: Purdue (Big 10)
4: Virginia (ACC)

5: Florida State (ACC)
5: USC (Pac-12)
5: Creighton (Big East)
5: Texas Tech (Big 12)

6: Tennessee (SEC)
6: Colorado (Pac-12)
6: Clemson (ACC)
6: Oklahoma (Big 12)

7: BYU (WCC)
7: Missouri (SEC)
7: Oregon (Pac-12)
7: Wisconsin (Big 10)

8: San Diego State (MWC)
8: Florida (SEC)
8: LSU (SEC)
8: Loyola-Chicago (MVC): AUTO-BID

9: Virginia Tech (ACC)
9: Connecticut (Big East)
9: Rutgers (Big 10)
9: St. Bonaventure (A-10)

10: North Carolina (ACC)
10: UCLA (Pac-12)
10: Maryland (Big 10)
10: VCU (A-10)

11: Louisville (ACC)
11: Georgia Tech (ACC)
11: Michigan State (Big 10)
11: Wichita State (AAC)

12: Drake (MVC)
12: Colorado State (MWC)
12: Boise State (MWC)
12: Xavier (Big East)
12: Western Kentucky (C-USA)
12: Winthrop (Big South): AUTO-BID

13: Toledo (MAC)
13: UC Santa Barbara (Big West)
13: Colgate (Patriot)
13: Liberty (Atlantic Sun): AUTO-BID

14: UNC-Greensboro (SoCon): AUTO-BID
14: Abilene Christian (Southland)
14: Morehead State (OVC): AUTO-BID
14: Eastern Washington (Big Sky)

15: Cleveland State (Horizon)
15: Siena (MAAC)
15: Grand Canyon (WAC)
15: Bryant (NEC)

16: Elon (CAA)
16: Hartford (America East)
16: Prairie View (SWAC)
16: North Carolina A&T (MEAC)
16: Appalachian State (Sun Belt): AUTO-BID
16: Oral Roberts (Summit)

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Championship Week Video Notebook: Day 11

Posted on March 9, 2021 by David Griggs

WELCOME SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS!!! We had two more automatic bid winners tonight!! We are here to tell you who they were in case you missed it!!

CLICK HERE for the HOOPS HD SURVIVAL BOARD where we show you who is a lock, who is on the bubble, and who needs automatic bids in order to get in

CLICK HERE for our latest HOOPS HD BRACKET RUNDOWN

CLICK HERE for our CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT INFO TAB where we have all the brackets, dates, and viewing information

CLICK HERE for our latest BRACKET PROJECTIONS

Chad and the panel look at the SoCon and Sun Belt Championship Games as two more automatic bids were won. We also look at all of the other conference tournament action on Monday, and look ahead to Tuesday’s games.

And if you want the audio only version, check it out right here:

WEST COAST CHAMPIONSHIP

HORIZON LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

SUMMIT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

NORTHEAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP

BIG WEST 1ST ROUND

METRO ATLANTIC 1ST ROUND

ACC 1ST ROUND

CONFERENCE USA 1ST ROUND

SOUTHLAND 1ST ROUND

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Hoops HD Bracket Rundown: Monday, March 8th

Posted on March 8, 2021 by David Griggs

NOTE: The seedlists and bracket were built before 7pm, est on Thursday, February 18th. Any games that went final after that, particularly Northeastern and South Dakota’s games, were not considered

The panel members all submitted seedlists ranking teams 1 thru 55, and Chad cross country ranked all of the results to build the overall seedlist. It is revealed on the air line by line with the rest of the panel seeing the results as the teams are placed in the bracket in a Selection Sunday-ish format, and the panel debates, discusses, and assesses the teams as they go.