One week away until Selection Sunday. March Madness is fast approaching. Conference tournaments have already been a riot, and a handful have already declared a winner—congrats to Liberty (ASUN) and Morehead State (Ohio Valley) on wrapping up the first two automatic bids of 2021.
More madness is sure to come in the following days. Starting Tuesday, there will be a new Bauertology nearly every morning until Selection Sunday. It’s the best time of the year, alright.
Let’s get into it. Here’s the Sunday morning edition of Bauertology for March 7.
THE BRACKET
THE TRUE SEED LIST
1 SEEDS
1. Gonzaga (24-0)
2. Baylor (20-1)
3. Michigan (19-2)
4. Illinois (20-6)
2 SEEDS
5. Alabama (21-6)
6. Ohio State (18-8)
7. Iowa (19-7)
8. Houston (20-3)
3 SEEDS
9. West Virginia (18-8)
10. Arkansas (21-5)
11. Oklahoma State (18-7)
12. Kansas (19-8)
4 SEEDS
13. Villanova (16-5)
14. Purdue (18-8)
15. Texas (16-7)
16. Virginia (17-6)
5 SEEDS
17. Florida State (15-5)
18. Texas Tech (17-8)
19. USC (21-6)
20. Colorado (20-7)
6 SEEDS
21. Creighton (18-7)
22. Missouri (15-8)
23. Oklahoma (14-9)
24. Tennessee (16-7)
7 SEEDS
25. Clemson (16-6)
26. BYU (19-5)
27. Wisconsin (16-10)
28. San Diego State (20-4)
8 SEEDS
29. Florida (13-7)
30. Oregon (18-5)
31. LSU (16-8)
32. Loyola Chicago (23-4)
9 SEEDS
33. UConn (14-6)
34. Virginia Tech (15-5)
35. Maryland (15-11)
36. Rutgers (14-10)
10 SEEDS
37. North Carolina (16-9)
38. UCLA (17-8)
39. Georgia Tech (15-8)
40. St. Bonaventure (15-4)
11 SEEDS
41. VCU (19-6)
42. Louisville (13-6)
43. Drake (25-3)
44. Michigan State (14-11)
12 SEEDS
*45. Wichita State (15-4)
*46. Colorado State (17-5)
*47. Boise State (18-7)
*48. Xavier (13-7)
49. Winthrop (22-1)
50. Western Kentucky (18-6)
13 SEEDS
51. UC Santa Barbara (19-4)
52. Toledo (20-7)
53. Colgate (12-1)
54. Liberty (22-5)
14 SEEDS
55. UNC Greensboro (19-8)
56. Abilene Christian (21-4)
57. South Dakota State (16-6)
58. Morehead State (23-7)
15 SEEDS
59. Eastern Washington (13-7)
60. Grand Canyon (15-6)
61. Cleveland State (17-7)
62. Georgia State (15-5)
16 SEEDS
63. Siena (12-4)
64. James Madison (13-6)
*65. Bryant (15-5)
*66. Hartford (14-8)
*67. Prairie View A&M (14-4)
*68. Norfolk State (14-7)
THE BUBBLE
LAST FOUR BYES
1. VCU (19-6)
2. Louisville (13-6)
3. Drake (25-3)
4. Michigan State (14-11)
LAST FOUR IN
1. Wichita State (15-4)
2. Colorado State (17-5)
3. Boise State (18-7)
4. Xavier (13-7)
FIRST FOUR OUT (NIT 1 SEEDS)
1. Utah State (18-7)
2. Saint Louis (14-6)
3. Syracuse (15-8)
4. Ole Miss (15-10)
NEXT FOUR OUT (NIT 2 SEEDS)
1. Seton Hall (13-12)
2. SMU (11-4)
3. Memphis (15-6)
4. St. John’s (16-10)
NIT 3 SEEDS
1. Duke (11-11)
2. Indiana (12-14)
3. Stanford (14-12)
4. Belmont (26-4)
NIT 4 SEEDS
1. NC State (13-9)
2. Minnesota (13-14)
3. Providence (13-12)
4. Richmond (13-8)
BIDS BY CONFERENCE
Big Ten: 9
ACC: 7
Big 12: 7
SEC: 6
Big East: 4
Pac-12: 4
Mountain West: 3
American: 2
Atlantic 10: 2
Missouri Valley: 2
WCC: 2