Final 2021 Bracket

 With Sunday's game going pretty much as expected and Cincinnati unlikely to come back from their huge deficit at the time of this posting, there isn't really a change from this morning's bracket.

Even with Alabama's win in the SEC tournament, they will likely sit No. 5 overall on the seed list and be slotted in Region 4 with Michigan, as Illinois will sit No. 3 overall. 

VCU lost the Atlantic 10 final to St. Bonaventure, but they should still find their way into the tournament, but it certainly wouldn't be surprising if they have to play an extra game before the main draw of 64.

So with all that in mind, here is my final bracket for the 2021 NCAA Tournament. 

Last Four Byes: VCU, Maryland, Michigan State, Louisville

Last Four In: Drake, UCLA, Syracuse, Wichita State

First Four Out (tournament alternates): Utah State, Colorado State, Ole Miss, Saint Louis

Next Four Out: Boise State, Western Kentucky, Memphis, Xavier

Bids by Conference: 

Big Ten - 9

ACC - 8

Big 12 - 7

SEC - 6

Pac-12 - 5

Big East - 4

American Athletic - 2

Atlantic 10 - 2

Missouri Valley - 2

West Coast - 2

One-bid leagues - 21 (including Mountain West)

And for added transparency, here's my final seed list.

1. Gonzaga
2. Baylor
3. Illinois
4. Michigan
5. Alabama
6. Ohio State
7. Iowa
8. Houston
9. Texas
10. Oklahoma State
11. Arkansas
12. Kansas
13. Purdue
14. West Virginia
15. Florida State
16. Virginia
17. Tennessee
18. Creighton
19. Villanova
20. USC
21. Colorado
22. Texas Tech
23. Missouri
24. San Diego State
25. Oregon
26. Loyola-Chicago
27. LSU
28. BYU
29. Wisconsin
30. Florida
31. Oklahoma
32. Georgia Tech
33. Clemson
34. North Carolina
35. Connecticut
36. Saint Bonaventure
37. Rutgers
38. Virginia Tech
39. VCU
40. Maryland
41. Michigan State
42. Louisville
43. Drake
44. UCLA
45. Syracuse
46. Georgetown
47. Wichita State
48. Winthrop
49. Oregon State
50. UC Santa Barbara
51. Colgate
52. North Texas
53. Ohio
54. UNC Greensboro
55. Liberty
56. Abilene Christian
57. Morehead State
58. Eastern Washington
59. Drexel
60. Grand Canyon
61. Iona
62. Cleveland State
63. Oral Roberts
64. Hartford
65. Appalachian State
66. Norfolk State
67. Texas Southern
68. Mount St. Mary's