NCAA Bracket Projections - 1/19/2021

 Here's my updated projections through games played 1/18/2021.

1 Seeds:  GONZAGA, BAYLOR, Michigan, IOWA

2 Seeds:  HOUSTON, TENNESSEE, Texas, VILLANOVA

3 Seeds:  Wisconsin, Kansas, Alabama, COLORADO

4 Seeds:  Clemson, Missouri, USC, Minnesota

5 Seeds:  West Virginia, Creighton, Illinois, Ohio St

6 Seeds:  LSU, UCLA, Oregon, Texas Tech

7 Seeds:  Florida St, VIRGINIA, Virginia Tech, Louisville

8 Seeds:  Xavier, Connecticut, SAINT LOUIS, BOISE ST

9 Seeds:  Purdue, BYU, Oklahoma St, Oklahoma

10 Seeds:  Rutgers, San Diego St, Seton Hall, DRAKE

11 Seeds:  North Carolina, Arkansas, Richmond, Florida

12 Seeds:  Maryland, Stanford, St. Bonaventure, Wichita St, WINTHROP, GEORGIA ST

13 Seeds:  TOLEDO, FURMAN, COLGATE, SIENA

14 Seeds:  UAB, SOUTH DAKOTA ST, ABILENE CHRISTIAN, BELMONT

15 Seeds:  LIBERTY, BRYANT, WRIGHT ST, NORTHEASTERN

16 Seeds:  ALABAMA A&M, UC RIVERSIDE, GRAND CANYON, VERMONT, WEBER ST, NC CENTRAL

Last 4 Byes:

North Carolina

Arkansas

Richmond

Florida

Last 4 In:

Maryland

Stanford

St. Bonaventure

Wichita St

First 4 Out:

Indiana

Pittsburgh

VCU

Utah St

Next 4 Out:

SMU

Michigan St

Colorado St

Marquette

NCAA Bracket Projections - 1/17/21

 Here's my updated projections through games played 1/16/21.

1 Seeds:  GONZAGA, BAYLOR, Michigan, Texas

2 Seeds:  IOWA, TENNESSEE, HOUSTON, VILLANOVA

3 Seeds:  Kansas, Wisconsin, Clemson, Ohio St

4 Seeds:  Alabama, COLORADO, Illinois, Missouri

5 Seeds:  Creighton, West Virginia, Minnesota, UCLA

6 Seeds:  USC, Connecticut, Texas Tech, Oregon

7 Seeds:  Louisville, LSU, Virginia Tech, Xavier

8 Seeds:  VIRGINIA, SAINT LOUIS, BOISE ST, Florida St

9 Seeds:  BYU, San Diego St, Purdue, Rutgers

10 Seeds:  Oklahoma St, Seton Hall, Arkansas, North Carolina

11 Seeds:  DRAKE, Oklahoma, Richmond, Stanford

12 Seeds:  Florida, Maryland, Indiana, VCU, WINTHROP, COLGATE

13 Seeds:  GEORGIA ST, FURMAN, TOLEDO, SIENA

14 Seeds:  UAB, SOUTH DAKOTA ST, BELMONT, ABILENE CHRISTIAN

15 Seeds:  LIBERTY, BRYANT, WRIGHT ST, UC RIVERSIDE

16 Seeds:  ALABAMA A&M, UNC WILMINGTON, GRAND CANYON, EASTERN WASHINGTON, VERMONT, MORGAN ST

Last 4 Byes:

North Carolina

Oklahoma

Richmond

Stanford

Last 4 In:

Florida

Maryland

Indiana

VCU

First 4 Out:

Wichita St

Pittsburgh

Michigan St

St. Bonaventure

Next 4 Out:

Penn St

Colorado St

Northwestern

Utah St

NCAA Bracket Projections - 1/14/21

 Here's my updated projections through games played 1/13 21

1 Seeds:  GONZAGA, BAYLOR, MICHIGAN, Texas

2 Seeds:  Iowa, TENNESSEE, HOUSTON, VILLANOVA

3 Seeds:  Creighton, Kansas, CLEMSON, Illinois

4 Seeds:  Wisconsin, Louisville, West Virginia, Texas Tech

5 Seeds:  Missouri, Ohio St, Oregon, Minnesota

6 Seeds:  COLORADO, Alabama, Virginia Tech, USC

7 Seeds:  Connecticut, UCLA, LSU, San Diego St

8 Seeds:  Xavier, SAINT LOUIS, Florida St, Rutgers

9 Seeds:  Arkansas, BOISE ST, Indiana, DRAKE

10 Seeds:  Stanford, Florida, Virginia, Oklahoma St

11 Seeds:  North Carolina, Oklahoma, BYU, Seton Hall

12 Seeds:  Purdue, Richmond, Maryland, Syracuse, WINTHROP, TOLEDO

13 Seeds:  SIENA, COLGATE GEORGIA ST, FURMAN

14 Seeds:  UAB, BELMONT, SOUTH DAKOTA ST, LIBERTY

15 Seeds:  BRYANT, ALABAMA A&M, ABILENE CHRISTIAN, WRIGHT ST

16 Seeds:  HAWAII, GRAND CANYON, NORTHEASTERN, EASTERN WASHINGTON, VERMONT, MORGAN ST

Last 4 Byes:

North Carolina

Oklahoma

BYU

Seton Hall

Last 4 In:

Purdue

Richmond

Maryland

Syracuse

First 4 Out:

VCU

Wichita St

Northwestern

Colorado St

Next 4 Out:

Penn St

Michigan St

SMU

St. Bonaventure

NCAA Bracket Projection - 1/9/2021

 Here's my updated projections through games played 1/8.

1 Seeds:  GONZAGA, BAYLOR, VILLANOVA, MICHIGAN

2 Seeds:  Iowa, Texas, Illinois, TENNESSEE

3 Seeds:  HOUSTON, Kansas, Wisconsin, Creighton

4 Seeds:  West Virginia, CLEMSON, Louisville, Oregon

5 Seeds:  Minnesota, Missouri, Rutgers, SAINT LOUIS

6 Seeds:  COLORADO, Ohio St, Florida, Texas Tech

7 Seeds:  Connecticut, San Diego St, Virginia Tech, USC

8 Seeds:  Alabama, Xavier, UCLA, Virginia

9 Seeds:  Arkansas, Florida St, Indiana, LSU

10 Seeds:  NC State, DRAKE, North Carolina, BOISE ST

11 Seeds:  Seton Hall, BYU, Oklahoma, Stanford

12 Seeds:  Syracuse, Michigan St, Duke, VCU, WINTHROP, TOLEDO

13 Seeds:  FURMAN, GEORGIA ST, UAB, SOUTH DAKOTA ST

14 Seeds:  BELMONT, LIBERTY, ABILENE CHRISTIAN, SIENA

15 Seeds:  WRIGHT ST, COLGATE, BRYANT, GRAND CANYON

16 Seeds:  EASTERN WASHINGTON, UMBC, UNC WILMINGTON, HAWAII, ALABAMA A&M, MORGAN ST

Last 4 Byes:

Seton Hall

BYU

Oklahoma

Stanford

Last 4 In:

Syracuse

Michigan St

Duke

VCU

First 4 Out:

Purdue

Oklahoma St

Northwestern

Richmond

Next 4 Out:

SMU

Pittsburgh

Penn St

Providence

NCAA Bracket Projection - 1/2/2021

 Here's my updated projections through games played 1/1/21.

1 Seeds:  GONZAGA, BAYLOR, VILLANOVA, TENNESSEE

2 Seeds:  Kansas, HOUSTON, WISCONSIN, Texas

3 Seeds:  Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, West Virginia

4 Seeds:  Creighton, Texas Tech, Clemson, Rutgers

5 Seeds:  Arkansas, OREGON, SAN DIEGO ST, Ohio St

6 Seeds:  Colorado, SAINT LOUIS, VIRGINIA, Florida

7 Seeds:  Louisville, Missouri, Syracuse, Minnesota

8 Seeds:  LSU, Florida St, Virginia Tech, NC State

9 Seeds:  UCLA, SMU, Xavier, Connecticut

10 Seeds:  Indiana, Duke, Richmond, USC

11 Seeds:  Stanford, North Carolina, Purdue, BYU, Northwestern

12 Seeds:  Michigan St, Seton Hall, WESTERN KENTUCKY, LOYOLA CHICAGO, WINTHROP

13 Seeds:  WRIGHT ST, FURMAN, TOLEDO, GEORGIA ST

14 Seeds:  BELMONT, ABILENE CHRISTIAN, SOUTH DAKOTA ST, LIBERTY

15 Seeds:  VERMONT, UC IRVINE, NEW MEXICO ST, DREXEL

16 Seeds:  BRYANT, MONMOUTH, MONTANA, NORFOLK ST, COLGATE, TEXAS SOUTHERN

Last 4 Byes:

USC

Stanford

North Carolina

Purdue

Last 4 In:

BYU

Northwestern

Michigan St

Seton Hall

First 4 Out:

Oklahoma

Boise St

Drake

Maryland

Next 4 Out:

VCU

Alabama

Oklahoma St

Mississippi

NCAA Bracket Projection - 12/26/2020

 Here's my update through games played 12/25.

1 Seeds:  GONZAGA, BAYLOR, VILLANOVA, HOUSTON

2 Seeds:  WISCONSIN, Kansas, TENNESSEE, Texas

3 Seeds:  Iowa, West Virginia, Michigan, Illinois

4 Seeds:  Creighton, Rutgers, OREGON, Ohio St

5 Seeds:  Texas Tech, Missouri, SAN DIEGO ST, Clemson

6 Seeds:  Florida St, SAINT LOUIS, Arkansas, Colorado

7 Seeds:  Xavier, VIRGINIA, Louisville, Michigan St

8 Seeds:  Syracuse, Florida, North Carolina, Indiana

9 Seeds:  Virginia Tech, Duke, LSU, UCLA

10 Seeds:  Purdue, USC, Richmond, Stanford

11 Seeds:  SMU, BYU, Oklahoma, Connecticut, NC State

12 Seeds:  Minnesota, Ole Miss, WESTERN KENTUCKY, GEORGIA ST, LOYOLA CHICAGO

13 Seeds:  WINTHROP, WRIGHT ST, TOLEDO, LIBERTY

14 Seeds:  FURMAN, ABILENE CHRISTIAN, SOUTH DAKOTA ST, VERMONT

15 Seeds:  NEW MEXICO ST, MURRAY ST, DREXEL, BRYANT

16 Seeds:  EASTERN WASHINGTON, UC IRVINE, SIENA, COLGATE, TEXAS SOUTHERN, NORFOLK ST

Last 4 Byes:

Stanford

SMU

BYU

Oklahoma

Last 4 In:

Connecticut

NC State

Minnesota

Ole Miss

First 4 Out:

Arizona

Seton Hall

Boise St

Saint Mary's

Next 4 Out:

Providence

Oklahoma St

VCU

Penn St

NCAA Bracket Projection - 12/20/2020

 Here's my initial bracket projection of the season.  This is based on relatively limited data as there's several metrics I rely on that simply haven't been released yet (i.e. NET), and some teams haven't played very many games yet.  I imagine this will change drastically even in just the next month.  I felt like I needed to at least get something thrown together at this point in time, though.

1 Seeds:  BAYLOR, GONZAGA, HOUSTON, VILLANOVA

2 Seeds:  Texas, TENNESSEE, West Virginia, WISCONSIN

3 Seeds:  Kansas, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan St

4 Seeds:  SAINT LOUIS, Illinois, Rutgers, OREGON

5 Seeds:  Missouri, Clemson, Arkansas, Ohio St

6 Seeds:  Indiana, Xavier, SAN DIEGO ST, Florida St

7 Seeds:  Creighton, Syracuse, Richmond, North Carolina

8 Seeds:  Texas Tech, VIRGINIA, Florida, Purdue

9 Seeds:  SMU, Connecticut, Louisville, Colorado

10 Seeds:  USC, Saint Mary's, UCLA, Virginia Tech

11 Seeds:  LSU, Oklahoma, BYU, Stanford, Duke

12 Seeds:  Ole Miss, NC State, WESTERN KENTUCKY, WINTHROP, GEORGIA ST

13 Seeds:  LOYOLA CHICAGO, WRIGHT ST, LIBERTY, ABILENE CHRISTIAN

14 Seeds:  FURMAN, OHIO, SOUTH DAKOTA ST, NEW MEXICO ST

15 Seeds:  MURRAY ST, DREXEL, VERMONT, EASTERN WASHINGTON

16 Seeds:  SAINT PETER'S, UC IRVINE, BRYANT, COLGATE, TEXAS SOUTHERN, NORFOLK ST

Last 4 Byes:  Virginia Tech, LSU, Oklahoma, BYU

Last 4 In:  Stanford, Duke, Ole Miss, NC State

First 4 Out:  Seton Hall, Boise St, Penn St, VCU

Next 4 Out:  Arizona, Providence, Marquette, Oklahoma St

Bids by Conference:

Big Ten - 9

ACC - 9

Big 12 - 6

SEC - 6

Pac 12 - 5

Big East - 4

WCC - 3

American - 2

A10 - 2