2021 NCAA Men’s Tournament Projections
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Championship
Intriguing Matches
The various metrics disagree on the outcome of these matches:
- Sat, 5/22 at 7:30 EDT #2 Baylor vs #1 Florida … FLA (4) / BAY (1)
Semifinals
Intriguing Matches
The various metrics disagree on the outcome of these matches:
- Fri, 5/21 at 2:00 EDT #3 Tennessee vs #2 Baylor … BAY (4) / TENN (2)
Heavy Favorites
The favorite is expected to win at least 4 out of every 5 these teams play:
- Fri, 5/21 at 7:30 EDT #4 Texas vs #1 Florida … FLA (4) / TEX (0)
Quarterfinals
Intriguing Matches
The various metrics disagree on the outcome of these matches:
- Thu, 5/20 at 5:30 EDT #12 Southern California vs #4 Texas … TEX (4) / USC (3)
- Thu, 5/20 at 2:00 EDT #7 TCU vs #2 Baylor … BAY (4) / TCU (1)
Heavy Favorites
The favorite is expected to win at least 4 out of every 5 these teams play:
- Thu, 5/20 at 11:00 EDT #11 Georgia vs #3 Tennessee … TENN (4) / UGA (1)
- Thu, 5/20 at 7:30 EDT #8 Texas A&M vs #1 Florida … FLA (4) / A&M (1)
Sweet Sixteen
Intriguing Matches
The various metrics disagree on the outcome of these matches:
- Mon, 5/17 at 1:20 EDT Ohio St. vs #7 TCU … TCU (4) / OSU (1)
- Mon, 5/17 at 4:25 EDT #13 South Carolina vs #4 Texas … TEX (4) / SCAR (3)
- Mon, 5/17 at 4:00 EDT #12 Southern California vs #5 Virginia … UVA (2) / USC (4)
The metrics agree on the winner, but not by a lot:
- Mon, 5/17 at 7:40 EDT #16 Illinois vs #1 Florida … FLA (4) / ILL (0)
Heavy Favorites
The favorite is expected to win at least 4 out of every 5 these teams play:
- Mon, 5/17 at 7:30 EDT Mississippi St. vs #8 Texas A&M … A&M (4) / MSST (0)
- Mon, 5/17 at 10:00 EDT #11 Georgia vs #6 North Carolina … UNC (3) / UGA (4)
- Mon, 5/17 at 1:25 EDT #15 Ole Miss vs #2 Baylor … BAY (4) / MISS (1)
- Mon, 5/17 at 10:00 EDT Arizona vs #3 Tennessee … TENN (4) / ARIZ (3)
Second Round
Intriguing Matches
The various metrics disagree on the outcome of these matches:
- Sat, 5/08 at 5:00 EDT Ohio St. vs #10 Wake Forest … WAKE (1) / OSU (4)
- Sat, 5/08 at 1:00 EDT Arizona vs #14 Kentucky … UK (2) / ARIZ (4)
- Sun, 5/09 at 12:00 EDT Stanford vs #5 Virginia … UVA (4) / STAN (2)
The metrics agree on the winner, but not by a lot:
- Sun, 5/09 at 2:00 EDT Tulane vs #15 Ole Miss … MISS (4) / TULN (0)
Heavy Favorites
The favorite is expected to win at least 4 out of every 5 these teams play:
- Sat, 5/08 at 1:00 EDT NC State vs #13 South Carolina … SCAR (4) / NCST (0)
- Sun, 5/09 at 12:00 EDT Mississippi St. vs #9 UCF … UCF (2) / MSST (4)
- Sun, 5/09 at 1:00 EDT Northwestern vs #4 Texas … TEX (4) / NW (0)
- Sun, 5/09 at 1:00 EDT Texas Tech vs #11 Georgia … UGA (4) / TTU (0)
- Sat, 5/08 at 4:00 EDT Pepperdine vs #12 Southern California … USC (4) / PEPP (2)
- Sat, 5/08 at 3:00 EDT Oklahoma vs #8 Texas A&M … A&M (4) / OKLA (1)
- Sun, 5/09 at 2:00 EDT Arizona St. vs #7 TCU … TCU (4) / AZST (1)
- Sat, 5/08 at 2:00 EDT Notre Dame vs #16 Illinois … ILL (4) / ND (0)
- Sun, 5/09 at 1:00 EDT Oklahoma St. vs #6 North Carolina … UNC (4) / OKST (0)
- Sun, 5/09 at 3:00 EDT Oregon vs #2 Baylor … BAY (4) / ORE (0)
- Sun, 5/09 at 1:00 EDT Memphis vs #3 Tennessee … TENN (4) / MEM (0)
- Sun, 5/09 at 2:00 EDT South Fla. vs #1 Florida … FLA (4) / USF (0)
First Round
Intriguing Matches
The various metrics disagree on the outcome of these matches:
- Sat, 5/08 at 10:00 EDT Virginia Tech vs Texas Tech … TTU (4) / VT (2)
- Sat, 5/08 at 10:00 EDT Duke vs South Fla. … USF (4) / DUKE (2)
- Sat, 5/08 at 10:00 EDT Northwestern vs UCLA … UCLA (1) / NW (4)
- Sat, 5/08 at 12:00 EDT Oregon vs Alabama … BAMA (3) / ORE (4)
- Fri, 5/07 at 10:00 EDT Michigan vs Arizona … ARIZ (4) / MICH (3)
- Fri, 5/07 at 2:00 EDT Western Mich. vs Notre Dame … ND (4) / WMU (1)
The metrics agree on the winner, but not by a lot:
- Sat, 5/08 at 12:00 EDT Wichita St. vs Arizona St. … AZST (4) / WICH (3)
- Fri, 5/07 at 12:00 EDT Denver vs Oklahoma … OKLA (4) / DEN (1)
- Sat, 5/08 at 10:00 EDT Memphis vs Georgia Tech … GT (2) / MEM (4)
Heavy Favorites
The favorite is expected to win at least 4 out of every 5 these teams play:
- Sat, 5/08 at 1:00 EDT Middle Tenn. vs Tulane … TULN (4) / MTSU (0)
- Sat, 5/08 at 11:00 EDT Miami (FL) vs Mississippi St. … MSST (4) / MIA (1)
- Sat, 5/08 at 10:00 EDT LSU vs Stanford … STAN (4) / LSU (0)
- Fri, 5/07 at 1:00 EDT UC Santa Barbara vs Pepperdine … PEPP (4) / UCSB (1)
- Fri, 5/07 at 10:00 EDT FGCU vs NC State … NCST (0) / FGCU (0)
- Fri, 5/07 at 2:00 EDT VCU vs Ohio St. … OSU (4) / VCU (1)
- Sat, 5/08 at 10:00 EDT Navy vs Oklahoma St. … OKST (4) / NAVY (0)
- Sat, 5/08 at 3:00 EDT Arkansas vs #7 TCU … TCU (4) / ARK (0)
- Fri, 5/07 at 1:00 EDT UNCW vs #13 South Carolina … SCAR (4) / UNCW (0)
- Fri, 5/07 at 1:00 EDT Cleveland St. vs #14 Kentucky … UK (4) / CLEV (1)
- Fri, 5/07 at 3:00 EDT New Mexico vs #8 Texas A&M … A&M (4) / UNM (1)
- Fri, 5/07 at 4:00 EDT Grand Canyon vs #12 Southern California … USC (4) / GCU (0)
- Fri, 5/07 at 5:00 EDT DePaul vs #16 Illinois … ILL (4) / DEP (1)
- Fri, 5/07 at 5:00 EDT South Carolina St. vs #10 Wake Forest … WAKE (4) / SCST (0)
- Sat, 5/08 at 1:00 EDT South Alabama vs #1 Florida … FLA (4) / SALA (0)
- Sat, 5/08 at 1:00 EDT Fairleigh Dickinson vs #5 Virginia … UVA (4) / FDU (0)
- Sat, 5/08 at 1:00 EDT Northern Ariz. vs #4 Texas … TEX (4) / NAU (0)
- Sat, 5/08 at 1:00 EDT Alabama A&M vs #3 Tennessee … TENN (5) / AAMU (0)
- Sat, 5/08 at 1:00 EDT ETSU vs #11 Georgia … UGA (4) / ETSU (0)
- Sat, 5/08 at 1:00 EDT Presbyterian vs #6 North Carolina … UNC (4) / PRES (0)
- Sat, 5/08 at 2:00 EDT Monmouth vs #9 UCF … UCF (4) / MONM (0)
- Sat, 5/08 at 3:00 EDT A&M-Corpus Christi vs #2 Baylor … BAY (4) / TAMCC (0)
- Sat, 5/08 at 4:00 EDT Belmont vs #15 Ole Miss … MISS (4) / BEL (0)