This is a list of qualifying teams for the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 68 teams participated in the tournament. 31 of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments; normally, this would be 32 teams, but the Ivy League cancelled play for this season. The remaining 37 (normally 36) teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded 1 to 16 within their regions, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.[1][2]
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Total teams | 68 |
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Automatic bids | 31 |
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At-large bids | 37 |
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Top seed | Gonzaga |
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Champion | Baylor |
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Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Conference championship runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.
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The tournament seeds and regions were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process.
In contrast to previous years, the S-Curve used to establish overall seeds will also be used as primary determinant of the tournament bracket; this was made possible by the relatively condensed locations of this year's tournament making geographic concerns irrelevant. However, rules that can modify pairings to avoid early rematches and to distribute top conference representatives to different regions will remain in effect.[3][4]
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Bids | Conference | Schools |
9 | Big Ten | Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin, Rutgers |
7 | ACC | Georgia Tech, Clemson, Florida State, North Carolina, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech |
Big 12 | Texas, Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, West Virginia |
6 | SEC | Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Missouri, Tennessee |
5 | Pac-12 | Oregon State, Colorado, Oregon, UCLA, USC |
4 | Big East | Georgetown, Creighton, UConn, Villanova |
2 | American | Houston, Wichita State |
Atlantic 10 | St. Bonaventure, VCU |
Missouri Valley | Loyola, Drake |
Mountain West | San Diego State, Utah State |
WCC | Gonzaga, BYU |
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Bids | State | School(s) |
1 | Alabama | Alabama |
1 | Arizona | Grand Canyon |
1 | Arkansas | Arkansas |
4 | California | San Diego State, UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, USC |
2 | Connecticut | Hartford, UConn |
1 | Colorado | Colorado |
2 | Florida | Florida, Florida State |
1 | Georgia | Georgia Tech |
1 | Indiana | Purdue |
2 | Illinois | Illinois, Loyola |
2 | Iowa | Drake, Iowa |
1 | Louisiana | LSU |
2 | Kansas | Kansas, Wichita State |
1 | Kentucky | Morehead State |
2 | Maryland | Maryland, Mount St. Mary's |
2 | Michigan | Michigan, Michigan State |
1 | Missouri | Missouri |
1 | Nebraska | Creighton |
1 | New Jersey | Rutgers |
4 | New York | Colgate, Iona, St. Bonaventure, Syracuse |
3 | North Carolina | Appalachian State, North Carolina, UNC Greensboro |
3 | Ohio | Cleveland State, Ohio, Ohio State |
3 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts |
2 | Oregon | Oregon, Oregon State |
2 | Pennsylvania | Drexel, Villanova |
2 | South Carolina | Clemson, Winthrop |
1 | Tennessee | Tennessee |
7 | Texas | Abilene Christian, Baylor, Houston, North Texas, Texas, Texas Southern, Texas Tech |
2 | Utah | BYU, Utah State |
5 | Virginia | Liberty, Norfolk State, VCU, Virginia, Virginia Tech |
2 | Washington | Eastern Washington, Gonzaga |
1 | West Virginia | West Virginia |
1 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
1 | Washington, D.C. | Georgetown |
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