2021 NCAA D1 Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket
NCAA Official: https://bit.ly/3rNnlXf
Different Layouts:
USA Today: https://bit.ly/38Go8lr
NY Post: https://bit.ly/3tn99EK
1-68 排名 (overall ranking) https://bit.ly/3vrs7MD
Official Last 4 Bye:
VCU
St. Bonaventure
Rutgers
Syracuse
Official Last 4 In:
Michigan State
UCLA
Wichita State
Drake
Official First 4 Out (Covid Replacement):
Louisville 13-7 (8-5 ACC)
Colorado St. 18-6 (14-4 Mouintain West)
Saint Louis 14-7 (6-4 Atlantic 10)
Ole Miss 16-11 (10-8 SEC)
[Field]
1. 除了路易维尔没有入选，个人认为选委会的名单还是蛮正确的
但话又说回来 Louisville 因为疫情影响停赛了大约二十天
丧失了很多 Quad 1 和客场挑战强队的机会
例行赛成绩只有 13-6 不能提供选委会足够的样本参考
加上在 ACC 第一轮就被杜克淘汰
这样看起来出局好像也没有太大问题
2. 泡泡队伍中最后是由 Wichita State 和 Utah State 入选
比较奇怪的是 Cicinnati 最后在 AAC 锦标赛赢了 Wichita State
Cincinnati Out / Wichita State in
只能说例行赛封王的 Shockers 和挑战比较强的赛程还是有加分作用
跨联盟赢 Oral Roberts, Mississipi
联盟赛双杀 USF, UCF 主场赢 Houston, 惜败 Okalahoma St. 还是够足以进入
First Four
只能说要是辛辛那提最后赢了休士顿拿下American 锦标赛冠军
Wichita St.可能就会被挤出去
[Seeding]
1.四个头号种子的顺序也有照着最后一周各联盟锦标赛的结果微调
这样让理论上的四强是 Gonzaga v.s. Michigan / Baylor v.s. Illinois
合理的组合
2. 比较意外 Utah State (18-7, 15-4 MWC) 不用打 First Four
相对的 Michigan State (15-11, 9-11 BigTen, 0-1 BigTen Tourney)
算个人觉得比较被低估的 但至少收视率会因为 Michigan St. /UCLA 这个组合比较好
斯巴达今年的履历一如往年很难决定
Quad 1 Win 仔细算应该有 5 场 Illinois, Ohio St., Michigan, Rugters, (Duke [R])
但 Quad 1 也输十场 NET 70 可能是主要原因
3. Syracuse 不用打 First Four 蛮奇怪的 锦标赛的表现被加权
还是因为赢了三次 NC State?
最后 2021 Tournament 重要日期
[首周]
First Four — 4 p.m. start on Thursday, March 18
First round — 12 p.m. start on Friday, March 19, and Saturday, March 20
Second round — 12 p.m. start on Sunday, March 21, and Monday, March 22
[次周]
Sweet 16 — 2 p.m. start on
Saturday, March 27, and 1 p.m. start on Sunday, March 28
Elite Eight — 7 p.m. start on
Monday, March 29, and 6 p.m. start on Tuesday, March 30
[决赛]
Final Four — 5 p.m. start on Saturday, April 3
NCAA championship game — 9 p.m. Monday, April 5