2021 NCAA Tournament Guide

WEST

BEST TEAM: (1) Gonzaga

TOP SLEEPER: (6) USC

1st RD UPSET: (12) UCSB over (5) Creighton

EAST

BEST TEAM: (2) Alabama

TOP SLEEPER: (7) UCONN

1st RD UPSET: (11) Michigan St./UCLA over BYU

SOUTH

BEST TEAM: (1) Baylor

TOP SLEEPER: (8) Wisconsin

1st RD UPSET: (12) Winthrop over (5) Villanova;

(11) Utah St. over (6) Texas Tech

MIDWEST

BEST TEAM: (1) Illinois

TOP SLEEPER: (9) Loyola-Chicago

1st RD UPSET: (14) Morehead St. over (3) West Virginia

FINAL FOUR

(1) Gonzaga vs (7) UCONN

(2) Ohio St. vs (1) Illinois

2021 NATIONAL CHAMPION

Gonzaga Bulldogs

*the last time both Duke AND Kentucky missed the NCAA Tournament ('75-'76) is also the last time there was an undefeated National Champion (Indiana). 

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