2021 NCAA Tournament: Bracket schedule, scores, results, winners, times, more

March Madness is upon us! The field for the 2021 NCAA Tournament is set and the first game tips off on Thursday with the First Four. The first round tips off the next two days and we’ll be off. The path winds its way to April 5th when two teams meet to claim the 2020-2021 NCAA men’s basketball national championship.

We’ll be tracking the entire tournament, moving through the bracket as teams advance, upsets shock us, and some chalk likely dominates. We might end up with a mostly chalky affair, but even if that does happen, it’s guaranteed that we’ll get some wild upsets throughout March Madness betting field.

We’ll update this over the next three weekends until a national champion is crowned.

National Champion: No. 1 Baylor Bears, 28-2

National Championship Game — Monday, April 5

No. 1 Baylor (86-70) over No. 1 Gonzaga

Final Four — Saturday, April 3

No. 1 Baylor (78-59) over No. 2 Houston
No. 1 Gonzaga (93-90) over No. 11 UCLA

South region

Elite Eight

No. 1 Baylor (81-72) over No. 3 Arkansas

Sweet 16

No. 1 Baylor (62-51) over No. 5 Villanova
No. 3 Arkansas (72-70) over No. 15 Oral Roberts

2nd round

No. 1 Baylor (76-63) over No. 9 Wisconsin
No. 3 Arkansas (68-66) over No. 6 Texas Tech
No. 15 Oral Roberts (81-78) over No. 7 Florida
No. 5 Villanova (84-61) over No. 13 North Texas

1st round

No. 1 Baylor (79-55) over No. 16 Hartford
No. 9 Wisconsin (85-62) over No. 8 North Carolina
No. 5 Villanova (73-63) over No. 12 Winthrop
No. 13 North Texas (78-69) over No. 4 Purdue
No. 6 Texas Tech (65-53) over No. 11 Utah State
No. 3 Arkansas (85-68) over No. 14 Colgate
No. 7 Florida (75-70) over No. 10 Virginia Tech
No. 15 Oral Roberts (75-72, OT) over No. 2 Ohio State

Midwest region

Elite Eight

No. 2 Houston (67-61) over No. 12 Oregon State

Sweet 16

No. 2 Houston (62-46) over No. 11 Syracuse
No. 12 Oregon State (65-58) over No. 8 Loyola Chicago

2nd round

No. 8 Loyola Chicago (71-58) over No. 1 Illinois
No. 2 Houston (63-60) over No. 10 Rutgers
No. 11 Syracuse (75-72) over No. 3 West Virginia
No. 12 Oregon State (80-70) over No. 4 Oklahoma State

1st round

No. 1 Illinois (78-49) over No. 16 Drexel
No. 8 Loyola Chicago (71-60) over No. 9 Georgia Tech
No. 12 Oregon State (70-56) over No. 5 Tennessee
No. 4 Oklahoma State (69-60) over No. 13 Liberty
No. 11 Syracuse (78-62) over No. 6 San Diego State
No. 3 West Virginia (84-67) over No. 14 Morehead State
No. 10 Rutgers (60-56) over No. 7 Clemson
No. 2 Houston (87-56) over No. 15 Cleveland State

East region

Elite Eight

No. 11 UCLA (51-49) over vs. No. 1 Michigan

Sweet 16

No. 1 Michigan (76-58) over No. 4 Florida State
No. 11 UCLA (88-78) over No. 2 Alabama

2nd round

No. 1 Michigan (86-78) over No. 8 LSU
No. 2 Alabama (96-77) over No. 10 Maryland
No. 4 Florida State (71-53) over No. 5 Colorado
No. 11 UCLA (67-47) over No. 14 Abilene Christian

1st round

No. 1 Michigan (82-66) over No. 16 Texas Southern
No. 8 LSU (76-61) over No. 9 St. Bonaventure
No. 5 Colorado (86-73) over No. 12 Georgetown
No. 4 Florida State (64-54) over No. 13 UNC Greensboro
No. 11 UCLA (73-62) over No. 6 BYU
No. 14 Abilene-Christian (53-52) over No. 3 Texas
No. 10 Maryland (63-54) over No. 7 UConn
No. 2 Alabama (68-55) over No. 15 Iona

West region

Elite Eight

No. 1 Gonzaga (85-66) over No. 6 USC

Sweet 16

No. 1 Gonzaga (83-65) over No. 5 Creighton
No. 6 USC (82-68) over No. 7 Oregon

2nd round

No. 1 Gonzaga (87-71) over No. 8 Oklahoma
No. 7 Oregon (95-80) over No. 2 Iowa
No. 6 USC (85-51) over No. 3 Kansas
No. 5 Creighton (72-58) over No. 13 Ohio

1st round

No. 1 Gonzaga (98-55) over No. 16 Norfolk State
No. 8 Oklahoma (72-68) over No. 9 Missouri
No. 5 Creighton (63-62) over No. 12 UC Santa Barbara
No. 13 Ohio (62-58) over No. 4 Virginia
No. 6 USC (72-56) over No. 11 Drake
No. 3 Kansas (93-84) over No. 14 Eastern Washington
No. 7 Oregon over No. 10 VCU (COVID-19 forfeit)
No. 2 Iowa (86-74) over No. 15 Grand Canyon

First Four

No. 11 Drake (53-52) over No. 11 Wichita State
No. 11 UCLA (86-80, OT) over No. 11 Michigan State
No. 16 Texas Southern (60-52) over No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s
No. 16 Norfolk State (54-53) over No. 16 Appalachian-State