The Seed List rankings will be chronicled to give readers and viewers a ranking of the teams based on the overall field. The list will be used to reflect how the teams projected to take part in the 2021 NCAA Tournament are stacked up from 1-to-68.
Updated: March 14, 2021 AT 5:30 PM ET (FINAL)
Seed List Rankings 1-68
| 1. Gonzaga | 2. Baylor | 3. Illinois | 4. Michigan |
| 5. Alabama | 6. Ohio St. | 7. Iowa | 8. Houston |
| 9. Texas | 10. Oklahoma St. | 11. Arkansas | 12. Kansas |
| 13. West Virginia | 14. Purdue | 15. Virginia | 16. Florida St. |
| 17. Villanova | 18. Tennessee | 19. Texas Tech | 20. Creighton |
| 21. Colorado | 22. USC | 23. Missouri | 24. LSU |
| 25. BYU | 26. Oklahoma | 27. Clemson | 28. Oregon |
| 29. Florida | 30. San Diego St. | 31. Wisconsin | 32. UConn |
| 33. North Carolina | 34. Georgia Tech | 35. Loyola-Chicago | 36. Rutgers |
| 37. St. Bonaventure | 38. Virginia Tech | 39. Maryland | 40. VCU |
| 41. Michigan St. | 42. UCLA | 43. Louisville | 44. Syracuse |
| 45. Utah St. | 46. Wichita St. | 47. Georgetown | 48. Oregon St. |
| 49. Winthrop | 50. UCSB | ||
| 51. North Texas | 52. Liberty | 53. UNCG | 54. Ohio |
| 55. Abilene Christian | 56. Colgate | 57. Morehead St. | 58. E. Washington |
| 59. Grand Canyon | 60. Drexel | 61. Cleveland St. | 62. Oral Roberts |
| 63. Iona | 64. Hartford | 65. Mt. St. Mary’s | 66. Appalachian St. |
| 67. Norfolk St. | 68. Texas Southern |
Listed below will be those teams that are in the category of either being the FIRST FOUR OUT and NEXT FOUR OUT while competing with those programs that are currently the LAST FOUR IN.
The bubble is a very tedious spot to be in for these teams, as there are technically no locks and the list is always changing. The rankings will be from 69-to-76.
Seed List Rankings 69-72
| 69. Drake | 70. Colorado St. | 71. Saint Louis | 72. Ole Miss |