The Sports Almanac

2021 NCAA Basketball Tournament



BAYLOR BEARS

2021 NCAA Champions


FIRST FOUR
Norfolk State Spartans
54
Appalachian State Mountaineers
53
Wichita State Shockers
52
Drake Bulldogs
53
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
52
Texas Southern Tigers
60
Michigan State Spartans
80
UCLA Bruins
86 OT

WEST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Gonzaga Bulldogs
98
Norfolk State Spartans 55





Gonzaga Bulldogs 87
Oklahoma Sooners 71



Oklahoma Sooners
72
Missouri Tigers
68






Gonzaga Bulldogs 83
Creighton Bluejays 65


Creighton Bluejays
63
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
62





Creighton Bluejays 72
Ohio Bobcats 58



Virginia Cavaliers
58
Ohio Bobcats
62







Gonzaga Bulldogs 85
USC Trojans 66
Gonzaga Bulldogs
USC Trojans
72
Drake Bulldogs 56





USC Trojans 85
Kansas Jayhawks 51



Kansas Jayhawks
93
Eastern Washington Eagles
84






USC Trojans 82
Oregon Ducks 68


Oregon Ducks
--
Virginia Commonwealth Rams
--





Oregon Ducks 95
Iowa Hawkeyes 80



Iowa Hawkeyes
86
Grand Canyon Antelopes
74




Oregon-VCU game declared no-contest

EAST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Michigan Wolverines
82
Texas Southern Tigers 66





Michigan Wolverines 86
LSU Tigers 78



LSU Tigers
76
St. Bonaventure Bonnies
61






Michigan Wolverines 76
Florida State Seminoles 58


Colorado Buffaloes
96
Georgetown Hoyas
73





Colorado Buffaloes 53
Florida State Seminoles 71



Florida State Seminoles
64
North Carolina-Greensboro Spartans
54







Michigan Wolverines 49
UCLA Bruins 51
UCLA Bruins
BYU Cougars
62
UCLA Bruins 73





UCLA Bruins 67
Abilene Christian Wildcats 47



Texas Longhorns
52
Abilene Christian Wildcats
53






UCLA Bruins 88
Alabama Crimson Tide 78


Connecticut Huskies
54
Maryland Terrapins
63





Maryland Terrapins 77
Alabama Crimson Tide 96



Alabama Crimson Tide
68
Iona Gaels
55





SOUTH REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Baylor Bears
79
Hartford Hawks
55





Baylor Bears 76
Wisconsin Badgers 63



North Carolina Tar Heels
62
Wisconsin Badgers
85






Baylor Bears 62
Villanova Wildcats 51


Villanova Wildcats
73
Winthrop Eagles
63





Villanova Wildcats 84
North Texas Mean Green 61



Purdue Boilermakers
69
North Texas Mean Green
78 OT







Baylor Bears 81
Arkansas Razorbacks 72
Baylor Bears
Texas Tech Red Raiders
65
Utah State Aggies
53





Texas Tech Red Raiders 66
Arkansas Razorbacks 68



Arkansas Razorbacks
85
Colgate Raiders
68






Arkansas Razorbacks 72
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 70


Florida Gators
75
Virginia Tech Hokies
70 OT





Florida Gators 78
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 81



Ohio State Buckeyes
72
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
75 OT





MIDWEST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Illinois Fighting Illini
78
Drexel Dragons
49





Illinois Fighting Illini 58
Loyola-Chicago Ramblers 71



Loyola-Chicago Ramblers
71
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
60






Loyola-Chicago Ramblers 58
Oregon State Beavers 65


Tennessee Volunteers
56
Oregon State Beavers
70





Oregon State Beavers 80
Oklahoma State Cowboys 70



Oklahoma State Cowboys
69
Liberty Flames
60







Oregon State Beavers 61
Houston Cougars 67
Houston Cougars
San Diego State Aztecs
62
Syracuse Orange
78





Syracuse Orange 75
West Virginia Mountaineers 72



West Virginia Mountaineers
84
Morehead State Eagles
67






Syracuse Orange 46
Houston Cougars 62


Clemson Tigers
56
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
60





Rutgers Scarlet Knights 60
Houston Cougars 63



Houston Cougars
87
Cleveland State Vikings
56





FINAL FOUR
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
NCAA CHAMPIONS
Gonzaga Bulldogs 93
UCLA Bruins 90 OT



Gonzaga Bulldogs 70
Baylor Bears 86
BAYLOR BEARS
Baylor Bears 78
Houston Cougars 59