Biggest Winners and Losers of the 2021 NCAA Tournament

By Matt Melton | Apr 8, 2021

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - APRIL 05: Jared Butler #12 of the Baylor Bears celebrates after winning the National Championship game of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament against the Gonzaga Bulldogs at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 05, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Baylor Bears defeated the Gonzaga Bulldogs 86-70. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

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Casey Morsell Virginia Cavaliers (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

Loser – Virginia Cavaliers

For a team that won the ACC Regular Season Title, it was still a disappointing finish to the season for the then defending national champions.

After undergoing a pause before traveling to Indianapolis that included missing out on the ACC Tournament, Virginia entered the NCAA Tournament as a 4-seed. The Cavaliers however suffered a 62-58 loss in the First Round to 13-seed Ohio that ended Virginia’s chances of potentially repeating as national champions.

While you could argue that the pause affected them, this was still a disappointing end to a promising season for Virginia. Looking ahead to next season however, Virginia will most likely once again return to the top of the ACC, and will once again be in the mix to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. If there is one guarantee in college basketball based off previous years’ success however, Virginia will be back.

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A few other notable winners of the 2021 NCAA Tournament include Oral Roberts, USC, Gonzaga, Loyola-Chicago, Arkansas, and Syracuse, while a few other notable losers include Tennessee, Illinois, Purdue, BYU, and Kansas.

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