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March Madness 2021: Replacement Teams in NCAA Tournament

Louisville, Colorado State, Saint Louis and Ole Miss have been selected as the replacement teams for the 2021 NCAA tournament.

According to the NCAA rules, if a team withdraws, the first order of business is to make sure all 31 conferences—with the exception of the Ivy League—are represented in the tournament.

If a team from a one-bid league withdraws, they will be replaced by a team from their same conference.

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As for conferences with a multiple tournament teams, a replacement team will be selected from the group of at-large squads that were announced on Sunday.