THE BRACKET:
PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Kentucky, Virginia, Duke, Villanova
The 2 Seeds
Wisconsin, Arizona, Kansas, Gonzaga
The 3 Seeds
Maryland, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Utah
The 4 Seeds
Wichita State, Louisville, Baylor, Notre Dame
The 5 Seeds
North Carolina, Northern Iowa, Arkansas, West Virginia
The 6 Seeds
SMU, Georgetown, Butler, Providence
The 7 Seeds
VCU, San Diego State, Ohio State, St. John’s
The 8 Seeds
Dayton, Iowa, Michigan State, LSU
The 9 Seeds
Colorado State, Indiana, Oklahoma State, Georgia
The 10 Seeds
Cincinnati, Mississippi, N.C. State, Oregon
The 11 Seeds
Xavier, Boise State, Purdue, Temple, Texas A&M
The 12 Seeds
BYU, Davidson, Valparaiso, Wofford, Murray State
The 13 Seeds
Louisiana Tech, Stephen F. Austin, Harvard, Iona
The 14 Seeds
Central Michigan, UC Davis, Georgia State, South Dakota State
The 15 Seeds
N.C. Central, High Point, Northeastern, New Mexico State
The 16 Seeds
Albany, Sacramento State, North Florida, St. Francis (N.Y.), Bucknell, Texas Southern
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Temple, Texas A&M, BYU, Davidson
First Four Out
Texas, Tulsa, Stanford, Illinois
Next Four Out
Pittsburgh, Old Dominion, Miami (FL), Rhode Island
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Big Ten (7), Big 12 (6), Big East (6), ACC (6), SEC (6), Pac-12 (3), American (3), Atlantic 10 (3), Mountain West (3), Atlantic 10 (3), Missouri Valley (2), West Coast (2)
ACC – Virginia, Duke, Louisville, Notre Dame, North Carolina, N.C. State
America East – Albany
American – SMU, Cincinnati, Temple
Atlantic 10 – VCU, Dayton, Davidson
Atlantic Sun – North Florida
Big 12 – Kansas, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Baylor, West Virginia, Oklahoma State
Big East – Villanova, Georgetown, Butler, Providence, St. John’s, Xavier
Big Sky – Sacramento State
Big South – High Point
Big Ten – Wisconsin, Maryland, Ohio State, Iowa, Michigan State, Indiana, Purdue
Big West – UC Davis
Colonial – Northeastern
Conference USA – Louisiana Tech
Horizon – Valparaiso
Ivy – Harvard
MAAC – Iona
MAC – Central Michigan
MEAC – N.C. Central
Missouri Valley – Wichita State, Northern Iowa
Mountain West – San Diego State, Colorado State, Boise State
Northeast – St. Francis (N.Y.)
Ohio Valley – Murray State
Pac-12 – Arizona, Utah, Oregon
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Kentucky, Arkansas, LSU, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas A&M
Southern – Wofford
Southland – Stephen F. Austin
Summit – South Dakota State
Sun Belt – Georgia State
SWAC – Texas Southern
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga, BYU