THE BRACKET:
PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Oklahoma, Virginia, Kansas, Michigan State
The 2 Seeds
Xavier, Villanova, North Carolina, Kentucky
The 3 Seeds
Iowa State, Miami (FL), Duke, Providence
The 4 Seeds
Maryland, Arizona, Purdue, Louisville
The 5 Seeds
Iowa, Texas A&M, Dayton, West Virginia
The 6 Seeds
Pittsburgh, South Carolina, Texas Tech, Butler
The 7 Seeds
Florida, Gonzaga, Oregon, Utah
The 8 Seeds
George Washington, St. Mary’s (CA), Michigan, Indiana
The 9 Seeds
Connecticut, California, Colorado, Cincinnati
The 10 Seeds
Seton Hall, Oregon State, USC, Notre Dame
The 11 Seeds
Vanderbilt, Texas, Baylor, St. Joseph’s, UCLA, Valparaiso
The 12 Seeds
Monmouth, Wichita State, Arkansas-Little Rock, South Dakota State
The 13 Seeds
Chattanooga, Boise State, Akron, Louisiana Tech
The 14 Seeds
Hawaii, Stony Brook, Hofstra, Belmont
The 15 Seeds
High Point, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Weber State, Princeton
The 16 Seeds
North Florida, Army, New Mexico State, Southern, Wagner, Hampton
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Texas, Baylor, St. Joseph’s, UCLA
First Four Out
Arizona State, Georgia, Ohio State, Alabama
Next Four Out
Kansas State, Florida State, Syracuse, St. Bonaventure
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Pac-12 (8), ACC (7), Big 12 (7), Big Ten (6), Big East (5), SEC (5), Atlantic 10 (3), American (2), West Coast (2)
ACC – Virginia, North Carolina, Miami (FL), Duke, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame
America East – Stony Brook
American – Connecticut, Cincinnati
Atlantic 10 – Dayton, George Washington, St. Joseph’s
Atlantic Sun – North Florida
Big 12 – Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa State, West Virginia, Texas Tech, Texas, Baylor
Big East – Xavier, Villanova, Providence, Butler, Seton Hall
Big Sky – Weber State
Big South – High Point
Big Ten – Michigan State, Maryland, Purdue, Iowa, Michigan, Indiana
Big West – Hawaii
Colonial – Hofstra
Conference USA – Louisiana Tech
Horizon – Valparaiso
Ivy – Princeton
MAAC – Monmouth
MAC – Akron
MEAC – Hampton
Missouri Valley – Wichita State
Mountain West – Boise State
Northeast – Wagner
Ohio Valley – Belmont
Pac-12 – Arizona, Oregon, Utah, California, Colorado, Oregon State, USC, UCLA
Patriot – Army
SEC – Kentucky, Texas A&M, South Carolina, Florida, Vanderbilt
Southern – Chattanooga
Southland – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Summit – South Dakota State
Sun Belt – Arkansas-Little Rock
SWAC – Southern
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)