Preseason Bracket

1 seeds
Tennessee (SEC)
Memphis (C-USA)
UCLA (Pac-10)
UNC (ACC)

2 seeds
Kansas (Big 12)
Louisville (Big East)
Georgetown
Kansas St.

3 seeds
Washington St.
Oregon
Michigan St. (Big Ten)
Indiana

4 seeds
Southern Illinois (MVC)
Marquette
Texas A&M
Texas

5 seeds
Duke
NC State
Ohio St.
Arkansas

6 seeds
Villanova
Pitt
Notre Dame
Gonzaga (WCC)

7 seeds
Butler (Horizon)
Stanford
Kentucky
USC

8 seeds
Clemson
Providence
UConn
Purdue

9 seeds
Missouri
Wisconsin
Virginia
Arizona

10 seeds
Alabama
George Mason (CAA)
Washington
Fordham (A-10)

11 seeds
Florida
New Mexico (Mt. West)
UAB
VCU

12 seeds
Rhode Island
Utah
Utah St. (WAC)
Davidson (Southern)

13 seeds
New Mexico St.
Kent St. (MAC)
South Alabama (Sun Belt)
Montana (Big Sky)

14 seeds
Holy Cross (Patriot)
High Point (Big South)
UC Santa Barbara (Big West)
Loyola (MD) (MAAC)

15 seeds
McNeese St. (Southland)
Austin Peay (OVC)
Boston University (Am East)
IUPUI (Summit)

16 seeds
Mercer (A-Sun)
Columbia (Ivy)
Robert Morris (NEC)
Hampton (MEAC)
Arkansas Pine-Bluff (SWAC)

Big East- 8
Pac 10- 7
Big 12- 5
ACC- 5
Big Ten- 5
SEC- 5
A-10- 2
C-USA- 2
CAA- 2
Mt. West- 2
WAC- 2

First Four Out
Xavier, West Virginia, Syracuse, California

Also Considered- Illinois, Houston, Oklahoma, Florida St., St. Joe’s, Maryland Appalachian St., Fresno St., Bradley, Missouri St., Boston College, Baylor, Texas Tech, Oklahoma St., Nevada, Western Michigan, Auburn, South Carolina, Georgia Tech, Michigan, Nebraska, Mississippi St., LSU, Georgia, Minnesota, UW-Milwaukee, Western Kentucky, Vandy, Penn St., Akron, UNC Greensboro, Ohio, Illinois St., St. Mary’s