Preseason Bracket

1 Seeds
Indiana (Big Ten)
Louisville (Big East)
Kentucky (SEC)
Duke (ACC)

2 Seeds
Michigan
Syracuse
Ohio St.
Kansas (Big 12)

3 Seeds
NC State
Florida
UNC
Notre Dame

4 Seeds
Tennessee
Creighton (MVC)
Memphis (C-USA)
UNLV (Mt. West)

5 Seeds
Gonzaga (WCC)
Michigan St.
Baylor
Arizona (Pac-12)

6 Seeds
St. Joe's (A-10)
San Diego St.
St. Louis
UCLA

7 Seeds
Florida St.
Cincinnati
Wisconsin
California

8 Seeds
Marquette
Minnesota
Kansas St.
Arkansas

9 Seeds
Miami Fl.
Georgetown
New Mexico
UMass

10 Seeds
West Virginia
Temple
St. Mary's
Washington

11 Seeds
Colorado St.
BYU
Drexel (CAA)
Loyola MD (MAAC)

12 Seeds
Alabama
VCU
Butler*
Pittsburgh*
Missouri*
Illinois St.*

13 Seeds
Ohio (MAAC)
Davidson (Southern)
Valparaiso (Horizon)
South Dakota St. (Summit)

14 Seeds
Princeton (Ivy)
Middle Tennessee St. (Sun Belt)
Long Beach St. (Big West)
Denver (WAC)

15 Seeds
Lehigh (Patriot)
Mercer (A-Sun)
Murray St. (OVC)
Long Island (NEC)

16 Seeds
Savannah St. (MEAC)
Stephen F. Austin (Southland)
Vermont (Am East)*
Montana (Big Sky)*
Charleston Southern (Big South)*
Prairie View A&M (SWAC)*

*-play-in game

Big East- 7
A-10- 6
Big Ten- 6
SEC- 6
ACC- 5
Big 12- 4
Mt. West- 4
Pac-12- 4
WCC- 3
MVC- 2

Play-in Games
Butler v Pittsburgh
Missouri v Illinois St.
Vermont v Prairie View A&M
Montana v Charleston Southern

First Four Out
Maryland, UCF, Illinois, Purdue

Also Considered
UTEP, Northwestern, Richmond, Marshall, Villanova, Ole Miss, La Salle, USF, Iowa St., Vanderbilt, Iowa, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma St., Georgia, Oregon, Stanford, Northern Iowa, USC, Delaware, South Carolina, George Mason, Nevada, Celmson, Southern Miss, Virginia, Manhattan, Washington St., Old Dominion