Preseason Bracket

1 Seeds

Kentucky (SEC)

Louisville (American)

Michigan St. (Big Ten)

Duke (ACC)

2 Seeds

Kansas (Big 12)

Syracuse

Michigan

UCLA (Pac-12)

3 Seeds

Oklahoma St.

Ohio St.

Georgetown (Big East)

Arizona

4 Seeds

North Carolina

Baylor

Oregon

Florida

5 Seeds

Uconn

VCU (A-10)

Gonzaga (WCC)

Creighton

6 Seeds

Cincy

Harvard (Ivy)

Marquette

Tennessee

7 Seeds

Virginia

Boise St. (Mt. West)

Arizona St.

Iowa

8 Seeds

St. John’s

Iowa St.

Stanford

Notre Dame

9 Seeds

UNLV

Villanova

Wisconsin

Memphis

10 Seeds

Colorado

Wichita St. (MVC)

Indiana

Ole Miss

11 Seeds

Cal

St. Louis

New Mexico

Boston College

12 Seeds

La Salle*

BYU*

Maryland*

San Diego St.*

Wright St. (Horizon)

UAB (C-USA)

13 Seeds

Towson (CAA)

Georiga St. (Sun Belt)

Buffalo (MAC)

North Dakota St. (Summit)

14 Seeds

Manhattan (MAAC)

Elon (Southern)

Mercer (A-Sun)

New Mexico St. (WAC)

15 Seeds

Bryant (NEC)

Norfolk St. (MEAC)

Eastern Kentucky (OVC)

North Dakota (Big Sky)

16 Seeds

Vermont (Am East)

Boston U (Patriot)

Sam Houston St. (Southland)*

UC Davis (Big West)*

Southern (SWAC)*

High Point (Big South)*

*-play-in game

ACC- 7

Pac-12- 7

Big Ten- 6

Big East- 5

Big 12- 4

Mt. West- 4

SEC- 4

American- 4

A-10- 3

WCC- 2

Play-in Games

La Salle v BYU

Maryland v San Diego St.

Sam Houston St. v UC Davis

Southern v High Point

First Four Out

Providence, Minnesota, Florida St., Indiana St.

Also Considered

Pittsburgh, Alabama, Xavier, LSU, Purdue, Illinois, Washington, Missouri, George Mason, Kansas St., Arkansas, Oklahoma, Northwestern, NC State, Richmond

Preseason Predictions VIII

All-American Team
G- Andrew Wiggins, Kansas*
G- Russ Smith, Louisville
G- Marcus Smart, Oklahoma St.
F- Doug McDermott, Creighton
F- Julius Randle, Kentucky

*-National Player of the Year


Conference Players of the Year

A-10	Juvonte Reddic	VCU
Am East	Jameel Warney	Stony Brook
American	Russ Smith	Louisville
ACC	James Michael McAdoo	North Carolina
A-Sun	Torrey Craig	USC Upstate
Big 12	Andrew Wiggins	Kansas
Big East	Doug McDermott	Creighton
Big Sky	Troy Huff	North Dakota
Big South	John Brown	High Point
Big Ten	Aaron Craft	Ohio St.
Big West	Corey Hawkins	UC Davis
CAA	Jerrelle Benimon	Towson
C-USA	Rod Rucker	UAB
Horizon	Travis Bader	Oakland
Ivy	Wesley Saunders	Harvard
MAAC	Billy Baron	Canisius
MAC	Javon McCrea	Buffalo
MEAC	Pendarvis Williams	Norfolk St.
MVC	Jake Odum	Indiana St.
Mt. West	Anthony Drmic	Boise St.
NEC	Kyle Vinales	CCSU
OVC	Glenn Cosey	Eastern Kentucky
Pac-10	Jahii Carson	Arizona St.
Patriot	Dylon Cormier	Loyola (MD)
SEC	Julius Randle	Kentucky
Southern	Trey Sumler	Western Carolina
Southland	Shawn Glover	Oral Roberts
SWAC	Malcolm Miller	Southern
Summit	Taylor Braun	North Dakota St.
Sun Belt	RJ Hunter	Georgia St.
WCC	Tyler Haws	BYU
WAC	Daniel Mullings	New Mexico St.

Preseason Predictions VII

Big 12
Regular Season Champ- Kansas
Tournament Locks- Oklahoma St., Baylor
Bubble Teams- Iowa St., Kansas St., Oklahoma
The Rest- Texas, West Virginia, Texas Tech, TCU

First Team All-Big 12
G- Andrew Wiggins, Kansas*
G- Marcus Smart, Oklahoma St.
F- Le'Bryan Nash, Oklahoma St.
F- Corey Jefferson, Baylor
C- Isaiah Austin, Baylor

*-Player of the Year


Pac-12
Regular Season Champ- UCLA
Tournament Locks- Arizona, Oregon, Arizona St.
Bubble Teams- Stanford, Colorado, California, Washington
The Rest- USC, Oregon St., Washington St., Utah

First Team All-Pac-12
G- Jahii Carson, Arizona St.*
G- Spencer Dinwiddie, Colorado
G- Kyle Anderson, UCLA
F- Aaron Gordon, Arizona
F- Tony Parker, UCLA

*-Player of the Year


SEC
Regular Season Champ- Kentucky
Tournament Locks- Florida, Tennessee
Bubble Teams- Ole Miss, Alabama, LSU, Missouri, Arkansas
The Rest- Georgia, Vanderbilt, Mississippi St., South Carolina, Texas A&M, Auburn

First Team All-SEC
G- Aaron Harrison, Kentucky
G- Trevor Releford, Alabama
G- Marshall Henderson, Ole Miss
F- Jarnell Stokes, Tennessee
F- Julius Randle, Kentucky*

*-Player of the Year

Preseason Predictions VI

ACC
Regular Season Champ- Duke
Tournament Locks- Syracuse, North Carolina, Virginia
Bubble Teams- Notre Dame, Boston College, Maryland, Florida St., Pittsburgh, NC State
The Rest- Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Miami (FL), Virginia Tech, Clemson

First Team All-ACC
G- Dez Wells, Maryland
G- Olivier Hanlan, Boston College
F- C.J. Fair, Syracuse
F- Jabari Parker, Duke
F- James Michael McAdoo, North Carolina*

*-Player of the Year


Big East
Regular Season Champ- Georgetown
Tournament Locks- Creighton, Marquette
Bubble Teams- St. John's, Villanova, Providence, Xavier
The Rest- Seton Hall, Butler, DePaul

First Team All-Big East
G- Bryce Cotton, Providence
G- D'Angelo Harrison, St. John's
F- Fuquan Edwin, Seton Hall
F- Doug McDermott, Creighton*
C- Chris Obekpa, St. John's

*-Player of the Year


Big Ten
Regular Season Champ- Michigan St.
Tournament Locks- Michigan, Ohio St., Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana
Bubble Teams- Minnesota, Purdue, Illinois, Northwestern
The Rest- Penn St., Nebraska

First Team All-Big Ten
G- Aaron Craft, Ohio St.*
G- Tim Frazier, Penn St.
G- Keith Appling, Michigan St.
F- Aaron White, Iowa
F- Glenn Robinson III, Michigan

*-Player of the Year

Preseason Predictions V

WCC
Regular Season Champ- Gonzaga
Bubble Teams- BYU
The Rest- St. Mary's, San Francisco, Portland, Loyola Marymount, San Diego, Santa Clara, Pepperdine, Pacific

Player of the Year- Tyler Haws, BYU


SWAC
Regular Season Champ- Southern
Other Contenders- Alabama A&M, Texas Southern
The Rest- Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Mississippi Valley St., Alcorn St., Prairie View A&M, Jackson St., Alabama St., Grambling

Player of the Year- Malcolm Miller, Southern


Summit
Regular Season Champ- North Dakota St.
Other Contenders- Denver
The Rest- Nebraska-Omaha, South Dakota St., IPFW, Western Illinois, South Dakota, IUPUI

Player of the Year- Taylor Braun, North Dakota St.


Sun Belt
Regular Season Champ- Georgia St.
Other Contenders- Western Kentucky, LA Lafayette
The Rest- South Alabama, Arkansas-Little Rock, Arkansas St., Troy, LA Monroe, Texas St., UT Arlington

Player of the Year- RJ Hunter, Georgia St.


WAC
Regular Season Champ- New Mexico St.
Other Contenders- Idaho, UMKC
The Rest- Chicago St., UT Pan American, Seattle, CSU Bakersfield, Utah Valley

Player of the Year- Daniel Mullings, New Mexico St.

Preseason Predictions IV

NEC
Regular Season Champ- Bryant
Other Contenders- Wagner, Robert Morris
The Rest- Mount St. Mary's, Central Connecticut St., St. Francis (NY), Long Island, St. Francis (PA), Sacred Heart, FDU

Player of the Year- Kyle Vinales, Central Connecticut St.


OVC
Regular Season Champ- Eastern Kentucky
Other Contenders- Belmont
The Rest- UT Martin, Murray St., Tennessee St., SE Missouri St., Austin Peay, Jacksonville St., Morehead St., Eastern Illinois, Tennessee Tech, SIU-Edwardsville

Player of the Year- Glenn Cosey, Eastern Kentucky


Patriot
Regular Season Champ- Boston U
Other Contenders- Lafayette, Loyola (MD)
The Rest- Bucknell, Navy, Holy Cross, Colgate, Army, Lehigh, American

Player of the Year- Dylon Cormier, Loyola (MD)


Southern
Regular Season Champ- Elon
Other Contenders- Western Carolina, Davidson
The Rest- Wofford, Samford, Chattanooga, Appalachian St., Citadel, Furman, Georgia Southern, UNC Greensboro

Player of the Year- Trey Sumler, Western Carolina


Southland
Regular Season Champ- Sam Houston St.
Other Contenders- McNeese St., Stephen F. Austin
The Rest- Northwestern St., Oral Roberts, Nicholls St., SE Louisiana, Texas A&M-CC, Central Arkansas, Lamar, Houston Baptist, New Orleans, Albilene Christian, Incarnate Word

Player of the Year-Shawn Glover, Oral Roberts

Preseason Predictions III

Mt. West
Regular Season Champ- Boise St.
Bubble Teams- UNLV, New Mexico, San Diego St.
The Rest- Utah St., Fresno St., Nevada, Colorado St., Air Force, Wyoming, San Jose St.

Player of the Year- Anthony Drmic, Boise St.


MVC
Regular Season Champ- Wichita St.
Bubble Teams- Indiana St.
The Rest- Northern Iowa, Missouri St., Bradley, Evansville, Southern Illinois, Loyola (IL), Drake, Illinois St.

Player of the Year- Jake Odum, Indiana St.


MAAC
Regular Season Champ- Manhattan
Other Contenders- Iona
The Rest- Canisius, Rider, Niagara, Quinnipiac, Marist, Siena, Fairfield, St. Peter's, Monmouth

Player of the Year- Billy Baron, Canisius


MAC
Regular Season Champ- Buffalo
Other Contenders (East)- Akron
Other Contenders (West)- Toledo, Western Michigan
The Rest (East)- Ohio, Kent St., Miami (OH), Bowling Green
The Rest (West)- Ball St., Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan, Northern Illinois

Player of the Year- Javon McCrea, Buffalo


MEAC
Regular Season Champ- Norfolk St.
Other Contenders- Hampton, Florida A&M
The Rest- NC Central, Morgan St., South Carolina St., NC A&T, Coppin St., Delaware St., Savannah St., Maryland-Eastern Shore, Bethune-Cookman, Howard

Player of the Year- Pendarvis Williams, Norfolk St.

Preseason Predictions II

C-USA
Regular Season Champ- UAB
Other Contenders- UTEP, Tulsa, Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss
The Rest- Rice, Middle Tennessee St., Charlotte, Florida International, Marshall, North Texas, Old Dominion, Tulane, East Carolina, UTSA, Florida Atlantic

Player of the Year- Rod Rucker, UAB


CAA
Regular Season Champ- Towson
Other Contenders- Drexel, Delaware
The Rest- Charleston, Northeastern, William & Mary, James Madison, UNC Wilmington, Hofstra

Player of the Year- Jerrelle Benimon, Towson


Big West
Regular Season Champ- UC Davis
The Rest- Cal Poly, Hawaii, Long Beach St., UCSB, UC Irvine, CSU Northridge, CSU Fullerton, UC Riverside

Player of the Year- Corey Hawkins, UC Davis


Horizon
Regular Season Champ- Wright St.
Other Contenders- Green Bay, Youngstown St., Oakland
The Rest- Valparaiso, Illinois-Chicago, Cleveland St., Detroit, Milwaukee

Player of the Year- Travis Bader, Oakland


Ivy
Regular Season Champ- Harvard
The Rest- Princeton, Penn, Dartmouth, Yale, Cornell, Columbia, Brown

Player of the Year- Wesley Saunders, Harvard

Preseason Predictions I

A-10
Regular Season Champ- VCU
Bubble Teams- St. Louis, La Salle, George Mason, Richmond
The Rest- Rhode Island, UMass, St. Joseph's, Dayton, George Washington, Fordham, St. Bonavenutre, Duquesne

Player of the Year- Juvonte Reddic, VCU


America East
Regular Season Champ- Vermont
Other Contenders- Stony Brook, Hartford
The Rest- Albany, New Hampshire, UMBC, Maine, Binghamton, UMass-Lowell

Player of the Year- Jameel Warney, Stony Brook


A-Sun
Regular Season Champ- Mercer
Other Contenders- Florida-Gulf Coast, USC Upstate, Jacksonville
The Rest- Lipscomb, East Tennessee St., North Florida, Stetson, Northern Kentucky, Kennesaw St.

Player of the Year- Torrey Craig, USC Upstate


Big Sky
Regular Season Champ- North Dakota
Other Contenders- Weber St., Montana
The Rest- Northern Colorado, Montana St., Sacramento St., Eastern Washington, Northern Arizona, Idaho St., Portland St., Southern Utah

Player of the Year- Troy Huff, North Dakota


Big South
Regular Season Champ- High Point
Other Contenders- Radford, Charleston Southern
The Rest (North)- Liberty, VMI, Longwood, Campbell
The Rest (South)- Winthrop, Gardner-Webb, Coastal Carolina, UNC Asheville, Presbyterian

Player of the Year- John Brown, High Point