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