Preseason Bracket

1 Seeds

Kentucky (SEC)

Wisconsin (Big Ten)

Duke (ACC)

Villanova (Big East)

2 Seeds

Arizona (Pac-12)

Virginia

Wichita St. (MVC)

San Diego St. (Mt. West)

3 Seeds

Kansas (Big 12)

Florida

Louisville

Iowa St.

4 Seeds

VCU (A-10)

Michigan St.

Syracuse

Ohio St.

5 Seeds

Texas

North Carolina

UCLA

Oklahoma

6 Seeds

SMU (American)

Michigan

Kansas St.

Gonzaga (WCC)

7 Seeds

Illinois

Georgia

Nebraska

Georgetown

8 Seeds

BYU

Iowa

Arkansas

NC State

9 Seeds

Utah

George Washington

Pittsburgh

Xavier

10 Seeds

UConn

Marquette

Stanford

Florida St.

11 Seeds

Colorado

Minnesota

Cincinnati

Harvard (Ivy)

12 Seeds

UNLV*

Dayton*

Memphis*

Butler*

UTEP (C-USA)

Green Bay (Horizon)

13 Seeds

Georgia St. (Sun Belt)

Siena (MAAC)

Northeastern (CAA)

Western Michigan (MAC)

14 Seeds

Wofford (Southern)

UCSB (Big West)

Murray St. (OVC)

Oral Roberts (Summit)

15 Seeds

New Mexico St. (WAC)

American (Patriot)

Coastal Carolina (Big South)

Sam Houston St. (Southland)

16 Seeds

North Carolina Central (MEAC)

Central Connecticut St. (NEC)

Hartford (Am East)*

Florida Gulf Coast (A-Sun)*

Sacramento St. (Big Sky)*

Arkansas-Pine Bluff (SWAC)*

*-play-in game

ACC- 8

Big Ten- 8

Big East- 5

Pac-12- 5

SEC- 5

Big 12- 4

American- 4

A-10- 3

Mt. West- 2

WCC- 2

Play-in Games

UNLV v Dayton

Memphis v Butler

Hartford v Florida Gulf Coast

Sacramento St. v Arkansas-Pine Bluff

First Four Out

Northern Iowa, Texas A&M, Baylor, Indiana

Also Considered

Maryland, Notre Dame, Temple, Seton Hall, Fresno St., Ole Miss, St. John’s, Clemson, Tulsa, San Francisco, Boise St., Wyoming, Providence, Tennessee, Old Dominion, Charlotte, New Mexico, Creighton, Western Kentucky, Louisiana Tech, Colorado St.