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.

Preseason Predictions VIII

All-American Team
G- Marcus Paige, North Carolina
G- D'Vauntes Smith Rivera, Georgetown
F- Georges Niang, Iowa St.*
F- Larry Nance Jr., Wyoming
F- Frank Kaminski, Wisconsin

*-National Player of the Year


Conference Players of the Year

A-10	Treveon Graham	VCU
Am East	Jameel Warney	Stony Brook
American	Ryan Boatright	Connecticut
ACC	Jahlil Okafor	Duke
A-Sun	Bernard Thompson	Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12	Georges Niang	Iowa St.
Big East	D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera	Georgetown
Big Sky	Tyler Harvey	Eastern Washington
Big South	John Brown	High Point
Big Ten	Frank Kaminski	Wisconsin
Big West	Alan Williams	UCSB
CAA	Scott Eatherton	Northeastern
C-USA	Pierria Henry	Charlotte
Horizon	Keifer Sykes	Green Bay
Ivy	Justin Sears	Yale
MAAC	Marvin Dominique	St. Peter's
MAC	Demetrius Treadwell	Akron
MEAC	Jeremy Ingram	NC Central
MVC	Seth Tuttle	Northern Iowa
Mt. West	Larry Nance Jr.	Wyoming
NEC	Dyami Starks	Bryant
OVC	Cameron Payne	Murray St.
Pac-12	Chasson Randle	Stanford
Patriot	Seth Hinrichs	Lafayette
SEC	Willie Cauley-Stein	Kentucky
Southern	Stephen Croone	Furman
Southland	Denzel Livingston	Incarnate Word
SWAC	Leantwan Luckett	Alcorn St.
Summit	Obi Emegano	Oral Roberts
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- Iowa St., Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas St.
Bubble Teams- Baylor
The Rest- Oklahoma St., West Virginia, TCU, Texas Tech

First Team All-Big 12
G- Buddy Hield, Oklahoma
G- Marcus Foster, Kansas St.
F- Le'Bryan Nash, Oklahoma St.
F- Georges Niang, Iowa St*
F- Perry Ellis, Kansas

*-Player of the Year


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

First Team All-Pac-12
G- DaVonte Lacy, Washington St.
G- Chasson Randle, Stanford*
G- Joseph Young, Oregon
F- Brandon Ashley, Arizona
F- Jordan Loveridge, Utah

*-Player of the Year 


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

First Team All-SEC
G- Aaron Harrison, Kentucky
G- Andrew Harrison, Kentucky
G- Jarvis Summers, Ole Miss
F- Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky
F- Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky*

*-Player of the Year

Preseason Predictions VI

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

First Team All-ACC
G- Marcus Paige, North Carolina
G- Olivier Hanlan, Boston College
G- Jerian Grant, Notre Dame
F- Montrezl Harrell, Louisville
C- Jahlil Okafor, Duke*

*-Player of the Year


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

First Team All-Big East
G- D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, Georgetown*
G- D'Angelo Harrison, St. John's
G- Darrun Hilliard, Villanova
F- Roosevelt Jones, Butler
F- JayVaughn Pinkston, Villanova

*-Player of the Year


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

First Team All-Big Ten
G- Yogi Ferrell, Indiana
G- DJ Newbill, Penn St.
G- Rayvonte Rice, Illinois
F- Terran Petteway, Nebraska
F- Frank Kaminski, Wisconsin*

*-Player of the Year

Preseason Predictions V

American
Regular Season Champ- SMU
Tournament Locks- UConn
Bubble Teams- Cincinnati, Memphis, Temple Tulsa
The Rest- Tulane, Houston, UCF, South Florida, East Carolina

Player of the Year- Ryan Boatright, UConn


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

Player of the Year- Tyler Haws, BYU


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

Player of the Year- Leantwan Luckett, Alcorn St.


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

Player of the Year- Obi Emegano, Oral Roberts


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

Player of the Year- RJ Hunter, Georgia St.


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

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

Preseason Predictions IV

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

Player of the Year- Dyami Starks, Bryant


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

Player of the Year- Cameron Payne, Murray St.


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

Player of the Year- Seth Hinrichs, Lafayette


Southern
Regular Season Champ- Wofford
The Rest- East Tennessee St., Furman, VMI, Mercer, Chattanooga, UNC Greensboro, Western Carolina, The Citadel, Samford

Player of the Year- Stephen Croone, Furman


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

Player of the Year-Denzel Livingston, Incarnate Word

Preseason Predictions III

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

Player of the Year- Larry Nance Jr., Wyoming


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

Player of the Year- Seth Tuttle, Northern Iowa


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

Player of the Year- Marvin Dominique, St. Peter's


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

Player of the Year- Demetrius Treadwell, Akron


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

Player of the Year- Jeremy Ingram, NC Central