Bracket Update- 11/29

1 Seeds

Duke (ACC)

Villanova (Big East)

Kentucky (SEC)

Kansas (Big 12)

2 Seeds

North Carolina

Oregon (Pac-12)

Wisconsin (Big Ten)

Xavier

3 Seeds

Indiana

West Virginia

UCLA

Virginia

4 Seeds

Florida

Arizona

Michigan St.

Georgia

5 Seeds

San Diego St. (Mt. West)

Dayton (A-10)

Ohio St.

Purdue

6 Seeds

Virginia Tech

Louisville

Cal

Pittsburgh

7 Seeds

Creighton

Syracuse

Michigan

Gonzaga (WCC)

8 Seeds

Davidson

Wichita St. (MVC)

VCU

Baylor

9 Seeds

Marquette

St. Mary’s

Maryland

Texas A&M

10 Seeds

Seton Hall

Florida St.

Rhode Island

Cincinnati (American)

11 Seeds

Butler

Colorado

Iowa St.

Princeton (Ivy)

12 Seeds

Monmouth (MAAC)

Stanford*

Notre Dame*

Houston*

Texas*

UNC Wilmington (CAA)

13 Seeds

Valparaiso (Horizon)

Ohio (MAC)

UAB (C-USA)

Belmont (OVC)

14 Seeds

Long Beach St. (Big West)

Chattanooga (Southern)

UT Arlington (Sun Belt)

Sam Houston St. (Southland)

15 Seeds

North Dakota St. (Summit)

Vermont (Am East)

Florida Gulf Coast (A-Sun)

New Mexico St. (WAC)

16 Seeds

Lehigh (Patriot)

Winthrop (Big South)

FDU (NEC)*

Weber St. (Big Sky)*

South Carolina St. (MEAC)*

Mississippi Valley St. (SWAC)*

*-play-in game

Play-in Games

Stanford v Notre Dame

Houston v Texas

FDU v South Carolina St.

Weber St. v Mississippi Valley St.

ACC- 9

Big Ten- 7

Pac-12- 6

Big East- 6

Big 12- 5

SEC- 4

A-10- 4

American- 2

WCC- 2

In

Butler

Notre Dame

Cincinnati

Out

Connecticut

Oklahoma

Vanderbilt

First Four Out

USC, NC State, South Carolina, Utah

Also Considered

Temple, Ole Miss, Miami Fl., Clemson, Oklahoma, Alabama, Northwestern, Air Force, Iowa, BYU, New Mexico, Vanderbilt, UConn, Arizona St., LSU, Georgetown, Harvard

Preseason Bracket

1 Seeds

Wisconsin (Big Ten)

Duke (ACC)

Villanova (Big East)

Kentucky (SEC)

2 Seeds

North Carolina

Oregon (Pac-12)

Xavier

Kansas (Big 12)

3 Seeds

Michigan St.

Indiana

West Virginia

UCLA

4 Seeds

Virginia

Georgia

Arizona

Florida

5 Seeds

San Diego St. (Mt. West)

Dayton (A-10)

Ohio St.

Purdue

6 Seeds

UConn (American)

Virginia Tech

Louisville

Cal

7 Seeds

Pittsburgh

Davidson

Syracuse

Marquette

8 Seeds

Wichita St. (MVC)

VCU

Creighton

Michigan

9 Seeds

Gonzaga (WCC)

Seton Hall

Princeton (Ivy)

Texas A&M

10 Seeds

Baylor

Vanderbilt

St. Mary’s

Maryland

11 Seeds

Florida St.

Rhode Island

Colorado

Oklahoma

12 Seeds

Monmouth (MAAC)

Houston*

Texas*

Iowa St.*

Stanford*

UNC Wilmington (CAA)

13 Seeds

Valparaiso (Horizon)

Ohio (MAC)

UAB (C-USA)

Belmont (OVC)

14 Seeds

Long Beach St. (Big West)

Chattanooga (Southern)

UT Arlington (Sun Belt)

Sam Houston St. (Southland)

15 Seeds

North Dakota St. (Summit)

Vermont (Am East)

Florida Gulf Coast (A-Sun)

New Mexico St. (WAC)

16 Seeds

Lehigh (Patriot)

Winthrop (Big South)

FDU (NEC)*

Weber St. (Big Sky)*

South Carolina St. (MEAC)*

Mississippi Valley St. (SWAC)*

*-play-in game

Play-in Games

Houston v Texas

Iowa St. v Stanford

FDU v South Carolina St.

Weber St. v Mississippi Valley St.

ACC- 8

Big Ten- 7

Big 12- 6

Pac-12- 6

Big East- 5

SEC- 5

A-10- 4

American- 2

WCC- 2

First Four Out

Cincinnati, Clemson, Harvard, Georgetown

Also Considered

Miami Fl., Notre Dame, Alabama, BYU, Butler, Iowa, New Mexico, USC, NC State, Arizona St., LSU, Illinois, Utah, Temple, Ole Miss, Northwestern, South Carolina, Santa Clara, Air Force

Preseason Predictions VIII

All-American Team
G- Dedric Lawson, Memphis
G- Grayson Allen, Duke*
G- Josh Hart, Villanova
F- Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin
F- Dillon Brooks, Oregon

*-National Player of the Year


Conference Players of the Year

A-10	Jack Gibbs	Davidson
Am East	Jairus Lyles	UMBC
American	Dedric Lawson	Memphis
ACC	Grayson Allen	Duke
A-Sun	Dallas Moore	North Florida
Big 12	Monte Morris	Iowa St.
Big East	Josh Hart	Villanova
Big Sky	Quinton Hooker	North Dakota
Big South	Keon Johnson	Winthrop
Big Ten	Nigel Hayes	Wisconsin
Big West	Tre' Coggins	CS Fullerton
CAA	Chris Flemmings	UNC Wilmington
C-USA	Jeremy Combs	North Texas
Horizon	Alec Peters	Valparaiso
Ivy	Henry Caruso	Princeton
MAAC	Brett Bisping	Siena
MAC	Antonio Campbell	Ohio
MEAC	James Daniel	Howard
MVC	Sean O'Brien	Southern Illinois
Mt. West	Elijah Brown	New Mexico
NEC	Jerome Frink	Long Island
OVC	Evan Bradds	Belmont
Pac-10	Dillon Brooks	Oregon
Patriot	Tim Kempton	Lehigh
SEC	JJ Frazier	Georgia
Southern	QJ Peterson	VMI
Southland	Zeek Woodley	Northwestern St.
SWAC	Derrick Griffin	Texas Southern
Summit	John Konchar	IPFW
Sun Belt	Kevin Hervey	UT Arlington
WCC	Jared Brownridge	Santa Clara
WAC	Joshua Braun	Grand Canyon

Preseason Predictions VII

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

First Team All-Big 12
G- Phil Forte III, Oklahoma St.
G- Monte Morris, Iowa St.
G- Frank Mason III, Kansas 
F- Josh Jackson, Kansas
F- Zach Smith, Texas Tech


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

First Team All-Pac-12
G- Isaac Hamilton, UCLA
G- Jordan McLaughlin, USC
G- Dillon Brooks, Oregon
F- Ivan Rabb, California
F- Josh Hawkinson, Washington St.


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

First Team All-SEC
G- JJ Frazier, Georgia*
G- Isaiah Briscoe, Kentucky
G- Sindarius Thornwell, South Carolina
F- Yante Maten, Georgia
F- Sebastian Saiz, Ole Miss