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