Preseason Bracket

1 Seeds

Michigan St. (Big Ten)

Arizona (Pac-12)

Duke (ACC)

Kansas (Big 12)

2 Seeds

Villanova (Big East)

Wichita St. (American)

Louisville

Kentucky (SEC)

3 Seeds

Purdue

Miami Fl.

Notre Dame

West Virginia

4 Seeds

North Carolina

Gonzaga (WCC)

Providence

USC

5 Seeds

Minnesota

Seton Hall

Cincinnati

Iowa

6 Seeds

Florida

Rhode Island (A-10)

St. Mary’s

Northwestern

7 Seeds

Virginia

Maryland

Xavier

UCLA

8 Seeds

Florida St.

Creighton

Michigan

Oregon

9 Seeds

VCU

Virginia Tech

Georgia

Oklahoma St.

10 Seeds

Butler

Missouri

Texas A&M

Nevada (Mt. West)

11 Seeds

Arizona St.

Arkansas

Texas

Temple*

Wisconsin*

12 Seeds

UConn*

Baylor*

Charleston (CAA)

Bucknell (Patriot)

Georgia Southern (Sun Belt)

13 Seeds

Middle Tennessee St. (C-USA)

Western Michigan (MAC)

Oakland (Horizon)

Furman (Southern)

14 Seeds

Bradley (MVC)

Princeton (Ivy)

Iona (MAAC)

Belmont (OVC)

15 Seeds

Denver (Summit)

Radford (Big South)

Idaho (Big Sky)

CS Fullerton (Big West)

16 Seeds

Albany (Am East)

Grand Canyon (WAC)

Long Island (NEC)*

Hampton (MEAC)*

Lipscomb (A-Sun)*

Texas Southern (SWAC)*

*-play-in game

Play-in Games

Temple v Wisconsin

UConn v Baylor

Long Island v Hampton

Lipscomb v Texas Southern

ACC- 8

Big Ten- 8

Big East- 6

SEC- 6

Big 12- 5

Pac-12- 5

American- 4

A-10- 2

WCC- 2

In

Out

Strongly Considered

Vandy, Boise St., St. Bonaventure, Ole Miss, Auburn, Georgia Tech, Alabama, Stanford, St. John’s

Also Considered

TCU, SMU, Wake Forest, Oklahoma, Utah, Houston, Ohio St., Fresno St., Richmond, Penn St., Indiana, Dayton, Wyoming, BYU, Tulsa, St. Joseph’s, San Francisco, UCF, Oregon St.

Preseason Predictions VIII

All-American Team
G- Allonzo Trier, Arizona
G- Miles Bridges, Michigan St.*
F- Bonzie Colson, Notre Dame
F- Tres Tinkle, Oregon St.
C- Angel Delgado, Seton Hall

*-National Player of the Year



Conference Players of the Year

A-10	Jaylen Adams	St. Bonaventure
Am East	David Nichols	Albany
American	Rob Gray Jr.	Houston
ACC	Bonzie Colson	Notre Dame
A-Sun	Garrison Mathews	Lipscomb
Big 12	Jevon Carter	West Virginia
Big East	Angel Delgado	Seton Hall
Big Sky	Tyler Hall	Montana St.
Big South	Chris Clemons	Campbell
Big Ten	Miles Bridges	Michigan St.
Big West	Gabe Vincent	UCSB
CAA	Joe Chealey	Charleston
C-USA	Jon Elmore	Marshall
Horizon	Martez Walker	Oakland
Ivy	Steven Spieth	Brown
MAAC	Tyler Nelson	Fairfield
MAC	Thomas Wilder	Western Michigan
MEAC	Phillip Carr	Morgan St.
MVC	Alize Johnson	Missouri St.
Mt. West	Chandler Hutchinson	Boise St.
NEC	Darian Anderson	FDU
OVC	Jonathan Stark	Murray St.
Pac-10	Allonzo Trier	Arizona
Patriot	Zach Thomas	Bucknell
SEC	Michael Porter Jr.	Missouri
Southern	Devin Sibley	Furman
Southland	Jordan Howard	Central Arkansas
SWAC	Paris Collins	Jackson St.
Summit	Mike Daum	South Dakota St.
Sun Belt	Bryce Washington	Louisiana
WCC	Jock Landale	St. Mary's
WAC	Joshua Braun	Grand Canyon

Preseason Predictions VII

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

First Team All-Big 12
G- Jevon Carter, West Virginia*
G- Devonte' Graham, Kansas
G- Jeffrey Carroll, Oklahoma St.
F- Vladimir Brodziansky, TCU
F- Zach Smith, Texas Tech 

*-Player of the Year


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

First Team All-Pac-12
G- Allonzo Trier, Arizona*
G- Torian Graham, Arizona St.
F- Tres Tinkle, Oregon St.
F- Reid Travis, Stanford
C- Thomas Welsh, UCLA

*-Player of the Year


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

First Team All-SEC
G- Daryl Macon, Arkansas
G- Quinndary Weatherspoon, Mississippi St.
F- Michael Porter Jr., Missouri*
F- Yante Maten, Georgia
C- Tyler Davis, Texas A&M

*-Player of the Year

Preseason Predictions VI

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

First Team All-ACC
G- Joel Berry II, North Carolina
G- Grayson Allen, Duke
F- Bonzie Colson, Notre Dame*
F- Marvin Bagley III, Duke
C- Ben Lammers, Georgia Tech

*-Player of the Year


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

First Team All-Big East
G- Jalen Brunson, Villanova
G- Marcus Foster, Creighton
G- Trevon Bluiett, Xavier
F-  Rodney Bullock, Providence
C- Angel Delgado, Seton Hall*

*-Player of the Year


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

First Team All-Big Ten
G- Bryant McIntosh, Northwestern
G- Miles Bridges, Michigan St.*
F- Jae'Sean Tate, Ohio St. 
F- Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
C- Isaac Haas, Purdue

*-Player of the Year

Preseason Predictions V

American
Regular Season Champ- Wichita St.
Tournament Lock- Cincinnati
Possible Tournament Teams- Temple, UConn, SMU, Houston, Tulsa, UCF
The Rest- Memphis, East Carolina, Tulane, USF

Player of the Year- Rob Gray Jr., Houston


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

Player of the Year- Jock Landale, St. Mary's


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

Player of the Year- Chandler Hutchinson, Boise St.


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

Player of the Year- Bryce Washington, Louisiana


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

Player of the Year- Mike Daum, South Dakota St.


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

Player of the Year- Joshua Braun, Grand Canyon

Preseason Predictions IV

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

Player of the Year- Jonathan Stark, Murray St.


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

Player of the Year- Zach Thomas, Bucknell


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

Player of the Year- Devin Sibley, Furman


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

Player of the Year- Jordan Howard, Central Arkansas


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

Player of the Year- Paris Collins, Jackson St.

Preseason Predictions III

MVC
Regular Season Champ- Bradley
Other Contenders- Loyola Chicago, Missouri St., Northern Iowa
The Rest- Illinois St., Valparaiso, Southern Illinois, Drake, Indiana St., Evansville

Player of the Year- Alize Johnson, Missouri St.


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

Player of the Year- Tyler Nelson, Fairfield


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

Player of the Year- Thomas Wilder, Western Michigan


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

Player of the Year- Phillip Carr, Morgan St.


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

Player of the Year- Darian Anderson, FDU

Preseason Predictions II

Conference USA
Regular Season Champ- Middle Tennessee St.
Other Contenders- UTEP, Louisiana Tech, Old Dominion
The Rest- Charlotte, Marshall, UAB, UTSA, Florida Atlantic, Rice, Western Kentucky, Southern Miss, North Texas, Florida International

Player of the Year- Jon Elmore, Marshall


Colonial
Regular Season Champ- Charleston
Other Contenders- Elon, Towson
The Rest- Northeastern, Hofstra, UNC Wilmington, Drexel, Delaware, William & Mary, James Madison

Player of the Year- Joe Chealey, Charleston


Big West
Regular Season Champ- CS Fullerton
Other Contenders- Long Beach St., Hawaii, UC Irvine, UC Davis, UCSB
The Rest- UC Riverside, Cal Poly, CSU Northridge

Player of the Year- Gabe Vincent, UCSB


Horizon
Regular Season Champ- Oakland
Other Contenders- Northern Kentucky, Illinois-Chicago
The Rest- Detroit, Youngstown St., Wright St., Milwaukee, Green Bay, Cleveland St., IUPUI

Player of the Year- Martez Walker, Oakland

 
Ivy
Regular Season Champ- Princeton
Other Contenders- Harvard, Yale
The Rest- Penn, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth, Cornell

Player of the Year- Steven Spieth, Brown

Preseason Predictions I

A-10
Regular Season Champ- Rhode Island
Possible Tournament Teams- VCU, St. Bonaventure, Richmond, Dayton, St. Joseph's
The Rest- Davidson, George Washington, George Mason, La Salle, St. Louis, UMass, Fordham, Duquesne

Player of the Year- Jaylen Adams, St. Bonaventure


America East
Regular Season Champ- Vermont
Other Contenders- Albany, Binghamton
The Rest- Stony Brook, New Hampshire, UMBC, UMass Lowell, Hartford, Maine

Player of the Year- David Nichols, Albany


Atlantic Sun
Regular Season Champ- Lipscomb
Other Contenders- Florida Gulf Coast
The Rest- Stetson, USC Upstate, North Florida, Jacksonville, Kennesaw St., NJIT

Player of the Year- Garrison Mathews, Lipscomb


Big Sky
Regular Season Champ- Idaho
Other Contenders- Montana St., Eastern Washington, Weber St., North Dakota
The Rest- Montana, Portland St., Sacramento St., Northern Colorado, Idaho St., Southern Utah, Northern Arizona

Player of the Year- Tyler Hall, Montana St.


Big South
Regular Season Champ- Radford
Other Contenders- Liberty, UNC Asheville, Winthrop, Campbell
The Rest- Gardner-Webb, Charleston Southern, High Point, Longwood, Presbyterian

Player of the Year- Chris Clemons, Campbell