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.