Preseason Bracket

1 Seeds

Duke (ACC)

North Carolina

Michigan St. (Big Ten)

Kansas (Big 12)

2 Seeds

Villanova (Big East)

Kentucky (SEC)

Kansas St.

Tennessee

3 Seeds

Florida

Virginia

Washington (Pac-12)

Gonzaga (WCC)

4 Seeds

Oregon

Virginia Tech

Auburn

West Virginia

5 Seeds

Wisconsin

Syracuse

UCLA

Providence

6 Seeds

Nevada (Mt. West)

Iowa

Marquette

Butler

7 Seeds

St. Louis (A-10)

Cincinnati (American)

USC

Mississippi St.

8 Seeds

UCF

Michigan

Indiana

Texas

9 Seeds

Florida St.

Davidson

UConn

Utah

10 Seeds

Notre Dame

Purdue

TCU

Clemson

11 Seeds

BYU

Alabama

Arizona*

Nebraska*

LSU*

Georgetown*

12 Seeds

Illinois St. (MVC)

Buffalo (MAC)

Marshall (C-USA)

Northeastern (CAA)

13 Seeds

Rider (MAAC)

Wofford (Southern)

Georgia St. (Sun Belt)

South Dakota St. (Summit)

14 Seeds

Belmont (OVC)

Harvard (Ivy)

Vermont (Am East)

Stephen F. Austin (Southland)

15 Seeds

Wright St. (Horizon)

Montana (Big Sky)

CSU Fullerton (Big West)

Lehigh (Patriot)

16 Seeds

New Mexico St. (WAC)

Radford (Big South)

Lipscomb (A-Sun)*

St. Francis (PA) (NEC)*

Bethune-Cookman (MEAC)*

Grambling St. (SWAC)*

*-play-in game

Play-in Games

Arizona v Nebraska

LSU v Georgetown

Lipscomb v St. Francis (PA)

Bethune-Cookman v Grambling St.

ACC-8

SEC- 7

Big Ten- 7

Pac-12- 6

Big 12- 5

Big East- 5

American- 3

A-10- 2

WCC- 2

In

Out

First Four Out

Temple, Texas Tech, Iowa St., St. John’s

Also Considered

Penn St., Maryland, Boston College, Louisville, Houston, Memphis, Miami Fl., Georgia, Seton Hall, Xavier, San Diego St., St. Mary’s, NC State, Vanderbilt, Creighton, Ohio St., Oregon St., George Mason, Colorado, Arizona St., Minnesota, Richmond, Rhode Island, Stanford, Wichita St., St. Joseph’s, San Diego