this is so stupid
1 Seed: Duke, Kansas, Connecticut, Houston
2 Seed: Gonzaga, Iowa State, Alabama, Purdue
3 Seed: Arizona, North Carolina, Tennessee, Baylor
4 Seed: Auburn, Marquette, Creighton, Saint Mary’s
5 Seed: Florida, Miami (FL), Wisconsin, Texas
6 Seed: Michigan State, Rutgers, Maryland, BYU
7 Seed: Ohio State, Clemson, Kentucky, Illinois
8 Seed: Arkansas, Dayton, UCLA, San Diego State
9 Seed: New Mexico, Nebraska, Texas Tech, Seton Hall
10 Seed: South Carolina, Texas A&M, Pittsburgh, North Carolina State
11 Seed: Colorado, South Florida, (UNLV-Virginia), (Cincinnati-Wake Forest)
12 Seed: Grand Canyon, Yale, Bradley, Charleston
13 Seed: Ohio, Louisiana Tech, UNC Greensboro, McNeese
14 Seed: UC San Diego, Vermont, Oakland, Appalachian State
15 Seed: Eastern Washington, Colgate, High Point, Fairfield
16 Seed: South Dakota State, Lipscomb, (Little Rock-Norfolk State), (Central Connecticut–Southern U)
Last 4 Byes: Texas A&M, Pittsburgh, North Carolina State, Colorado
Last 4 In: UNLV, Virginia, Cincinnati, Wake Forest
First 4 Out: Xavier, Kansas State, Mississippi State, UAB
Next 4 Out: Northwestern, Boise State, San Francisco, Indiana
Also Considered (in order):
St. John’s, Nevada, Washington State, Memphis, Missouri, Providence, LSU, Mississippi, Utah, Georgia, VCU, TCU, Syracuse, Utah State, Colorado State, Iowa, Oregon, Villanova, Butler
Multi-Bid Conferences:
9 – Big 10, Big 12, SEC
8 – ACC
4 – Big East
3 – MWC
2 – WCC
Ineligible:
Saint Thomas (MN) (4th-year transition school)
Lindenwood, Stonehill, TAMU-Commerce, Southern Indiana, Queens University (3rd-year transition schools)
LeMoyne (2nd-year transition school)
West Georgia, Mercyhurst (1st-year transition schools)
NIT Field
Seeded: Mississippi State, UAB, Boise State, San Francisco, Nevada, Washington State, Memphis, Missouri, Providence, LSU, Mississippi, VCU, Syracuse, Utah State, Colorado State, Oklahoma
Unseeded: Richmond, Loyola (IL), Villanova, Butler, Princeton, Indiana State, Toledo, Drexel, Samford, UC Irvine, James Madison, Weber State, Tarleton State, Northern Iowa, Santa Clara, Washington
New Fox Thingy Field:
yeah, I don’t really know how this works
Xavier, Kansas State, Northwestern, Indiana, St. John’s, Utah, Georgia, TCU, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Charlotte, Iowa, Oregon, Drake, Hofstra, Cornell
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