March 12 Seeding Predictions (2:57 PM EDT update)

OK, I give up for now.  Duke and Kansas have pulled out of the tournament, and with more dominoes sure to fall, I don’t feel much like making a provisional seeding list.  Next update will come when there’s more firm information on the NCAA tournament, whether that’s a full cancellation, a postponement, proceeding as scheduled with some schools not participating…

Teams in bold have clinched bids.  Teams with asterisks have indicated that they will not participate in an NCAA tournament that starts next week.

Updated with 1 seeds of cancelled conference tournaments clinching bids.  Cincinnati, are you patient zero?

Waiting to hear if Creighton gets the Big East auto bid.  I’m assuming they will, although they were losing to St. John’s when the game was called off.

MEAC is last conference standing

1 Seed:  Kansas*, Gonzaga, Baylor, Dayton

2 Seed:  San Diego State, Florida State, Duke*, Maryland

3 Seed:  Creighton, Michigan State, Villanova, Louisville

4 Seed:  Seton Hall, Oregon, Kentucky, Butler

5 Seed:  Ohio State, West Virginia, Wisconsin, BYU

6 Seed:  Auburn, Houston, Iowa, Illinois

7 Seed:  Virginia, Penn State, Colorado, Arizona

8 Seed:  Michigan, Florida, Marquette, LSU

9 Seed:  Saint Mary’s, Providence, Oklahoma, USC

10 Seed:  Indiana, Utah State, Richmond, Arizona State

11 Seed:  East Tennessee State, Texas Tech {Wichita State-Stanford}, Cincinnati

12 Seed:  {Rutgers-North Carolina State}, Yale, Liberty, Akron

13 Seed:  Stephen F Austin, Vermont, North Texas, New Mexico State

14 Seed:  Belmont, Bradley, UC-Irvine, Hofstra

15 Seed:  Eastern Washington, Little Rock, North Dakota State, Northern Kentucky

16 Seed:  Winthrop, Siena, {Boston University-UNC Central}, {Prairie View–Robert Morris}

Last 4 Byes: Indiana, Richmond, Arizona State, Texas Tech

Last 4 In:  Wichita State, Stanford, Rutgers, North Carolina State

First 4 Out:  Texas, UCLA, Xavier, Purdue

Others considered (in order):  Northern Iowa, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Oklahoma State, Notre Dame, Memphis, Saint Louis, South Carolina

In:  Boston University, North Carolina State

Out: Colgate, Xavier

Movement:

Up 1:  Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky

Multi-Bid Conferences:

10 – Big 10

6 – PAC-12, Big East

5 – Big12, ACC

4 – SEC

3 – AAC, WCC

2 – A10, MWC

March 12 Seeding Predictions (2:12 PM EDT Update)

Teams in bold have clinched bids

Updated with 1 seeds of cancelled conference tournaments clinching bids.  Cincinnati, are you patient zero?

Waiting to hear if Creighton gets the Big East auto bid.  I’m assuming they will, although they were losing to St. John’s when the game was called off.

MEAC is last conference standing

1 Seed:  Kansas, Gonzaga, Baylor, Dayton

2 Seed:  San Diego State, Florida State, Duke, Maryland

3 Seed:  Creighton, Michigan State, Villanova, Louisville

4 Seed:  Seton Hall, Oregon, Kentucky, Butler

5 Seed:  Ohio State, West Virginia, Wisconsin, BYU

6 Seed:  Auburn, Houston, Iowa, Illinois

7 Seed:  Virginia, Penn State, Colorado, Arizona

8 Seed:  Michigan, Florida, Marquette, LSU

9 Seed:  Saint Mary’s, Providence, Oklahoma, USC

10 Seed:  Indiana, Utah State, Richmond, Arizona State

11 Seed:  East Tennessee State, Texas Tech {Wichita State-Stanford}, Cincinnati

12 Seed:  {Rutgers-North Carolina State}, Yale, Liberty, Akron

13 Seed:  Stephen F Austin, Vermont, North Texas, New Mexico State

14 Seed:  Belmont, Bradley, UC-Irvine, Hofstra

15 Seed:  Eastern Washington, Little Rock, North Dakota State, Northern Kentucky

16 Seed:  Winthrop, Siena, {Boston University-UNC Central}, {Prairie View–Robert Morris}

Last 4 Byes: Indiana, Richmond, Arizona State, Texas Tech

Last 4 In:  Wichita State, Stanford, Rutgers, North Carolina State

First 4 Out:  Texas, UCLA, Xavier, Purdue

Others considered (in order):  Northern Iowa, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Oklahoma State, Notre Dame, Memphis, Saint Louis, South Carolina

In:  Boston University, North Carolina State

Out: Colgate, Xavier

Movement:

Up 1:  Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky

Multi-Bid Conferences:

10 – Big 10

6 – PAC-12, Big East

5 – Big12, ACC

4 – SEC

3 – AAC, WCC

2 – A10, MWC

March 11 Seeding Predictions

Teams in bold have clinched bids

1 Seed:  Kansas, Gonzaga, Baylor, Dayton

2 Seed:  San Diego State, Florida State, Duke, Maryland

3 Seed:  Creighton, Michigan State, Villanova, Louisville

4 Seed:  Seton Hall, Oregon,  Kentucky, Butler

5 Seed:  Ohio State, West Virginia, Wisconsin, BYU

6 Seed:  Auburn, Houston, Iowa, Illinois

7 Seed:  Penn State, Colorado, Virginia, Arizona

8 Seed:  Michigan, Florida, Marquette, LSU

9 Seed:  Saint Mary’s, Providence, Oklahoma, USC

10 Seed:  Utah State, Richmond, Indiana, Arizona State

11 Seed:  Stanford, East Tennessee State, Texas Tech, {Wichita State-Xavier}

12 Seed:  {Cincinnati-Rutgers}, Yale, Liberty, Akron

13 Seed:  Stephen F Austin, Vermont, North Texas, New Mexico State

14 Seed:  Belmont, Bradley, UC-Irvine, Hofstra

15 Seed:  Colgate, Eastern Washington, Little Rock, North Dakota State

16 Seed:  Northern Kentucky, Winthrop, {Siena-UNC Central}, {Prairie View-Robert Morris}

Last 4 Byes: Indiana, Arizona State, Stanford, Texas Tech

Last 4 In:  Wichita State, Xavier, Cincinnati, Rutgers

First 4 Out:  Texas, UCLA, North Carolina State, Purdue

Others considered (in order):  Northern Iowa, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Oklahoma State, Notre Dame, Memphis, Saint Louis, South Carolina

In:  None

Out: None

Movement:

None

Multi-Bid Conferences:

10 – Big 10

7 – Big East

6 – PAC-12

5 – Big12

4 – ACC, SEC

3 – AAC, WCC

2 – A10, MWC

March 10 Seeding Predictions

Teams in bold have clinched bids

1 Seed:  Kansas, Gonzaga, Baylor, Dayton

2 Seed:  San Diego State, Florida State, Duke, Maryland

3 Seed:  Creighton, Michigan State, Villanova, Louisville

4 Seed:  Seton Hall, Oregon,  Kentucky, Butler

5 Seed:  Ohio State, West Virginia, Wisconsin, BYU

6 Seed:  Auburn, Houston, Iowa, Illinois

7 Seed:  Penn State, Colorado, Virginia, Arizona

8 Seed:  Michigan, Florida, Marquette, LSU

9 Seed:  Saint Mary’s, Providence, Oklahoma, USC

10 Seed:  Utah State, Richmond, Indiana, Arizona State

11 Seed:  Stanford, East Tennessee State, Texas Tech, {Wichita State-Xavier}

12 Seed:  {Cincinnati-Rutgers}, Yale, Liberty, Akron

13 Seed:  Stephen F Austin, Vermont, North Texas, New Mexico State

14 Seed:  Belmont, Bradley, UC-Irvine, Hofstra

15 Seed:  Colgate, Eastern Washington, Little Rock, North Dakota State

16 Seed:  Northern Kentucky, Winthrop, {Siena-UNC Central}, {Prairie View-Robert Morris}

Last 4 Byes: Indiana, Arizona State, Stanford, Texas Tech

Last 4 In:  Wichita State, Xavier, Cincinnati, Rutgers

First 4 Out:  Texas, UCLA, North Carolina State, Purdue

Others considered (in order):  Northern Iowa, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Oklahoma State, Notre Dame, Memphis, Saint Louis, South Carolina

In:  Northern Kentucky

Out: Wright State

Movement:

UP 1:  North Dakota State

Multi-Bid Conferences:

10 – Big 10

7 – Big East

6 – PAC-12

5 – Big12

4 – ACC, SEC

3 – AAC, WCC

2 – A10, MWC

March 9 Seeding Predictions

Teams in bold have clinched bids

1 Seed:  Kansas, Gonzaga, Baylor, Dayton

2 Seed:  San Diego State, Florida State, Duke, Maryland

3 Seed:  Creighton, Michigan State, Villanova, Louisville

4 Seed:  Seton Hall, Oregon,  Kentucky, Butler

5 Seed:  Ohio State, BYU, West Virginia, Wisconsin

6 Seed:  Auburn, Houston, Iowa, Illinois

7 Seed:  Penn State, Colorado, Virginia, Arizona

8 Seed:  Michigan, Florida, Marquette, LSU

9 Seed:  Saint Mary’s, Providence, Oklahoma, USC

10 Seed:  Utah State, Richmond, Indiana, Arizona State

11 Seed:  Stanford, Texas Tech, East Tennessee State, {Wichita State-Xavier}

12 Seed:  {Cincinnati-Rutgers}, Yale, Liberty, Akron

13 Seed:  Stephen F Austin, Vermont, North Texas, New Mexico State

14 Seed:  Belmont, Bradley, UC-Irvine, Hofstra

15 Seed:  Colgate, Wright State, Eastern Washington, Little Rock

16 Seed:  North Dakota State, Winthrop, {Siena-UNC Central}, {Prairie View-Robert Morris}

Last 4 Byes: Indiana, Arizona State, Stanford, Texas Tech

Last 4 In:  Wichita State, Xavier, Cincinnati, Rutgers

First 4 Out:  Texas, UCLA, North Carolina State, Purdue

Others considered (in order):  Northern Iowa, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Oklahoma State, Notre Dame, Memphis, Saint Louis, South Carolina

In:  Cincinnati, Rutgers, Bradley, North Dakota State

Out: Arkansas, Mississippi State, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State

Movement:

UP 3:  Providence

UP 2:  Wisconsin, Virginia, Richmond

UP 1:  Dayton, Duke, Creighton, Michigan State, Butler, West Virginia, Illinois, USC, Indiana, Arizona State, Akron, New Mexico State, Eastern Washington

Down 1:  San Diego State, Kentucky, BYU, Auburn, Iowa, Penn State, Colorado, Marquette, Wichita State, Xavier

Down 2:  Seton Hall, Stanford

Down 3:  Texas Tech

Multi-Bid Conferences:

10 – Big 10

7 – Big East

6 – PAC-12

5 – Big12

4 – ACC, SEC

3 – AAC, WCC

2 – A10, MWC

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March 2 Seeding Predictions

1 Seed:  Kansas, Gonzaga, Baylor, San Diego State

2 Seed:  Dayton, Maryland, Florida State, Seton Hall

3 Seed:  Duke, Louisville, Villanova, Kentucky

4 Seed:  Oregon, Michigan State, BYU, Creighton

5 Seed:  Ohio State, Butler, Iowa, Auburn

6 Seed:  Houston, Penn State, West Virginia, Colorado

7 Seed:  Wisconsin, Illinois, Arizona, Marquette

8 Seed:  Michigan, Texas Tech, Florida, LSU

9 Seed:  Virginia, Saint Mary’s, Stanford, Oklahoma

10 Seed:  Wichita State, Xaiver, USC, Utah State

11 Seed:  Arizona State, East Tennessee State, Indiana, Northern Iowa

12 Seed:  {Providence-Arkansas}, {Richmond-Mississippi State}, Yale, Liberty

13 Seed:  Akron, Stephen F Austin, North Texas, Vermont

14 Seed:  Belmont, UC-Irvine, New Mexico State, Hofstra

15 Seed:  Colgate, South Dakota State, Wright State, Little Rock

16 Seed:  Eastern Washington, Winthrop, {Siena-UNC Central}, {Prairie View-Robert Morris}

Last 4 In:  Providence, Arkansas, Richmond, Mississippi State

First 4 Out:  Cincinnati, Rutgers, Rhode Island, UCLA

Others considered (in order):  Texas, Purdue, Alabama, North Carolina State, Furman, Memphis, Notre Dame, Georgetown

In:  USC, Providence, Richmond, Mississippi State, Eastern Washington, Winthrop, Siena, UNC Central

Out: Cincinnati, Rutgers, Rhode Island, Purdue, Montana, Radford, St. Peter’s North Carolina A&T

Movement:

UP 3:  Oklahoma

UP 2:  Michigan State, Xavier

UP 1:  San Diego State, Florida State, Seton Hall, Ohio State, Butler, Iowa, Houston, Illinois, Marquette, Stanford, Utah State

Down 1:  Dayton, Duke, Louisville, Penn State, West Virginia, Michigan, Texas Tech, Wichita State

Down 2:  Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State

Multi-Bid Conferences:

10 – Big 10

7 – Big East

6 – PAC-12, SEC

5 – Big12

4 – ACC

3 – WCC

2 – A10, AAC, MWC

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February 24 Seeding Predictions

1 Seed:  Kansas, Baylor, Gonzaga, Dayton

2 Seed:  San Diego State, Duke, Louisville, Maryland

3 Seed:  Florida State, Seton Hall, Kentucky, Villanova

4 Seed:  Creighton, BYU, Colorado, Oregon

5 Seed:  Arizona, Auburn, Penn State, West Virginia

6 Seed:  Iowa, Ohio State, Michigan State, Butler

7 Seed:  Michigan, Texas Tech, Wisconsin, Houston

8 Seed:  Illinois, Marquette, LSU, Florida

9 Seed:  Saint Mary’s, Wichita State, Virginia, Arizona State

10 Seed:  Rutgers, Indiana, Rhode Island, Stanford

11 Seed:  Cincinnati, Utah State, East Tennessee State, Northern Iowa

12 Seed:  {Purdue-Xavier}, {Oklahoma-Arkansas}, Liberty, Yale

13 Seed:  Akron, North Texas, Vermont, Stephen F Austin

14 Seed:  UC-Irvine, Belmont, Hofstra, New Mexico State

15 Seed:  South Dakota State, Colgate, Wright State, Little Rock

16 Seed:  Montana, Radford, {Prairie View-North Carolina A&T}, {St. Peter’s-Robert Morris}

Last 4 In:  Purdue, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Xavier

First 4 Out:  USC, Providence, Minnesota, North Carolina State

Others considered (in order):  Alabama, Mississippi State, Georgetown, VCU, Memphis, UNC-Greensboro, Notre Dame, Tennessee, UCLA, Texas, Richmond, Furman

In:  Indiana, Stanford, Arkansas, Xavier, Belmont, Radford, North Carolina A&T

Out: USC, Mississippi State, Georgetown, VCU, Murray State, Winthrop, UNC Central

Movement:

UP 2:  BYU, Saint Mary’s, Arizona State

UP 1:  Dayton, Louisville, Seton Hall, Kentucky, Creighton, Colorado, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Illinois, Virginia, Utah State, East Tennessee State, Yale, Hofstra, Little Rock

Down 1:  San Diego State, Florida State, Oregon, Auburn, Houston, Marquette, Rhode Island, Cincinnati, North Texas, South Dakota State, Wright State, Montana, Radford

Down 2:  Penn State, Butler, Rutgers, Purdue

Down 3:  Oklahoma

Multi-Bid Conferences:

11 – Big 10

6 – Big East

5 – Big 12, PAC-12, SEC

4 – ACC

3 – AAC, WCC

2 – A10, MWC