1 Seed: Purdue, Houston, Alabama, Arizona
2 Seed: Tennessee, Kansas, UCLA, Baylor
3 Seed: Virginia, Marquette, Texas, Kansas State
4 Seed: Iowa State, Saint Mary’s, Gonzaga, UConn
5 Seed: Xavier, Indiana, TCU, North Carolina
6 Seed: Rutgers, San Diego State, Auburn, Duke
7 Seed: Illinois, Providence, North Carolina State, Miami (FL)
8 Seed: Creighton, Arkansas, Missouri, Michigan State
9 Seed: Clemson, Boise State, Maryland, FAU
10 Seed: Northwestern, Memphis, New Mexico, Kentucky
11 Seed: Iowa, West Virginia, {USC-Pittsburgh}, {Texas A&M-Wisconsin}
12 Seed: Charleston, Kent State, Oral Roberts, Liberty
13 Seed: VCU, Utah Valley, Southern Miss, UC Santa Barbara
14 Seed: Furman, Princeton, Southern Illinois, Colgate
15 Seed: Vermont, Eastern Washington, Siena, Milwaukee
16 Seed: UNC-Asheville, Southern, {Tennessee Martin-Maryland Eastern Shore}, {Southeastern Louisiana-Fairleigh Dickinson}
Last 4 Byes: New Mexico, Kentucky, Iowa, West Virginia
Last 4 In: USC, Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, Wisconsin
First 4 Out: Arizona State, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Nevada
Others considered (in order): Penn State, Oklahoma State, Utah, Florida, Virginia Tech, Utah State, Mississippi State, Seton Hall, Wake Forest
In: Northwestern, USC, Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, Southern Miss, Furman, Vermont, Siena, UNC-Asheville, Tennessee Martin, Maryland Eastern Shore, Southeastern Louisiana
Out: Arizona State, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Utah State, UMass-Lowell, Longwood, Iona, Norfolk State, SIU-Edwardsville, Samford, Nicholls, Marshall
Movement:
UP 2: Boise State
UP 1: Arizona, Baylor, Indiana, Rutgers, Providence, Creighton, Clemson, Oral Roberts, UC-Santa Barbara, Milwaukee
DOWN 1: Tennessee, Kansas State, Auburn, Memphis
DOWN 2: Arkansas
DOWN 3: Wisconsin
Multi-Bid Conferences
9 – Big 10
7 – ACC, Big 12, SEC
5 – Big East
3 – MWC
3 – PAC12
2 – AAC, WCC
Ineligible (let me know if I’ve missed, or mis-classified, anyone)
Merrimack (4th year transitional school)
Utah Tech, Bellarmine, UC-San Diego, Tarleton State (3rd year transitional schools)
Saint Thomas (MN) (2nd year transitional school)
Lindenwood, Stonehill, TAMU-Commerce, Southern Indiana, Queens University (1st year transitional schools)
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