Final Seeding Predictions

1 Seed:  Kansas, North Carolina, Michigan State, Oregon

2 Seed:  Virginia, Villanova, West Virginia, Oklahoma

3 Seed:  Xavier, Kentucky, Maryland, Miami (FL)

4 Seed:  Purdue, Utah, Indiana, Texas A&M

5 Seed:   Notre Dame, Iowa State*, Seton Hall, California

6 Seed:  Arizona*, Duke, Baylor, Texas

7 Seed:  Dayton, Colorado, Providence, Iowa

8 Seed: St. Joseph’s, Wisconsin, VCU, Pittsburgh

9 Seed:  Oregon State, Texas Tech, USC, UConn

10 Seed:  Butler, South Carolina, St. Bonaventure, Wichita State

11 Seed:  Gonzaga, {Vanderbilt, Temple, Monmouth, St. Mary’s}, Yale

12 Seed:  Northern Iowa, UALR, South Dakota State, SF Austin

13 Seed:  Fresno State, Chattanooga, Stony Brook, UNC-Wilmington

14 Seed:  Hawaii, Iona, Middle Tennessee, Buffalo

15 Seed:  CSU-Bakersfield, Green Bay, UNC-Asheville, Weber State

16 Seed:  Hampton, FGCU, {Southern, Austin Peay, FDU, Holy Cross}

* Arizona and Iowa State had their seeds swapped to conform to bracketing principles

Last 4 In: Vanderbilt, Temple, Monmouth, St. Mary’s

First 4 Out:  Michigan, Cincinnati, Akron, Valparaiso

Others considered (in order):  Syracuse, San Diego State, Tulsa, Georgia Tech, Florida, Davidson, Georgia, Ohio State