1 Seed: Virginia, Xavier, Villanova, Kansas
2 Seed: Duke, Cincinnati, North Carolina, Michigan State
3 Seed: Michigan, Purdue, Auburn, Tennessee
4 Seed: Wichita State, Texas Tech, West Virginia, Gonzaga
5 Seed: Arizona, Clemson, Ohio State, Florida
6 Seed: Kentucky, Arkansas, Houston, Miami (FL)
7 Seed: TCU, Nevada, Seton Hall, Creighton
8 Seed: Rhode Island, Virginia Tech, Butler, Texas A&M
9 Seed: Missouri, Providence, Oklahoma, Kansas State
10 Seed: Texas, St. Bonaventure, Arizona State, North Carolina State
11 Seed: Florida State, St. Mary’s, {USC – Alabama}, {UCLA – Syracuse}
12 Seed: Loyola (IL), New Mexico State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Murray State
13 Seed: Old Dominion, Vermont, South Dakota State, Buffalo
14 Seed: UNC-Greensboro, Montana, Bucknell, Charleston
15 Seed: UC Davis, Wright State, Penn, Radford
16 Seed: Lipscomb, Iona, {Nicholls State – Texas Southern}, {Hampton – Long Island}
Last 4 In: USC, UCLA, Syracuse, Alabama
First 4 Out: Baylor, Louisville, Oklahoma State, Oregon
Others considered (in order): MTSU, Penn State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Marquette, Utah, Washington, Mississippi State, LSU