1 Seed: Virginia, North Carolina, Gonzaga, Kentucky
2 Seed: Duke, Tennessee, Michigan State, Michigan
3 Seed: Houston, LSU, Florida State, Texas Tech
4 Seed: Purdue, Kansas, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin
5 Seed: Buffalo, Kansas State, Nevada, Auburn
6 Seed: Mississippi State, Villanova, Cincinnati, Marquette
7 Seed: Wofford, Maryland, Louisville, Iowa State
8 Seed: VCU, Mississippi, Washington, Syracuse
9 Seed: Central Florida, Iowa, Baylor, Oklahoma
10 Seed: Utah State, Seton Hall, Minnesota, Temple
11 Seed: Arizona State, Saint Mary’s, Florida, St. John’s
12 Seed: {North Carolina State – TCU}, {Ohio State – Clemson}, Murray State, New Mexico State
13 Seed: Liberty, Northeastern, UC-Irvine, Vermont
14 Seed: Yale, Old Dominion, Northern Kentucky, Georgia State
15 Seed: Colgate, Montana, Gardner-Webb, Bradley
16 Seed: Sam Houston State, Iona, {Fairleigh Dickinson – Norfolk State}, {Prairie View – North Dakota State}
Last 4 In: North Carolina State, Ohio State, TCU, Clemson
First 4 Out: Alabama, Belmont, UNC-Greensboro, Indiana
Others considered (in order): Texas, Creighton, Furman, Davidson, Lipscomb, Georgetown, Memphis, Colorado, Oregon, Xavier, Dayton, Hofstra, Fresno State, South Carolina
Teams in Italics have completed their conference tournaments and are not currently in the field of 68
In: Montana
Out: Northern Colorado
Movement:
UP 1: Marquette, Iowa State, Florida
DOWN 1: Maryland, Mississippi, TCU
