1 Seed: Houston, Purdue, Connecticut, Tennessee
2 Seed: North Carolina, Arizona, Marquette, Iowa State
3 Seed: Creighton, Baylor, Kansas, Duke
4 Seed: Alabama, Kentucky, Illinois, Auburn
5 Seed: BYU, South Carolina, Clemson, San Diego State
6 Seed: Utah State, Wisconsin, Washington State, Dayton
7 Seed: Texas Tech, Saint Mary’s, Nevada, Texas
8 Seed: Florida, Gonzaga, Colorado State, Boise State
9 Seed: TCU, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Michigan State
10 Seed: Nebraska, Mississippi State, Florida Atlantic, Seton Hall
11 Seed: (Virginia-Colorado), (St. John’s-New Mexico), Drake, Princeton
12 Seed: Grand Canyon, Richmond, James Madison, South Florida
13 Seed: McNeese, Samford, UC Irvine, Vermont
14 Seed: Charleston, Toledo, Oakland, Morehead State
15 Seed: Colgate, Sam Houston State, Montana, South Dakota State
16 Seed: Quinnipiac, Longwood, (Stetson-Norfolk State), (Grambling State-Wagner)
Last 4 Byes: Nebraska, Mississippi State, Florida Atlantic, Seton Hall
Last 4 In: Virginia, Colorado, St. John’s, New Mexico
First 4 Out: Indiana State, Villanova, Wake Forest, Providence
Also Considered (in order):
Pittsburgh, Iowa, Texas A&M, Utah, Butler, Oregon, Memphis, Kansas State
In: Wagner
Out: Merrimack
Movement:
None
Multi-Bid Conferences:
9 – Big 12
7 – SEC
6 – Big 10, MWC
5 – Big East
4 – ACC
3 – PAC12
2 – A10, AAC, WCC
Ineligible:
Utah Tech, Bellarmine, UC-San Diego, Tarleton State (4th-year transition schools)
Saint Thomas (MN) (3rd-year transition school)
Lindenwood, Stonehill, TAMU-Commerce, Southern Indiana, Queens University (2nd-year transition schools)
LeMoyne (1st-year transition school)
Games with important bubble implications:
Wednesday 3/13: Georgetown vs Providence, Air Force vs. New Mexico, DePaul vs. Villanova, Arizona State vs Utah
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