1 Seed: Houston, Purdue, Connecticut, Tennessee
2 Seed: North Carolina, Arizona, Marquette, Iowa State
3 Seed: Creighton, Baylor, Duke, Kentucky
4 Seed: Kansas, Alabama, Illinois, Auburn
5 Seed: BYU, South Carolina, San Diego State, Clemson
6 Seed: Utah State, Wisconsin, Washington State, Dayton
7 Seed: Texas Tech, Saint Mary’s, Nevada, Gonzaga
8 Seed: Florida, Boise State, Colorado State, Texas
9 Seed: Northwestern, TCU, Nebraska, Florida Atlantic
10 Seed: Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Michigan State, 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, South Dakota State, Quinnipiac
16 Seed: Longwood, Stetson (Norfolk State-Grambling State), (Montana State–Wagner)
Last 4 Byes: Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Michigan State, Seton Hall
Last 4 In: Virginia, Colorado, St. John’s, New Mexico
First 4 Out: Indiana State, Wake Forest, Villanova, Providence
Also Considered (in order):
Pittsburgh, Iowa, Texas A&M, Utah, Kansas State, Oregon, Memphis, Cincinnati
In: Montana State
Out: Montana
Movement:
Up 1: Kentucky, Gonzaga, Nebraska, Florida Atlantic, Quinnipiac
Down 1: Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Michigan State
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:
Thursday 3/14: St. John’s vs. Seton Hall, Wake Forest vs. Pittsburgh, Ohio State vs. Iowa, Mississippi vs. Texas A&M, Providence vs. Creighton, Villanova vs. Marquette, New Mexico vs. Boise State, Utah vs. Colorado
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