1 Seed: Houston, Purdue, Connecticut, Tennessee
2 Seed: North Carolina, Arizona, Marquette, Iowa State
3 Seed: Baylor, Creighton, Duke, Kentucky
4 Seed: Kansas, Alabama, Illinois, Auburn
5 Seed: BYU, South Carolina, Utah State, San Diego State
6 Seed: Wisconsin, Clemson, Texas Tech, Washington State
7 Seed: Saint Mary’s, Florida, Dayton, Gonzaga
8 Seed: Nevada, Colorado State, Texas, Northwestern
9 Seed: Boise State, Nebraska, Florida Atlantic, TCU
10 Seed: Michigan State, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Seton Hall
11 Seed: (St. John’s-Colorado), (Virginia-New Mexico), Drake, Princeton
12 Seed: Grand Canyon, James Madison, VCU, South Florida
13 Seed: McNeese, Samford, UC Irvine, Vermont
14 Seed: Charleston, Akron, Oakland, Morehead State
15 Seed: Colgate, Sam Houston State, South Dakota State, Quinnipiac
16 Seed: Longwood, Stetson (Norfolk State-Montana State), (Grambling State–Wagner)
Last 4 Byes: Michigan State, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Seton Hall
Last 4 In: St. John’s, Colorado, Virginia, New Mexico
First 4 Out: Indiana State, Providence, Texas A&M, Pittsburgh
Also Considered (in order):
Wake Forest, Villanova, Utah, Oregon, Iowa, Cincinnati, Ohio State
In: Akron, VCU
Out: Toledo, Richmond
Movement:
Up 1: Utah State, Texas Tech, Florida, Northwestern
Down 1: Clemson, Dayton, Nevada, Boise 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:
Friday 3/15: St. John’s vs. Connecticut, Ohio State vs. Illinois, Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina, Texas A&M vs. Kentucky, Providence vs. Marquette, Colorado vs. Washington State
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