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