1 Seed: Connecticut, Houston, Purdue,North Carolina
2 Seed: Tennessee, Iowa State, Marquette, Arizona
3 Seed: Baylor, Creighton, Duke, Illinois
4 Seed: Kentucky, Kansas, Auburn, Alabama
5 Seed: BYU, San Diego State, Wisconsin, South Carolina
6 Seed: Texas Tech, Utah State, Saint Mary’s, Florida
7 Seed: Clemson, Washington State, Gonzaga, Nevada
8 Seed: Dayton, Texas, Boise State, Nebraska
9 Seed: Colorado State, Northwestern, TCU, Mississippi State
10 Seed: Florida Atlantic, New Mexico, (Michigan State-Colorado), (Oklahoma-Texas A&M)
11 Seed: Oregon, Drake, North Carolina State, James Madison
12 Seed: Grand Canyon, McNeese, Duquesne, Yale
13 Seed: Samford, UAB, Vermont, Charleston
14 Seed: Akron, Oakland, Morehead State, Colgate
15 Seed: Western Kentucky, Long Beach State, South Dakota State, Longwood
16 Seed: Saint Peter’s, Stetson (Montana State-Grambling State), (Howard–Wagner)
Last 4 Byes: Northwestern, TCU, Mississippi State, Florida Atlantic
Last 4 In: Michigan State, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas A&M
First 4 Out: St. John’s, Virginia, Seton Hall, Indiana State
Also Considered (in order):
Providence, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest, Villanova, Princeton, Utah, Cincinnati, Ohio State, Iowa, Kansas State, Butler, Memphis, UNLV, Appalachian State, South Florida, Syracuse, Mississippi
In: Duquesne
Out: VCU
Movement:
None
Multi-Bid Conferences:
9 – Big 12
8 – SEC
6 – Big 10, MWC
5 – Big East
4 – ACC, PAC12
3 – Big East
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)
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