Projections
as of January 29
Seed
|
MIDWEST-
St. Louis |
EAST- Boston
|
SOUTH- Atlanta
|
WEST- Phoenix
|
1
|
Kentucky (SEC)
|
Syracuse (BIG EAST)
|
Ohio State
(BIG TEN)
|
Missouri
|
2
|
Baylor
|
Kansas (BIG 12)
|
UNC (ACC)
|
Duke
|
3
|
Creighton (MVC)
|
Michigan State
|
Marquette
|
Wisconsin
|
4
|
UNLV
|
Florida
|
Georgetown
|
San Diego State (MWC)
|
5
|
Indiana
|
Michigan
|
Murray State (OVC)
|
Florida State
|
6
|
Connecticut
|
Vanderbilt
|
St. Mary’s (WCC)
|
West Virginia
|
7
|
Mississippi State
|
Virginia
|
Temple (A-10)
|
Louisville
|
8
|
Southern Miss
(C-USA)
|
Illinois
|
Kansas State
|
Gonzaga
|
9
|
Cal
|
Alabama
|
Purdue
|
Minnesota
|
10
|
Wichita State
|
Seton Hall
|
Notre Dame
|
Dayton
|
11
|
New Mexico
|
Memphis
|
Iowa State
|
Xavier
|
12
|
Harvard (IVY)
|
St. Louis/Cincinnati
|
Colorado State/Arkansas
|
Washington
(PAC-12)
|
13
|
Long Beach St.
(BIG WEST)
|
Iona (MAAC)
|
Middle Tennessee (SUN BELT)
|
Oral Roberts (SUMMIT)
|
14
|
Cleveland State (HORIZON)
|
Nevada (WAC)
|
Davidson (SOUTHERN)
|
Akron (MAC)
|
15
|
Weber State
(BIG SKY)
|
Norfolk St. (MEAC)
|
Belmont (ATLANTIC SUN)
|
Bucknell (PATRIOT)
|
16
|
George Mason (CAA)
|
Texas-Arlington (SOUTHLAND/ Stony Brook (AMERICA EAST)
|
Long Island (NEC)
|
UNC-Asheville (BIG SOUTH)/ Mississippi Valley State (SWAC)
|
NOTE: Teams with their
conference in parentheses are the projected conference champions.
Last 4 In: Colorado State vs. Arkansas
St. Louis vs. Cincinnati
Last Out: BYU, NC State, Stanford, Oregon, Texas, Ole Miss, Marshall
Bids by Conference:
Big East: 9
Big Ten: 8
Big Ten: 8
SEC: 6
Big 12:
5
ACC: 4
A-10: 4
MWC: 4
Pac-12: 2
WCC: 2
C-USA: 2
MVC:
2