Seed | MIDWEST | EAST | SOUTH | WEST |
1 | Purdue (BIG TEN) | UConn (BIG EAST) | Houston (BIG 12) | Arizona (PAC 12) |
2 | Tennessee (SEC) | UNC | Marquette | Kansas |
3 | Baylor | Iowa State | Alabama | Duke |
4 | San Diego State | Auburn | Kentucky | Creighton |
5 | Clemson | BYU | Dayton | Illinois |
6 | Washington State | Wisconsin | St. Mary's (WCC) | South Carolina |
7 | Utah State (MWC) | Florida | TCU | Boise State |
8 | Texas Tech | Oklahoma | Mississippi State | Nevada |
9 | Florida Atlantic | Virginia | Michigan State | Texas |
10 | Providence | Seton Hall | Nebraska | Northwestern |
11 | Richmond (A-10) | Gonzaga/Wake Forest | South Florida (AAC) | Villanova/Colorado State |
12 | Indiana State (MVC) | Appalachian State (SUN BELT) | Grand Canyon (WAC) | McNeese State (SOUTHLAND) |
13 | Samford (SOUTHERN) | Princeton (IVY) | Louisiana Tech (C-USA) | UC-Irvine (BIG WEST) |
14 | Oakland (HORIZON) | Vermont (AMERICA EAST) | Akron (MAC) | UNC-Wilmington (CAA) |
15 | Morehead State (OVC) | High Point (BIG SOUTH) | Colgate (PATRIOT) | Eastern Washington (BIG SKY) |
16 | Fairfield (MAAC) | South Dakota State (SUMMIT)/ Merrimack (NEC) | Eastern Kentucky (A-SUN)/ Norfolk State (MEAC) | Southern (SWAC) |
NOTE: Teams with their conference in parentheses are the projected conference champions.
First Out: New Mexico, Colorado, St. John's, Kansas State, Texas A&M, Pitt, Drake, Oregon
Bids by Conference:
BIG 12: 9
SEC: 7
BIG TEN: 6
BIG EAST: 6
MWC: 5
ACC: 5
PAC 12: 2
AAC: 2
WCC: 2
A-10: 2