Teams are ranked in order by seed. Auto bids are in bold and
are determined via KenPom projections, with tiebreaker being awarded to the head-to-head
winner. Second tiebreaker is awarded to the team ranked higher in KenPom’s
rankings.
1 seeds: Baylor, Kansas, San Diego State, Gonzaga
2 seeds: Seton Hall, West Virginia, Florida State,
Duke
3 seeds: Dayton, Butler, Oregon, Villanova
4 seeds: Michigan State, Louisville, Maryland, Colorado
5 seeds: Iowa, Auburn, Kentucky Penn State
6 seeds: LSU, Creighton, Illinois, Rutgers
7 seeds: Wichita
State, Arizona, Marquette, Houston
8 seeds: USC, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Indiana
9 seeds: Stanford, BYU, Ohio State, Michigan
10 seeds: Oklahoma, Florida, Minnesota, Memphis
11 seeds: Saint Mary’s, Texas Tech, Purdue, NC State,
Virginia Tech, Rhode Island
12 seeds: Liberty,
Northern Iowa, East Tennessee State, Yale
13 seeds: Akron, North
Texas, Vermont, Stephen F. Austin
14 seeds: New Mexico
State, William & Mary, Wright State, Colgate
15 seeds: UC Irvine, Little
Rock, Murray State, Montana
16 seeds: South
Dakota State, Winthrop, Saint Francis (PA), Norfolk State, Prairie View
A&M, Monmouth
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Last 4 In: Purdue,
NC State, Virginia Tech, Rhode Island
First 4 Out: Georgetown,
VCU, Alabama, DePaul
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