Final 2018 Bracket Projection

Here's the final projection for 2018 - this was by far the most challenging year. Teams are ranked in order by seed. Auto bids are in bold.

1 seeds: Virginia, Villanova, Kansas, Xavier

2 seeds: Duke, North Carolina, Cincinnati, Purdue

3 seeds: Tennessee, Michigan State, Auburn, Arizona

4 seeds: Michigan, West Virginia, Texas Tech, Clemson

5 seeds: Kentucky, Wichita State, Gonzaga, Ohio State

6 seeds: Houston, Miami FL, Florida, Arkansas

7 seeds: TCU, Texas A&M, Seton Hall, Nevada

8 seeds: Rhode Island, Alabama, Missouri, Providence

9 seeds: Oklahoma, Butler, Virginia Tech, Creighton

10 seeds: Texas, NC State, Florida State, Kansas State

11 seeds: UCLA, USC, Saint Bonaventure, Arizona State Loyola Chicago, New Mexico State

12 seeds: Davidson, San Diego State, South Dakota State, Buffalo

13 seeds: Murray State, Marshall, Charleston, UNC Greensboro

14 seeds: Montana, Bucknell, Wright State, Georgia State

15 seeds: Penn, Iona, Lipscomb, Stephen F. Austin

16 seeds: Cal State Fullerton, UMBC, Radford, Long Island, Texas Southern, UNC Central

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Last 4 In: UCLA, USC, Saint Bonaventure, Arizona State

First 4 Out: Syracuse, Louisville, Oklahoma State, Marquette

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