Bracket Reaction: Nine Notes

1. This is the first time in the now nine-year history of RBP that the Selection Committee has gotten it right.  So, while the seeding was still a little off, at least the most deserving 68 teams are in the field.

2. The Big Ten has been down this year, and the Selection Committee took notice.  No Big Ten school got better than a 4 seed.  Purdue, the Big Ten regular season champ, picked up the 4, while the league's co-runners-up, Maryland and Wisconsin, received 6 and 8 seeds, respectively.  Confusingly, both Minnesota (5) and Michigan (7) were awarded lower seeds than Wisconsin.  The Wolverines at least won the conference tourney and finished 2-1 versus the Badgers this season.  Minnesota, on the other hand, finished a game behind Wisconsin, failed to advance as far in the conference tourney, and lost twice to the Badgers.

3.  Coming into the tournament as the defending champ with the fewest losses since '92 Duke, Villanova gets rewarded with...Wisconsin as its 8 seed.  The Badgers are the strongest 8 seed since Kentucky in '14.  That year the Wildcats knocked off 1 seed Wichita State in the Round of 32.

4.  Speaking of Wichita State and Kentucky, the Shockers are an extremely strong 10 seed.  First Gregg Marshall's squad will need to get past A-10 regular season champion Dayton, but Kentucky could be looking at Ken Pomeroy's 8th ranked team nationally in the Round of 32.

5.  The Selection Committee did Kentucky no favors, placing the Cats in a region that includes both North Carolina and UCLA.  While the Tar Heels likely will have to contend with either Kentucky or UCLA to advance to the Final Four, the top half of the South Region sets up nicely for Roy Williams' squad.  RBP ranks the Heels' 4 (Butler), 5 (Minnesota), and 8 (Arkansas) seeds as the weakest at each of those positions across the entire bracket.

6. Given their overall records, Vanderbilt (4 games over .500) and Michigan State (5 games over .500) have no business being 9 seeds, even in a weak field.  Both should have been headed to Dayton to play their way into the Field of 64.

7.  The Selection Committee released its 1-68 rankings of the tourney field.  Comparing those rankings to RBP's rankings (see previous post), we can see who the Committee is overvaluing and undervaluing.  The Selection Committee is overvaluing -- Vanderbilt (+13), Michigan State (+13), Minnesota (+12), Butler (+11), and Seton Hall (+8).  It is undervaluing -- Wichita State (-13), Wisconsin (-12), Middle Tennessee (-12), Nevada (-8), and Vermont (-8).  RBP and the Selection Committee agreed on Villanova (1), ETSU (52), South Dakota State (64), and Mount St. Mary's (68).

8. Here are the teams included in RBP's preseason top 25 that did not make the tourney -- Indiana (4), Syracuse (14), California (17), Connecticut (21), Texas (22), and Texas A&M (24).

9. With a healthy Chris Boucher, Oregon comes out of the Midwest and is RBP's pick for the title.  Without Boucher, the Ducks' third leading scorer and the Pac-12's top shot blocker, the Ducks will be hard-pressed to advance beyond the Sweet 16.

Field of 68

*Seeding and invites do not project what I believe the Selection Committee will do.  Rather, this entry reflects what the Selection Committee should do.

**This is the weakest bubble in recent memory.  The last four in (the 12 seed play-ins) really have no business being in the tournament.  Kansas State is below .500 in Big 12 play.  The overall records of Vanderbilt and Michigan State are particularly underwhelming - just 4 games and 5 games over .500, respectively.  USC may be the weakest at-large RBP has ever recommended.  The 11 seeds are not much better.  And the first four out - Utah, Syracuse, Illinois State, and Houston are deeply flawed teams that do not deserve 1 seeds in the NIT.

1 seeds
Villanova
Gonzaga
Kansas
North Carolina

2 seeds
UCLA
Oregon
Arizona
Kentucky

3 seeds
Duke
Louisville
West Virginia
Purdue

4 seeds
Baylor
Notre Dame
Florida State
Virginia

5 seeds
Wisconsin
Iowa State
Southern Methodist
Florida

6 seeds
Cincinnati
Michigan
Creighton
Butler

7 seeds
Wichita State
St. Mary's
Maryland
Miami

8 seeds
Dayton
Minnesota
Northwestern
Virginia Tech

9 seeds
South Carolina
Arkansas
Virginia Commonwealth
Middle Tennessee

10 seeds
Marquette
Oklahoma State
Nevada
Xavier

11 seeds
Rhode Island
Seton Hall
Providence
Wake Forest

12 seeds
Vermont
Vanderbilt (play-in)
Kansas State (play-in)
Michigan State (play-in)
USC (play-in)
UNC Wilmington

13 seeds
Princeton
ETSU
Bucknell
New Mexico State

14 seeds
Florida Gulf Coast
Winthrop
Iona
Kent State

15 seeds
Troy
Northern Kentucky
North Carolina Central
Jacksonville State

16 seeds
North Dakota
South Dakota State
New Orleans (play-in)
Texas Southern (play-in)
UC Davis (play-in)
Mount St. Mary's (play-in)

Field of 68

*Seeding and invites do not project what I believe the Selection Committee will do.  Rather, this entry reflects what the Selection Committee should do.

1 seeds
Kansas
North Carolina
Michigan State
Virginia

2 seeds
Villanova
Oklahoma
Oregon
Kentucky

3 seeds
West Virginia
Xavier
Indiana
Miami

4 seeds
Texas A&M
Purdue
Utah
Iowa State

5 seeds
Duke
Arizona
Maryland
Baylor

6 seeds
Seton Hall
California
Notre Dame
Texas

7 seeds
Connecticut
Wisconsin
Wichita State
Iowa

8 seeds
Dayton
Providence
Texas Tech
Virginia Commonwealth

9 seeds
Colorado
Butler
Gonzaga
St. Joseph's

10 seeds
Cincinnati
South Carolina
San Diego State
St. Bonaventure

11 seeds
Monmouth
Northern Iowa
Temple (play-in)
Oregon State (play-in)
Iona

12 seeds
Saint Mary's (play-in)
Vanderbilt (play-in)
Stephen F. Austin
Arkansas-Little Rock
Fresno State

13 seeds
Yale
Hawaii
Chattanooga
UNC-Wilmington

14 seeds
South Dakota State
Stony Brook
Middle Tennessee
Green Bay

15 seeds
CSU-Bakersfield
Buffalo
UNC-Asheville
Hampton

16 seeds
Weber State
Florida Gulf Coast
Southern (play-in)
Fairleigh Dickinson (play-in)
Austin Peay (play-in)
Holy Cross (play-in)

Field of 68

*Seeding and invites do not project what I believe the Selection Committee will do.  Rather, this entry reflects what the Selection Committee should do.

1 seeds
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Virginia
Arizona

2 seeds
Villanova
Duke
Notre Dame
Gonzaga

3 seeds
Kansas
Iowa State
Maryland
Northern Iowa

4 seeds
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Louisville
Baylor

5 seeds
Wichita State
Utah
Southern Methodist
Michigan State

6 seeds
West Virginia
Arkansas
Oregon
Providence

7 seeds
Virginia Commonwealth
Georgetown
Dayton
Butler

8 seeds
Xavier
Ohio State
Cincinnati
Iowa

9 seeds
San Diego State
Davidson
Purdue
North Carolina State

10 seeds
Oklahoma State
Texas
Indiana
St. John's

11 seeds
Boise State
LSU
Mississippi
Georgia
Miami
Brigham Young

12 seeds
Stephen F. Austin
Wofford
Wyoming
Valparaiso

13 seeds
Buffalo
Harvard
Georgia State
UAB

14 seeds
UC Irvine
New Mexico State
Belmont
Manhattan

15 seeds
Eastern Washington
Albany
North Dakota State
Northeastern

16 seeds
North Florida
Texas Southern
Robert Morris
Coastal Carolina
Lafayette
Hampton

Field of 68 Bracket

*This is what the bracket should look like.

Midwest (Indianapolis, IN)
1 Louisville
16 Albany
8 North Carolina State
9 Illinois
5 Oklahoma State
12 Saint Mary's/Boise State
4 Saint Louis
13 Pacific
6 Arizona
11 Wichita State
3 New Mexico
14 Valparaiso
7 Pittsburgh
10 Mississippi
2 Ohio State
15 Northwestern State

West (Los Angeles, CA)
1 Gonzaga
16 James Madison/Liberty
8 Missouri
9 San Diego State
5 Syracuse
12 Davidson
4 Michigan
13 Akron
6 Oregon
11 Minnesota
3 Kansas State
14 New Mexico State
7 VCU
10 Villanova
2 Miami
15 Southern

East (Washington, DC)
1 Indiana
16 Western Kentucky
8 Colorado State
9 Iowa State
5 UCLA
12 Virginia/La Salle
4 Marquette
13 Iona
6 Notre Dame
11 Temple
3 Florida
14 Harvard
7 Creighton
10 Colorado
2 Duke
15 Florida Gulf Coast

South (Arlington, TX)
1 Kansas
16 LIU Brooklyn/North Carolina A&T
8 Butler
9 Cincinnati
5 UNLV
12 Belmont
4 Wisconsin
13 Bucknell
6 North Carolina
11 Oklahoma
3 Michigan State
14 South Dakota State
7 Memphis
10 California
2 Georgetown
15 Montana

Field of 68

1 Seeds
Louisville 29-5
Indiana 27-6
Kansas 29-5
Gonzaga 31-2

2 Seeds
Miami 27-6
Duke 27-5
Georgetown 25-6
Ohio State 26-7

3 Seeds
New Mexico 29-5
Florida 26-7
Kansas State 27-7
Michigan State 25-8

4 Seeds
Michigan 26-7
Saint Louis 27-6
Marquette 23-8
Wisconsin 23-11

5 Seeds
Syracuse 26-9
Oklahoma State 24-8
UNLV 25-9
UCLA 25-9

6 Seeds
Oregon 26-8
Arizona 25-7
Notre Dame 25-9
North Carolina 24-10

7 Seeds
Pittsburgh 24-8
Creighton 27-7
VCU 26-8
Memphis 30-4

8 Seeds
Butler 26-8
North Carolina State 24-10
Colorado State 25-8
Missouri 23-10

9 Seeds
San Diego State 22-10
Illinois 22-12
Cincinnati 22-11
Iowa State 22-11

10 Seeds
California 20-11
Colorado 21-11
Villanova 20-13
Mississippi 26-8

11 Seeds
Minnesota 20-12
Oklahoma 20-11
Temple 23-9
Wichita State 26-8

12 Seeds
Belmont 26-6
Virginia 21-11
Saint Mary's 27-6
Boise State 21-10
Davidson 26-7
La Salle 21-9

13 Seeds
Akron 25-6
Bucknell 28-5
Iona 20-13
Pacific 22-12

14 Seeds
Harvard 19-9
South Dakota State 25-9
New Mexico State 24-10
Valparaiso 26-7

15 Seeds
Florida Gulf Coast 24-10
Northwestern State 23-8
Montana 25-6
Southern 23-9

16 Seeds
Albany 24-10
Western Kentucky 20-15
James Madison 20-14
LIU Brooklyn 20-13
North Carolina A&T 19-16
Liberty 15-20

Last Four In
Virginia 21-11
Saint Mary's 27-6
Boise State 21-10

La Salle 21-9

First Four Out
Tennessee 20-12
Middle Tennessee 28-5
Iowa 21-12
Stephen F. Austin 27-4

Next Four Out
Kentucky 21-11
Maryland 22-12
Southern Miss 25-9
Massachusetts 21-11

Field of 68 Bracket

Midwest (Indianapolis, IN)
1 Indiana
16 LIU Brooklyn/Southern
8 California
9 San Diego State
5 Saint Louis
12 Villanova
4 Oklahoma State
13 Bucknell
6 Creighton
11 LaSalle
3 Miami
14 Valparaiso
7 Oregon
10 Temple
2 Georgetown
15 Florida Gulf Coast

West (Los Angeles, CA)
1 Gonzaga
16 Vermont
8 Missouri
9 North Carolina State
5 Pittsburgh
12 Boise State/Minnesota
4 Arizona
13 Stephen F. Austin
6 Notre Dame
11 Wichita State
3 Ohio State
14 South Dakota State
7 UNLV
10 Colorado
2 Kansas
15 Iona

East (Washington, DC)
1 Duke
16 Florida International/Liberty
8 Memphis
9 Cincinnati
5 Wisconsin
12 Louisiana Tech
4 Florida
13 Akron
6 Butler
11 Oklahoma
3 Marquette
14 Long Beach State
7 Colorado State
10 Virginia
2 Michigan State
15 Northeastern

South (Arlington, TX)
1 Louisville
16 Norfolk State
8 North Carolina
9 Iowa State
5 UCLA
12 Illinois/Tennessee
4 New Mexico
13 Davidson
6 Syracuse
11 Belmont
3 Kansas State
14 Montana
7 VCU
10 Saint Mary's
2 Michigan
15 Harvard

Field of 68

1 Seeds
Duke 27-4
Indiana 26-5
Louisville 26-5
Gonzaga 30-2

2 Seeds
Georgetown 24-5
Kansas 26-5
Michigan State 24-7
Michigan 25-6

3 Seeds
Miami 24-6
Ohio State 23-7
Marquette 23-7
Kansas State 25-6

4 Seeds
Florida 24-6
New Mexico 26-5
Oklahoma State 23-7
Arizona 24-6

5 Seeds
Saint Louis 24-6
Pittsburgh 24-7
Wisconsin 21-10
UCLA 23-8

6 Seeds
Syracuse 23-8
Notre Dame 23-8
Butler 24-7
Creighton 27-7

7 Seeds
Oregon 23-8
Colorado State 24-7
UNLV 23-8
VCU 24-7

8 Seeds
Memphis 27-4
North Carolina 22-9
Missouri 22-9
California 20-10

9 Seeds
San Diego State 21-9
North Carolina State 22-9
Iowa State 21-10
Cincinnati 21-10

10 Seeds
Colorado 20-10
Saint Mary's 27-5
Virginia 21-10
Temple 23-8

11 Seeds
Oklahoma 20-10
Wichita State 26-8
LaSalle 21-8
Belmont 26-6

12 Seeds
Villanova 19-12
Illinois 21-11
Boise State 21-9
Minnesota 20-11
Tennessee 19-11
Louisiana Tech 26-5

13 Seeds
Akron 24-6
Bucknell 27-5
Stephen F. Austin 26-3
Davidson 24-7

14 Seeds
Valparaiso 25-7
South Dakota State 23-9
Montana 23-6
Long Beach State 18-12

15 Seeds
Florida Gulf Coast 24-10
Harvard 19-9
Iona 19-13
Northeastern 20-11

16 Seeds
Vermont 21-10
Norfolk State 21-10
Florida International 17-13
LIU Brooklyn 19-13
Southern 21-9
Liberty 15-20

Last Four In
Illinois 21-11
Boise State 21-9
Minnesota 20-11
Tennessee 19-11

First Four Out
Kentucky 21-10
Iowa 20-11
Middle Tennessee 28-5
Arkansas 19-12

Field of 68 Bracket

Midwest (Indianapolis, IN)
1 Indiana
16 Norfolk State/Texas Southern
8 California
9 Virginia
5 Saint Louis
12 Middle Tennessee
4 Syracuse
13 Akron
6 UNLV
11 Wichita State
3 Kansas State
14 South Dakota State
7 Illinois
10 Saint Mary's
2 Louisville
15 Niagara

West (Los Angeles, CA)
1 Georgetown
16 Robert Morris
8 North Carolina
9 San Diego State
5 Arizona
12 Villanova/Boise State
4 Ohio State
13 Belmont
6 Oregon
11 Oklahoma
3 New Mexico
14 Montana
7 Missouri
10 Creighton
2 Gonzaga
15 Long Beach State

East (Washington, DC)
1 Duke
16 Mercer/Charleston Southern
8 Minnesota
9 Memphis
5 Notre Dame
12 Temple
4 Oklahoma State
13 Stephen F. Austin
6 UCLA
11 Iowa State
3 Florida
14 Davidson
7 VCU
10 Cincinnati
2 Michigan
15 Princeton

South (Arlington, TX)
1 Kansas
16 Northeastern
8 North Carolina State
9 Colorado State
5 Wisconsin
12 LaSalle/Arizona State
4 Marquette
13 Bucknell
6 Pittsburgh
11 Louisiana Tech
3 Michigan State
14 Valparaiso
7 Butler
10 Colorado
2 Miami
15 Stony Brook

Field of 68

1 Seeds
Indiana 25-4
Kansas 25-4
Duke 25-4
Georgetown 23-4

2 Seeds
Gonzaga 29-2
Miami 23-5
Louisville 24-5
Michigan 24-5

3 Seeds
Michigan State 22-7
Kansas State 24-5
New Mexico 25-4
Florida 23-5

4 Seeds
Ohio State 21-7
Marquette 21-7
Oklahoma State 22-6
Syracuse 22-7

5 Seeds
Arizona 23-6
Saint Louis 23-5
Wisconsin 20-9
Notre Dame 22-7

6 Seeds
Pittsburgh 23-7
Oregon 23-6
UNLV 22-7
UCLA 22-7

7 Seeds
VCU 23-6
Butler 22-7
Illinois 21-9
Missouri 21-8

8 Seeds
North Carolina 21-8
Minnesota 20-9
California 20-9
North Carolina State 21-8

9 Seeds
Memphis 25-4
Colorado State 22-7
San Diego State 20-8
Virginia 20-9

10 Seeds
Cincinnati 20-9
Colorado 19-9
Saint Mary's 26-5
Creighton 24-7

11 Seeds
Oklahoma 19-9
Iowa State 19-10
Louisiana Tech 26-3
Wichita State 24-7

12 Seeds
Temple 21-8
LaSalle 20-7
Villanova 18-12
Boise State 20-8
Arizona State 20-10
Middle Tennessee 26-4

13 Seeds
Akron 23-5
Belmont 23-6
Stephen F. Austin 24-3
Bucknell 25-5

14 Seeds
Davidson 22-7
South Dakota State 22-9
Valparaiso 24-7
Montana 20-6

15 Seeds
Stony Brook 22-6
Niagara 18-12
Long Beach State 17-11
Princeton 16-9

16 Seeds
Robert Morris 22-9
Northeastern 19-11
Norfolk State 19-10
Mercer 21-10
Charleston Southern 16-11
Texas Southern 17-14

Last Four In
LaSalle 20-7
Villanova 18-12
Boise State 20-8
Arizona State 20-10

First Four Out
Arkansas 18-11
Kentucky 20-9
Mississippi 21-8
Tennessee 17-11

Field of 68 Bracket

Midwest (Indianapolis, IN)
1 Indiana
16 Robert Morris
8 San Diego State
9 North Carolina
5 Marquette
12 Temple/Kentucky
4 Kansas State
13 Belmont
6 Oregon
11 Saint Mary's
3 Syracuse
14 Valparaiso
7 Memphis
10 Virginia
2 Michigan
15 Montana

West (Los Angeles, CA)
1 Kansas
16 Mercer/Southern
8 North Carolina State
9 Wichita State
5 Notre Dame
12 Louisiana Tech
4 New Mexico
13 Stephen F. Austin
6 Pittsburgh
11 Iowa State
3 Arizona
14 South Dakota State
7 Missouri
10 Minnesota
2 Gonzaga
15 Long Beach State

East (Washington, DC)
1 Duke
16 Norfolk State/Charleston Southern
8 Cincinnati
9 UCLA
5 Saint Louis
12 Creighton
4 Wisconsin
13 Bucknell
6 Butler
11 Akron
3 Michigan State
14 Harvard
7 VCU
10 California
2 Georgetown
15 Niagara

South (Arlington, TX)
1 Miami
16 Northeastern
8 Colorado State
9 Villanova
5 Oklahoma State
12 Arizona State/LaSalle
4 Ohio State
13 Middle Tennessee
6 UNLV
11 Oklahoma
3 Louisville
14 Davidson
7 Illinois
10 Colorado
2 Florida
15 Stony Brook

*Seeding does not reflect games played on Monday, February 25.  The bracket incorporates the seeding from yesterday's Field of 68 post.

Field of 68

1 Seeds
Indiana 24-3
Miami 22-4
Duke 24-3
Kansas 23-4

2 Seeds
Michigan 23-4
Florida 22-4
Gonzaga 27-2
Georgetown 21-4

3 Seeds
Syracuse 22-5
Louisville 22-5
Michigan State 22-6
Arizona 23-4

4 Seeds
Ohio State 20-7
Kansas State 22-5
Wisconsin 19-8
New Mexico 23-4

5 Seeds
Oklahoma State 20-6
Notre Dame 22-6
Saint Louis 21-5
Marquette 19-7

6 Seeds
Pittsburgh 21-7
Butler 22-6
Oregon 22-6
UNLV 21-7

7 Seeds
Illinois 20-9
Memphis 24-3
Missouri 19-8
VCU 22-6

8 Seeds
Colorado State 21-6
San Diego State 20-7
North Carolina State 19-8
Cincinnati 19-9

9 Seeds
North Carolina 19-8
Wichita State 24-5
UCLA 20-7
Villanova 18-10

10 Seeds
Colorado 18-8
Virginia 19-8
California 18-9
Minnesota 18-9

11 Seeds
Saint Mary's 24-5
Oklahoma 18-8
Iowa State 19-8
Akron 22-4

12 Seeds
Creighton 22-7
Louisiana Tech 24-3
Temple 19-8
Arizona State 20-8
LaSalle 19-7
Kentucky 19-8

13 Seeds
Middle Tennessee 25-4
Belmont 22-6
Stephen F. Austin 23-3
Bucknell 23-5

14 Seeds
Davidson 21-7
South Dakota State 21-9
Harvard 17-7
Valparaiso 22-7

15 Seeds
Montana 19-6
Long Beach State 17-10
Niagara 17-11
Stony Brook 21-6

16 Seeds
Northeastern 18-10
Robert Morris 20-9
Norfolk State 18-10
Mercer 20-9
Southern 20-8
Charleston Southern 16-10

Last Four In
Temple 19-8
Arizona State 20-8
LaSalle 19-7
Kentucky 19-8

First Four Out
Arkansas 17-10
Mississippi 20-7
Iowa 17-10
Indiana State 17-11

Field of 68

*Seeding represents what Selection Committee should do and not what it will do.
**In RBP's bracket, the Atlanta region winner plays the Phoenix region winner in the Final Four. The Boston region winner plays the Saint Louis region winner.
***Kentucky is the overall number 1 seed.

ATLANTA

1) Kentucky
16) Loyola-Maryland

8) Iowa State
9) Purdue

5) Wichita State
12) North Carolina State/Xavier

4) Georgetown
13) Davidson

3) Baylor
14) Belmont

6) Florida
11) West Virginia

7) Creighton
10) South Florida

2) Duke
15) UNC-Asheville

PHOENIX

1) North Carolina
16) Lamar/Mississippi Valley State

8) Gonzaga
9) Kansas State

5) New Mexico
12) Connecticut

4) Indiana
13) Colorado

3) Murray State
14) Montana

6) Notre Dame
11) Southern Miss

7) San Diego State
10) California

2) Kansas
15) Vermont

BOSTON

1) Syracuse
16) Long Island

8) Saint Louis
9) Virginia

5) Vanderbilt
12) Drexel/Texas

4) Michigan
13) Harvard

3) Florida State
14) Ohio University

6) Cincinnati
11) Colorado State

7) Temple
10) VCU

2) Ohio State
15) Lehigh

ST. LOUIS

1) Missouri
16) Norfolk State/Western Kentucky

8) Saint Mary's
9) Alabama

5) Wisconsin
12) St. Bonaventure

4) Louisville
13) New Mexico State

3) Marquette
14) South Dakota State

6) Memphis
11) Long Beach State

7) UNLV
10) Washington

2) Michigan State
15) Detroit

Field of 68

*Seeding is not an attempt to predict what the Selection Committee will do. Rather, seeding represents what the Selection Committee should do.

1 seeds
Ohio State (31-2, 16-2)
Kansas (32-2, 14-2)
Duke (30-4, 13-3)
Pittsburgh (27-5, 15-3)

2 seeds
Notre Dame (26-6, 14-4)
San Diego State (32-2, 14-2)
Texas (27-7, 13-3)
Connecticut (26-9, 9-9)

3 seeds
Louisville (25-9, 12-6)
Kentucky (25-8, 10-6)
Purdue (25-7, 14-4)
North Carolina (26-7, 14-2)

4 seeds
Brigham Young (30-4, 14-2)
Florida (26-7, 13-3)
Syracuse (26-7, 12-6)
Arizona (27-7, 14-4)

5 seeds
Wisconsin (23-8, 13-5)
St. John's (21-11, 12-6)
Georgetown (21-10, 10-8)
Xavier (24-7, 15-1)

6 seeds
Texas A&M (24-8, 10-6)
Vanderbilt (23-10, 9-7)
Washington (23-10, 11-7)
Temple (25-7, 14-2)

7 seeds
Old Dominion (27-6, 14-4)
Cincinnati (25-8, 11-7)
West Virginia (20-11, 11-7)
Utah State (30-3, 15-1)

8 seeds
UCLA (22-10, 13-5)
Kansas State (22-10, 10-6)
Richmond (27-7, 13-3)
George Mason (26-6, 16-2)

9 seeds
UNLV (24-8, 11-5)
Missouri (23-10, 8-8)
Florida State (21-10, 11-5)
Villanova (21-11, 9-9)

10 seeds
Marquette (20-14, 9-9)
Illinois (19-13, 9-9)
Tennessee (19-14, 8-8)
Colorado (21-13, 8-8)

11 seeds
USC (19-14, 10-8)
Alabama (21-11, 12-4)
Gonzaga (24-9, 11-3)
Michigan State (18-14, 9-9)

12 seeds
Memphis (25-9, 10-6)
Butler (23-9, 13-5)
St. Mary's (25-8, 11-3)
Penn State (19-13, 9-9)
Virginia Tech (21-11, 9-7)
Michigan (20-13, 9-9)

13 seeds
Belmont (30-4, 19-1)
Oakland (25-9, 17-1)
Long Island (27-5, 16-2)
Princeton (25-6, 12-2)

14 seeds
Indiana State (20-13, 12-6)
Akron (23-12, 9-7)
Morehead State (24-9, 13-5)
Wofford (21-12, 14-4)

15 seeds
Bucknell (25-8, 13-1)
Northern Colorado (21-10, 13-3)
St. Peter's (20-13, 11-7)
Hampton (24-8, 11-5)

16 seeds
Boston University (21-13, 12-4)
UNC-Asheville (19-13, 11-7)
UC-Santa Barbara (18-13, 8-8)
UT-San Antonio (19-13, 9-7)
Arkansas-Little Rock (19-16, 7-9)
Alabama State (17-17, 11-7)