Final projections below.
What follows is an early look at which teams will be in this year's field. The selections are based on record, RPI, opponents, and record versus top competition.
Conference winners are based on current standings. At-large teams appear in BOLD. Teams that have already qualified will have a * next to their name.
EAST
Raleigh
1. UNC (ACC)
16. PLAY IN GAME: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (SWAC)* VS. COPPIN STATE (MEAC)*
8. PURDUE
9. MISSISSIPPI STATE
Denver
5. MARQUETTE
12. ORAL ROBERTS (SUMMIT)*
4. BUTLER (HORIZON)*
13. GEORGE MASON (COLONIAL)*
Anaheim
6. BYU
11. KENTUCKY
3. STANFORD
14. BOISE STATE (WAC)*
Birmingham
7. USC
10. ST. JOSEPH'S
2. GEORGETOWN
15. UMBC (AMERICA EAST)*
SOUTH
Little Rock
1. MEMPHIS (C-USA)*
16. MOUNT ST. MARY'S (NORTHEAST)*
8. KENT STATE (MAC)*
9. MIAMI (FL)
Tampa
5. NOTRE DAME
12. WESTERN KENTUCKY (SUN BELT)*
4. MICHIGAN STATE
13. CORNELL (IVY)*
Raleigh
6. UCONN
11. BAYLOR
3. DUKE
14. AUSTIN PEAY (OVC)*
Birmingham
7. INDIANA
10.TEXAS A&M
2. TENNESSEE
15. PORTLAND STATE (BIG SKY)*
WEST
Anaheim
1. UCLA (PAC-10)*
16. TEXAS-ARLINGTON (SOUTHLAND)
8. OKLAHOMA
9. DAVIDSON (SOUTHERN)*
Denver
5. CLEMSON
12. TEMPLE (A-10)*
4. DRAKE (MVC)*
13. SIENA (MAAC)*
Washington D.C.
6. UNLV (MWC)*
11. ARIZONA
3. LOUISVILLE
14. BELMONT (ATLANTIC SUN)*
Little Rock
7. GONZAGA
10. SOUTH ALABAMA
2. TEXAS
MIDWEST
Omaha
1. KANSAS (BIG 12)
16. WINTHROP (BIG SOUTH)
8. WEST VIRGINIA
9. ST. MARY'S
Tampa
5. VANDERBILT
12. VILLANOVA
4. XAVIER
13. CS-FULLERTON (BIG WEST)*
Washington D.C.
6. WASHINGTON STATE
11. ILLINOIS STATE
3. PITTSBURGH (BIG EAST)*
14. GEORGIA (SEC)*
Omaha
7. ARKANSAS
10. KANSAS STATE
2. WISCONSIN
15. SAN DIEGO (WCC)*
LAST FOUR IN: VILLANOVA, ILLINOIS STATE, ARIZONA, BAYLOR
LAST FOUR OUT: OREGON, OHIO STATE, UMASS, VIRGINIA TECH
BIDS BY CONFERENCE
BIG EAST: 8
BIG 12: 6
SEC: 6
PAC-10: 5
BIG 10: 4
ACC: 4
ATLANTIC 10: 3
WCC: 3
MVC: 2
MWC: 2
SUN BELT: 2
OTHERS: 1
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