Auto bids are in CAPS. Championship: Memphis (S) / New York (E) winner vs. Indianapolis (M) / Anaheim (W) winner.
Memphis (S)
(1S) FLORIDA (29-2) vs. (16S) WOFFORD (17-12) @Orlando
(8S) Baylor (21-10) vs. (9S) Arizona State (21-11) @Orlando
(5S) VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH (24-7) vs. (12S) Southern Methodist (23-9) / Brigham Young (22-11) @Spokane
(4S) Michigan State (23-8) vs. (13S) MANHATTAN (25-7) @Spokane
(6S) Connecticut (25-7) vs. (11S) Nebraska (19-11) / Providence (21-11) @Buffalo
(3S) Syracuse (27-4) vs. (14S) GEORGIA STATE (22-7) @Buffalo
(7S) Oregon (23-8) vs. (10S) Saint Joseph's (21-9) @St. Louis
(2S) Kansas (24-8) vs. (15S) WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE (20-13) @St. Louis
New York (E)
(1E) MICHIGAN (23-7) vs. (16E) MOUNT ST. MARY'S (16-16) / COASTAL CAROLINA (18-12) @Milwaukee
(8E) GONZAGA (27-6) vs. (9E) Oklahoma State (21-12) @Milwaukee
(5E) North Carolina (23-8) vs. (12E) TOLEDO (25-5) @San Diego
(4E) CINCINNATI (27-5) vs. (13E) DELAWARE (25-9) @San Diego
(6E) UCLA (23-8) vs. (11E) Dayton (23-9) @Raleigh
(3E) VIRGINIA (25-6) vs. (14E) MERCER (23-8) @Raleigh
(7E) New Mexico (25-6) vs. (10E) Kansas State (20-12) @Buffalo
(2E) Villanova (28-4) vs. (15E) AMERICAN (20-12) @Buffalo
Indianapolis (M)
(1M) WICHITA STATE (33-0) vs. (16M) STONY BROOK (22-9) @St. Louis
(8M) George Washington (23-7) vs. (9M) Colorado (23-10) @St. Louis
(5M) Oklahoma (23-9) vs. (12M) NORTH DAKOTA STATE (22-6) @Orlando
(4M) Louisville (27-5) vs. (13M) STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (27-2) @Orlando
(6M) Texas (23-9) vs. (11M) Tennessee (19-11) @San Antonio
(3M) CREIGHTON (25-6) vs. (14M) EASTERN KENTUCKY (22-9) @San Antonio
(7M) Massachusetts (24-7) vs. (10M) Iowa (20-12) @Raleigh
(2M) Duke (24-7) vs. (15M) NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (24-5) @Raleigh
Anaheim (W)
(1W) ARIZONA (29-3) vs. (16W) WEBER STATE (15-11) / TEXAS SOUTHERN (16-14) @San Diego
(8W) Memphis (22-9) vs. (9W) Pittsburgh (24-8) @San Diego
(5W) Ohio State (24-8) vs. (12W) HARVARD (25-4) @Spokane
(4W) SAN DIEGO STATE (26-3) vs. (13W) LOUISIANA TECH (25-6) @Spokane
(6W) Saint Louis (25-5) vs. (11W) Xavier (21-11) @San Antonio
(3W) IOWA STATE (24-7) vs. (14W) CALIFORNIA IRVINE (21-10) @San Antonio
(7W) Kentucky (22-9) vs. (10W) Stanford (21-11) @Milwaukee
(2W) Wisconsin (25-6) vs. (15W) UTAH VALLEY (17-10) @Milwaukee
Last Six Pack: Dayton (23-9), Tennessee (19-11), Nebraska (19-11), Providence (21-11), Southern Methodist (23-9), Brigham Young (22-11)
Added: Providence (21-11), LOUISIANA TECH (25-6), WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE (20-13), AMERICAN (20-12), MOUNT ST. MARY'S (16-16)
Dropped: California (19-13), Southern Miss (25-5), Boston University (24-10), Robert Morris (21-13), Wright State (18-14)
NIT 1 Seeds: California (19-13), Minnesota (19-12), Green Bay (21-6), Missouri (22-10)
NIT 2 Seeds: St. John's (20-12), Arkansas (21-11), Florida State (19-12), Georgetown (17-14)
NIT 3 Seeds: Illinois (19-13), Southern Miss (25-5), North Carolina State (20-12), Clemson (20-11)
NIT 4 Seeds: Utah (19-11), LSU (19-12), West Virginia (17-15), Maryland (17-15)
Moving Up: MICHIGAN (23-7), Duke (24-7), Michigan State (23-8), VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH (24-7), Texas (23-9), GONZAGA (27-6), Colorado (23-10), Pittsburgh (24-8), NORTH DAKOTA STATE (22-6), DELAWARE (25-9)
Moving Down: Villanova (28-4), VIRGINIA (25-6), North Carolina (23-8), Saint Louis (25-5), Kentucky (22-9), Kansas State (20-12), Iowa (20-12), Southern Methodist (23-9), GEORGIA STATE (22-7)
Top 5 First Round Individual Matchups
Game 1: (4E) Cincinnati vs. (13E) Delaware @ San Diego: Sean Kilpatrick (20.9 PPG) / Devon Saddler (19.7 PPG)
Game 2: (3M) Creighton vs. (14M) Eastern Kentucky @ San Antonio: Doug McDermott (26.8 PPG) / Glenn Cosey (18.8 PPG)
Game 3: (2M) Duke vs. (15M) North Carolina Central @ Raleigh: Jabari Parker (19.2 PPG) / Jeremy Ingram (20.5 PPG)
Game 4: (4S) Michigan State vs. (13S) Manhattan @ Spokane: Gary Harris (17.5 PPG) / George Beamon (19.2 PPG)
Game 5: (2M) Syracuse vs. (15M) North Carolina Central @ Buffalo: C.J. Fair (16.9 PPG) / Jeremy Ingram (20.5 PPG)
Top 5 Potential Second Round Individual Matchups (Assumes Seeds 12 or Better Advance)
Game 1: (11M) Tennessee vs. (3M) Creighton @ San Antonio: Jordan McRae (18.8 PPG) / Doug McDermott (26.8 PPG)
Game 2: (6S) Connecticut vs. (3S) Duke @ Raleigh: Shabazz Napier (17.6 PPG) / Jabari Parker (19.2 PPG)
Game 3: (5E) North Carolina vs. (4E) Cincinnati @ San Diego: Marcus Paige (17.1 PPG) / Sean Kilpatrick (20.9 PPG)
Game 4: (7S) Oregon vs. (2S) Kansas @ St. Louis: Joseph Young (18.6 PPG) / Andrew Wiggins (17.3 PPG)
Game 5: (12M) North Dakota State vs. (4M) Louisville @ Orlando: Taylor Braun (18.2 PPG) / Russ Smith (17.5 PPG)
My First & Second Round Ticket For Thursday & Saturday Games
Orlando: Jahii Carson (18.6 PPG), Taylor Braun (18.2 PPG), Russ Smith (17.5 PPG), Buddy Hield (16.8 PPG), Karl Cochran (15.7 PPG)
My First & Second Round Ticket For Friday & Sunday Games
San Antonio: Doug McDermott (26.8 PPG), Jordan McRae (18.8 PPG), Glenn Cosey (18.8 PPG), Melvin Ejim (18.4 PPG), Semaj Christon (17.1 PPG)
Average Distance Traveled
First & Second Round Matchups: 987 miles
Regional Matchups (Assumes Seeds 4 or Better Advance): Memphis (S): 1391 miles, New York (E): 867 miles, Indianapolis (M): 1497 miles, Anaheim (W): 2400 miles
The Bottom of the NIT: St. Mary's (21-11), Richmond (19-13), Middle Tennessee (22-8), Georgia (18-12), San Francisco (19-11), Marquette (17-15), Indiana (17-15), Ole Miss (19-13), Iona (22-10), Belmont (23-9), Boston University (24-10), Vermont (20-10), Davidson (19-12), Robert Morris (21-13), Florida Gulf Coast (20-12), High Point (14-14)
SEED. SCHOOL
1. FLORIDA (29-2)
1. WICHITA STATE (33-0)
1. ARIZONA (29-3)
1. MICHIGAN (23-7)
2. Villanova (28-4)
2. Kansas (24-8)
2. Duke (24-7)
2. Wisconsin (25-6)
3. VIRGINIA (25-6)
3. Syracuse (27-4)
3. IOWA STATE (24-7)
3. CREIGHTON (25-6)
4. Louisville (27-5)
4. CINCINNATI (27-5)
4. SAN DIEGO STATE (26-3)
4. Michigan State (23-8)
5. North Carolina (23-8)
5. Oklahoma (23-9)
5. Ohio State (24-8)
5. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH (24-7)
6. Connecticut (25-7)
6. Saint Louis (25-5)
6. UCLA (23-8)
6. Texas (23-9)
7. New Mexico (25-6)
7. Kentucky (22-9)
7. Massachusetts (24-7)
7. Oregon (23-8)
8. Memphis (22-9)
8. GONZAGA (27-6)
8. Baylor (21-10)
8. George Washington (23-7)
9. Colorado (23-10)
9. Oklahoma State (21-12)
9. Arizona State (21-11)
9. Pittsburgh (24-8)
10. Stanford (21-11)
10. Kansas State (20-12)
10. Iowa (20-12)
10. Saint Joseph's (21-9)
11. Xavier (21-11)
11. Dayton (23-9)
11. Tennessee (19-11)
11. Nebraska (19-11)
11. Providence (21-11)
12. Southern Methodist (23-9)
12. Brigham Young (22-11)
12. HARVARD (25-4)
12. NORTH DAKOTA STATE (22-6)
12. TOLEDO (25-5)
13. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (27-2)
13. LOUISIANA TECH (25-6)
13. MANHATTAN (25-7)
13. DELAWARE (25-9)
14. GEORGIA STATE (22-7)
14. EASTERN KENTUCKY (22-9)
14. MERCER (23-8)
14. CALIFORNIA IRVINE (21-10)
15. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (24-5)
15. WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE (20-13)
15. AMERICAN (20-12)
15. UTAH VALLEY (17-10)
16. STONY BROOK (22-9)
16. WOFFORD (17-12)
16. WEBER STATE (15-11)
16. MOUNT ST. MARY'S (16-16)
16. COASTAL CAROLINA (18-12)
16. TEXAS SOUTHERN (16-14)
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