Auto bids are in CAPS. Championship: Cleveland (S) / Los Angeles (W) winner vs. Syracuse (E) / Houston (M) winner.
Cleveland (S)
(1M) KENTUCKY (29-0) vs. (16M) BUCKNELL (17-13) @Louisville
(8M) Oklahoma State (16-11) vs. (9M) Indiana (19-10) @Louisville
(5M) Northern Iowa (27-3) vs. (12M) WOFFORD (23-6) @Columbus
(4M) Notre Dame (24-5) vs. (13M) IONA (24-7) @Columbus
(6M) Butler (21-8) vs. (11M) Ole Miss (19-10) @Pittsburgh
(3M) Maryland (24-5) vs. (14M) NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (19-6) @Pittsburgh
(7M) SAN DIEGO STATE (21-7) vs. (10M) Texas (17-12) @Louisville
(2M) WISCONSIN (26-3) vs. (15M) HIGH POINT (19-8) @Louisville
Los Angeles (W)
(1W) Duke (26-3) vs. (16W) NORTHEASTERN (20-11) @Charlotte
(8W) Iowa (19-10) vs. (9W) Xavier (18-12) @Charlotte
(5W) West Virginia (22-7) vs. (12W) STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (21-4) @Seattle
(4W) WICHITA STATE (26-3) vs. (13W) LOUISIANA TECH (22-7) @Seattle
(6W) Southern Methodist (22-6) vs. (11W) North Carolina State (17-12) / Brigham Young (21-8) @Jacksonville
(3W) Iowa State (20-8) vs. (14W) CENTRAL MICHIGAN (18-6) @Jacksonville
(7W) Georgia (19-9) vs. (10W) Colorado State (23-5) @Portland
(2W) ARIZONA (26-3) vs. (15W) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (19-9) @Portland
Syracuse (E)
(1E) VIRGINIA (27-1) vs. (16E) NORTH FLORIDA (17-11) / SACRAMENTO STATE (17-8) @Charlotte
(8E) St. John's (19-9) vs. (9E) DAYTON (22-6) @Charlotte
(5E) Arkansas (23-6) vs. (12E) TULSA (21-6) @Columbus
(4E) Louisville (23-6) vs. (13E) HARVARD (18-6) @Columbus
(6E) Providence (20-9) vs. (11E) Boise State (20-7) @Portland
(3E) Utah (21-6) vs. (14E) CALIFORNIA DAVIS (20-5) @Portland
(7E) Ohio State (21-8) vs. (10E) Texas A&M (20-8) @Omaha
(2E) KANSAS (23-6) vs. (15E) ALBANY (21-8) @Omaha
Houston (M)
(1S) VILLANOVA (27-2) vs. (16S) ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) (20-10) / TEXAS SOUTHERN (16-12) @Pittsburgh
(8S) Michigan State (19-10) vs. (9S) LSU (21-8) @Pittsburgh
(5S) North Carolina (20-9) vs. (12S) MURRAY STATE (24-4) @Jacksonville
(4S) Oklahoma (20-8) vs. (13S) VALPARAISO (23-5) @Jacksonville
(6S) Virginia Commonwealth (21-8) vs. (11S) Cincinnati (20-9) / Purdue (19-10) @Omaha
(3S) Baylor (21-7) vs. (14S) GEORGIA STATE (19-9) @Omaha
(7S) Georgetown (18-9) vs. (10S) Oregon (21-8) @Seattle
(2S) GONZAGA (28-2) vs. (15S) NEW MEXICO STATE (17-10) @Seattle
Last Six Pack: Ole Miss (19-10), Boise State (20-7), Cincinnati (20-9), North Carolina State (17-12), Purdue (19-10), Brigham Young (21-8)
Added: Oregon (21-8), North Carolina State (17-12), Brigham Young (21-8), TULSA (21-6), CENTRAL MICHIGAN (18-6), GEORGIA STATE (19-9), NORTHEASTERN (20-11), NORTH FLORIDA (17-11), SACRAMENTO STATE (17-8)
Dropped: Temple (20-9), Stanford (18-10), Illinois (18-11), UCLA (18-12), Bowling Green (19-7), Eastern Washington (18-8), Florida Gulf Coast (18-9), William & Mary (16-11), Louisiana-Monroe (15-10)
NIT 1 Seeds: Temple (20-9), UCLA (18-12), Davidson (20-6), Pittsburgh (18-11)
NIT 2 Seeds: Stanford (18-10), Illinois (18-11), Old Dominion (22-6), Buffalo (19-9)
NIT 3 Seeds: Kansas State (15-15), Miami (Fla.) (18-11), Connecticut (17-11), St. Mary's (20-8)
NIT 4 Seeds: Rhode Island (19-7), Minnesota (16-12), Seton Hall (16-12), Alabama (16-12)
Moving Up: VILLANOVA (27-2), Maryland (24-5), Baylor (21-7), WICHITA STATE (26-3), Arkansas (23-6), West Virginia (22-7), Southern Methodist (22-6), Ohio State (21-8), Georgia (19-9), SAN DIEGO STATE (21-7)
Moving Down: GONZAGA (28-2), Louisville (23-6), North Carolina (20-9), Butler (21-8), Georgetown (18-9), Oklahoma State (16-11), DAYTON (22-6), Indiana (19-10), Texas (17-12), Ole Miss (19-10)
Top 5 First Round Individual Matchups
Game 1: (6E) Providence vs. (11E) Boise State @ Portland: LaDontae Henton (20.4 PPG) / Derrick Marks (20 PPG)
Game 2: (2M) Wisconsin vs. (15M) High Point @ Louisville: Frank Kaminsky (18.1 PPG) / John Brown (18.6 PPG)
Game 3: (4M) Notre Dame vs. (13M) Iona @ Columbus: Jerian Grant (16.9 PPG) / David Laury (20.1 PPG)
Game 4: (7S) Georgetown vs. (10S) Oregon @ Seattle: D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera (16 PPG) / Joseph Young (20 PPG)
Game 5: (8E) St. John's vs. (9E) Dayton @ Charlotte: D'Angelo Harrison (17.8 PPG) / Jordan Sibert (16.5 PPG)
Top 5 Potential Second Round Individual Matchups (Assumes Seeds 12 or Better Advance)
Game 1: (12S) Murray State vs. (4S) Oklahoma @ Jacksonville: Cameron Payne (20.2 PPG) / Buddy Hield (17.3 PPG)
Game 2: (10S) Oregon vs. (2S) Gonzaga @ Seattle: Joseph Young (20 PPG) / Kyle Wiltjer (16.5 PPG)
Game 3: (5E) Arkansas vs. (4E) Louisville @ Columbus: Bobby Portis (17.5 PPG) / Terry Rozier (17.4 PPG)
Game 4: (1W) Duke vs. (8W) Iowa @ Charlotte: Jahlil Okafor (18.2 PPG) / Aaron White (15.4 PPG)
Game 5: (6M) Butler vs. (3M) Maryland @ Pittsburgh: Kellen Dunham (17 PPG) / Melo Trimble (16.2 PPG)
My First & Second Round Ticket For Thursday & Saturday Games
Louisville: John Brown (18.6 PPG), Frank Kaminsky (18.1 PPG), Le'Bryan Nash (16.9 PPG), Yogi Ferrell (16 PPG), Chris Hass (15.4 PPG)
My First & Second Round Ticket For Friday & Sunday Games
Columbus: David Laury (20.1 PPG), Bobby Portis (17.5 PPG), Terry Rozier (17.4 PPG), Jerian Grant (16.9 PPG), Wesley Saunders (16.5 PPG)
Average Distance Traveled
First & Second Round Matchups: 763 miles
Regional Matchups (Assumes Seeds 4 or Better Advance): Cleveland (S): 4778 miles, Los Angeles (W): 2230 miles, Syracuse (E): 2208 miles, Houston (M): 2774 miles
The Bottom of the NIT: Green Bay (21-7), Clemson (16-12), Richmond (17-12), Vanderbilt (16-12), Arizona State (15-14), TCU (17-12), Illinois State (18-11), Massachusetts (17-12), Toledo (19-10), Yale (19-8), George Washington (18-11), Bowling Green (19-7), Texas-El Paso (19-9), Oregon State (16-12), Sam Houston State (18-6), California (17-12)
SEED. SCHOOL
1. KENTUCKY (29-0)
1. VIRGINIA (27-1)
1. VILLANOVA (27-2)
1. Duke (26-3)
2. WISCONSIN (26-3)
2. ARIZONA (26-3)
2. GONZAGA (28-2)
2. KANSAS (23-6)
3. Maryland (24-5)
3. Baylor (21-7)
3. Utah (21-6)
3. Iowa State (20-8)
4. Notre Dame (24-5)
4. WICHITA STATE (26-3)
4. Oklahoma (20-8)
4. Louisville (23-6)
5. Northern Iowa (27-3)
5. Arkansas (23-6)
5. West Virginia (22-7)
5. North Carolina (20-9)
6. Butler (21-8)
6. Providence (20-9)
6. Southern Methodist (22-6)
6. Virginia Commonwealth (21-8)
7. Georgetown (18-9)
7. Ohio State (21-8)
7. Georgia (19-9)
7. SAN DIEGO STATE (21-7)
8. St. John's (19-9)
8. Michigan State (19-10)
8. Oklahoma State (16-11)
8. Iowa (19-10)
9. LSU (21-8)
9. DAYTON (22-6)
9. Xavier (18-12)
9. Indiana (19-10)
10. Texas (17-12)
10. Oregon (21-8)
10. Texas A&M (20-8)
10. Colorado State (23-5)
11. Ole Miss (19-10)
11. Boise State (20-7)
11. Cincinnati (20-9)
11. North Carolina State (17-12)
11. Purdue (19-10)
11. Brigham Young (21-8)
12. TULSA (21-6)
12. WOFFORD (23-6)
12. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (21-4)
12. MURRAY STATE (24-4)
13. LOUISIANA TECH (22-7)
13. VALPARAISO (23-5)
13. HARVARD (18-6)
13. IONA (24-7)
14. CALIFORNIA DAVIS (20-5)
14. CENTRAL MICHIGAN (18-6)
14. GEORGIA STATE (19-9)
14. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (19-6)
15. HIGH POINT (19-8)
15. NEW MEXICO STATE (17-10)
15. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (19-9)
15. ALBANY (21-8)
16. NORTHEASTERN (20-11)
16. BUCKNELL (17-13)
16. ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) (20-10)
16. NORTH FLORIDA (17-11)
16. SACRAMENTO STATE (17-8)
16. TEXAS SOUTHERN (16-12)
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