Cleveland (S)
(1M) KENTUCKY (31-0) vs. (16M) BUCKNELL (18-13) / TEXAS SOUTHERN (19-12) @Louisville
(8M) Oregon (22-8) vs. (9M) Cincinnati (21-9) @Louisville
(5M) West Virginia (23-8) vs. (12M) Brigham Young (22-8) / Boise State (22-7) @Jacksonville
(4M) Louisville (24-7) vs. (13M) VALPARAISO (24-5) @Jacksonville
(6M) Butler (22-9) vs. (11M) Texas (19-12) @Columbus
(3M) Notre Dame (25-5) vs. (14M) NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (21-6) @Columbus
(7M) Virginia Commonwealth (22-9) vs. (10M) LSU (22-9) @Louisville
(2M) WISCONSIN (27-3) vs. (15M) ALBANY (22-8) @Louisville
Los Angeles (W)
(1W) VIRGINIA (28-2) vs. (16W) ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) (22-10) / NORTH FLORIDA (19-11) @Charlotte
(8W) Ohio State (22-8) vs. (9W) Xavier (19-12) @Charlotte
(5W) Wichita State (27-4) vs. (12W) LOUISIANA TECH (23-7) @Jacksonville
(4W) Oklahoma (21-9) vs. (13W) HARVARD (19-7) @Jacksonville
(6W) SOUTHERN METHODIST (22-6) vs. (11W) Purdue (20-11) @Columbus
(3W) Iowa State (22-8) vs. (14W) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (20-9) @Columbus
(7W) St. John's (20-10) vs. (10W) Colorado State (25-5) @Portland
(2W) ARIZONA (28-3) vs. (15W) EASTERN WASHINGTON (20-8) @Portland
Syracuse (E)
(1E) VILLANOVA (29-2) vs. (16E) COASTAL CAROLINA (19-9) @Pittsburgh
(8E) Michigan State (21-10) vs. (9E) Georgia (20-10) @Pittsburgh
(5E) North Carolina (21-10) vs. (12E) WOFFORD (24-6) @Portland
(4E) NORTHERN IOWA (29-3) vs. (13E) IONA (25-7) @Portland
(6E) Georgetown (20-9) vs. (11E) STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (24-4) @Pittsburgh
(3E) Maryland (25-5) vs. (14E) CENTRAL MICHIGAN (19-7) @Pittsburgh
(7E) SAN DIEGO STATE (23-7) vs. (10E) DAVIDSON (22-6) @Omaha
(2E) KANSAS (24-7) vs. (15E) WILLIAM & MARY (17-11) @Omaha
Houston (M)
(1S) Duke (28-3) vs. (16S) BELMONT (21-10) @Charlotte
(8S) Oklahoma State (17-12) vs. (9S) Dayton (23-7) @Charlotte
(5S) Arkansas (24-7) vs. (12S) Temple (22-9) / Indiana (19-12) @Seattle
(4S) Utah (22-7) vs. (13S) CALIFORNIA DAVIS (22-5) @Seattle
(6S) Providence (21-10) vs. (11S) Ole Miss (20-11) @Omaha
(3S) Baylor (22-8) vs. (14S) GEORGIA STATE (21-9) @Omaha
(7S) Iowa (21-10) vs. (10S) North Carolina State (19-12) @Seattle
(2S) GONZAGA (29-2) vs. (15S) NEW MEXICO STATE (19-10) @Seattle
Last Six Pack: Purdue (20-11), Ole Miss (20-11), Brigham Young (22-8), Boise State (22-7), Temple (22-9), Indiana (19-12)
Added: DAVIDSON (22-6), Temple (22-9), EASTERN WASHINGTON (20-8), WILLIAM & MARY (17-11), BELMONT (21-10), COASTAL CAROLINA (19-9)
Dropped: Texas A&M (20-10), Tulsa (21-7), Murray State (25-5), High Point (19-9), Northeastern (21-11), Sacramento State (17-10)
NIT 1 Seeds: Illinois (19-12), Texas A&M (20-10), Tulsa (21-7), UCLA (19-12)
NIT 2 Seeds: Murray State (25-5), Miami (Fla.) (20-11), Old Dominion (24-6), Stanford (18-12)
NIT 3 Seeds: Richmond (19-12), Buffalo (21-9), Pittsburgh (18-13), Alabama (17-13)
NIT 4 Seeds: Rhode Island (20-8), Vanderbilt (18-12), Minnesota (16-13), Green Bay (22-7)
Moving Up: Notre Dame (25-5), NORTHERN IOWA (29-3), Georgetown (20-9), St. John's (20-10), Iowa (21-10), Oregon (22-8), Cincinnati (21-9), North Carolina State (19-12), STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (24-4), LOUISIANA TECH (23-7)
Moving Down: Utah (22-7), Wichita State (27-4), Virginia Commonwealth (22-9), Ohio State (22-8), Georgia (20-10), LSU (22-9), Texas (19-12), Brigham Young (22-8), Boise State (22-7), Indiana (19-12)
Top 5 First Round Individual Matchups
Game 1: (1S) Duke vs. (16S) Belmont @ Charlotte: Jahlil Okafor (17.6 PPG) / Craig Bradshaw (18.1 PPG)
Game 2: (6S) Providence vs. (11S) Ole Miss @ Omaha: LaDontae Henton (20.1 PPG) / Stefan Moody (16.6 PPG)
Game 3: (7W) St. John's vs. (10W) Colorado State @ Portland: D'Angelo Harrison (17.8 PPG) / J.J. Avila (16.9 PPG)
Game 4: (4M) Louisville vs. (13M) Valparaiso @ Jacksonville: Terry Rozier (17 PPG) / Alec Peters (17 PPG)
Game 5: (8S) Oklahoma State vs. (9S) Dayton @ Charlotte: Le'Bryan Nash (16.8 PPG) / Jordan Sibert (16.6 PPG)
Top 5 Potential Second Round Individual Matchups (Assumes Seeds 12 or Better Advance)
Game 1: (10M) LSU vs. (2M) Wisconsin @ Louisville: Jarell Martin (16.9 PPG) / Frank Kaminsky (18.4 PPG)
Game 2: (1S) Duke vs. (8S) Oklahoma State @ Charlotte: Jahlil Okafor (17.6 PPG) / Le'Bryan Nash (16.8 PPG)
Game 3: (6M) Butler vs. (3M) Notre Dame @ Columbus: Kellen Dunham (16.6 PPG) / Jerian Grant (16.8 PPG)
Game 4: (12W) Louisiana Tech vs. (4W) Oklahoma @ Jacksonville: Raheem Appleby (15.7 PPG) / Buddy Hield (17.4 PPG)
Game 5: (7S) Iowa vs. (2S) Gonzaga @ Seattle: Aaron White (15.9 PPG) / Kyle Wiltjer (16.6 PPG)
My First & Second Round Ticket For Thursday & Saturday Games
Jacksonville: Buddy Hield (17.4 PPG), Terry Rozier (17 PPG), Alec Peters (17 PPG), Wesley Saunders (16.1 PPG), Raheem Appleby (15.7 PPG)
My First & Second Round Ticket For Friday & Sunday Games
Charlotte: D'Angelo Russell (19.3 PPG), Craig Bradshaw (18.1 PPG), Jahlil Okafor (17.6 PPG), Le'Bryan Nash (16.8 PPG), Jordan Sibert (16.6 PPG)
Average Distance Traveled
First & Second Round Matchups: 838 miles
Regional Matchups (Assumes Seeds 4 or Better Advance): Cleveland (S): 4530 miles, Los Angeles (W): 2123 miles, Syracuse (E): 1344 miles, Houston (M): 2691 miles
The Bottom of the NIT: Seton Hall (16-14), St. Mary's (20-9), Illinois State (20-11), George Washington (20-11), Arizona State (17-14), Connecticut (17-13), Memphis (18-12), Clemson (16-13), Texas-El Paso (21-9), Massachusetts (17-14), Sam Houston State (20-7), Tennessee (15-15), Yale (20-9), Toledo (19-12), Bowling Green (19-9), Charleston Southern (16-11)
SEED. SCHOOL
1. KENTUCKY (31-0)
1. VILLANOVA (29-2)
1. Duke (28-3)
1. VIRGINIA (28-2)
2. WISCONSIN (27-3)
2. ARIZONA (28-3)
2. GONZAGA (29-2)
2. KANSAS (24-7)
3. Maryland (25-5)
3. Baylor (22-8)
3. Iowa State (22-8)
3. Notre Dame (25-5)
4. Oklahoma (21-9)
4. Utah (22-7)
4. NORTHERN IOWA (29-3)
4. Louisville (24-7)
5. Wichita State (27-4)
5. West Virginia (23-8)
5. North Carolina (21-10)
5. Arkansas (24-7)
6. Butler (22-9)
6. Providence (21-10)
6. SOUTHERN METHODIST (22-6)
6. Georgetown (20-9)
7. St. John's (20-10)
7. SAN DIEGO STATE (23-7)
7. Iowa (21-10)
7. Virginia Commonwealth (22-9)
8. Ohio State (22-8)
8. Michigan State (21-10)
8. Oklahoma State (17-12)
8. Oregon (22-8)
9. Georgia (20-10)
9. Xavier (19-12)
9. Dayton (23-7)
9. Cincinnati (21-9)
10. DAVIDSON (22-6)
10. Colorado State (25-5)
10. North Carolina State (19-12)
10. LSU (22-9)
11. Texas (19-12)
11. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (24-4)
11. Purdue (20-11)
11. Ole Miss (20-11)
12. Brigham Young (22-8)
12. Boise State (22-7)
12. Temple (22-9)
12. Indiana (19-12)
12. WOFFORD (24-6)
12. LOUISIANA TECH (23-7)
13. VALPARAISO (24-5)
13. IONA (25-7)
13. CALIFORNIA DAVIS (22-5)
13. HARVARD (19-7)
14. CENTRAL MICHIGAN (19-7)
14. GEORGIA STATE (21-9)
14. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (21-6)
14. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (20-9)
15. EASTERN WASHINGTON (20-8)
15. ALBANY (22-8)
15. NEW MEXICO STATE (19-10)
15. WILLIAM & MARY (17-11)
16. BELMONT (21-10)
16. COASTAL CAROLINA (19-9)
16. BUCKNELL (18-13)
16. ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) (22-10)
16. NORTH FLORIDA (19-11)
16. TEXAS SOUTHERN (19-12)
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