Auto bids are in CAPS. Championship: Memphis (S) / New York (E) winner vs. Indianapolis (M) / Anaheim (W) winner.
Memphis (S)
(1S) FLORIDA (25-2) vs. (16S) DAVIDSON (16-11) @Orlando
(8S) Southern Methodist (22-6) vs. (9S) George Washington (20-7) @Orlando
(5S) UCLA (21-6) vs. (12S) St. John's (18-10) @Spokane
(4S) Michigan State (22-6) vs. (13S) MIDDLE TENNESSEE (19-7) @Spokane
(6S) Iowa (19-7) vs. (11S) Oregon (18-8) @Raleigh
(3S) Virginia (23-5) vs. (14S) DELAWARE (20-9) @Raleigh
(7S) Connecticut (21-6) vs. (10S) Saint Joseph's (19-7) @St. Louis
(2S) KANSAS (21-6) vs. (15S) GEORGIA STATE (18-7) @St. Louis
New York (E)
(1E) SYRACUSE (25-2) vs. (16E) ROBERT MORRIS (18-11) @Buffalo
(8E) Arizona State (19-8) vs. (9E) GONZAGA (22-6) @Buffalo
(5E) LOUISVILLE (23-4) vs. (12E) Missouri (19-8) @San Antonio
(4E) SAINT LOUIS (24-2) vs. (13E) STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (23-2) @San Antonio
(6E) Texas (20-7) vs. (11E) TOLEDO (22-4) @Orlando
(3E) MICHIGAN (19-7) vs. (14E) IONA (19-8) @Orlando
(7E) New Mexico (21-5) vs. (10E) California (18-9) @Buffalo
(2E) Villanova (24-3) vs. (15E) VERMONT (17-9) @Buffalo
Indianapolis (M)
(1M) WICHITA STATE (28-0) vs. (16M) NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (19-5) @St. Louis
(8M) Colorado (20-8) vs. (9M) Kansas State (18-9) @St. Louis
(5M) Kentucky (21-6) vs. (12M) HARVARD (21-4) @San Diego
(4M) Cincinnati (24-4) vs. (13M) NORTH DAKOTA STATE (18-6) @San Diego
(6M) Massachusetts (21-5) vs. (11M) Xavier (18-9) @Milwaukee
(3M) Wisconsin (22-5) vs. (14M) MERCER (19-7) @Milwaukee
(7M) Memphis (20-6) vs. (10M) Baylor (16-9) @Raleigh
(2M) Duke (22-6) vs. (15M) BOSTON UNIVERSITY (20-9) @Raleigh
Anaheim (W)
(1W) ARIZONA (25-2) vs. (16W) ALABAMA STATE (12-9) @San Diego
(8W) Oklahoma (20-7) vs. (9W) Pittsburgh (20-7) @San Diego
(5W) Ohio State (22-6) vs. (12W) GREEN BAY (19-5) @Spokane
(4W) SAN DIEGO STATE (21-3) vs. (13W) BELMONT (20-8) @Spokane
(6W) North Carolina (20-7) vs. (11W) Minnesota (16-11) @San Antonio
(3W) Iowa State (21-5) vs. (14W) NEW MEXICO STATE (20-8) @San Antonio
(7W) Virginia Commonwealth (20-7) vs. (10W) Stanford (18-8) @Milwaukee
(2W) CREIGHTON (23-4) vs. (15W) SANTA BARBARA (16-7) @Milwaukee
Last Six Pack: Xavier (18-9), Minnesota (16-11), Missouri (19-8), Oklahoma State (17-10), St. John's (18-10), Brigham Young (19-10)
Added: Oregon (18-8), MIDDLE TENNESSEE (19-7), SANTA BARBARA (16-7), VMI (13-10)
Dropped: Tennessee (15-11), Southern Miss (21-5), California Irvine (16-10), Coastal Carolina (13-12)
NIT 1 Seeds: Tennessee (15-11), Richmond (18-9), Providence (18-10), Dayton (19-8)
NIT 2 Seeds: Nebraska (16-10), Georgetown (16-11), Florida State (16-11), North Carolina State (17-10)
NIT 3 Seeds: Arkansas (18-9), Southern Miss (21-5), Marquette (16-11), Clemson (17-9)
NIT 4 Seeds: Boise State (16-9), West Virginia (15-12), Maryland (15-12), LSU (16-10)
Moving Up: Virginia (23-5), MICHIGAN (19-7), LOUISVILLE (23-4), Massachusetts (21-5), New Mexico (21-5), Virginia Commonwealth (20-7), Southern Methodist (22-6), Baylor (16-9), Saint Joseph's (19-7), GREEN BAY (19-5)
Moving Down: Michigan State (22-6), Cincinnati (24-4), Texas (20-7), Connecticut (21-6), Oklahoma (20-7), Arizona State (19-8), Pittsburgh (20-7), Xavier (18-9), Minnesota (16-11), Missouri (19-8)
Top 5 First Round Individual Matchups
Game 1: (2W) Creighton vs. (15W) Santa Barbara @ Milwaukee: Doug McDermott (26 PPG) / Alan Williams (22.5 PPG)
Game 2: (4M) Cincinnati vs. (13M) North Dakota State @ San Diego: Sean Kilpatrick (20.5 PPG) / Taylor Braun (18.2 PPG)
Game 3: (3W) Iowa State vs. (14W) New Mexico State @ San Antonio: Melvin Ejim (18.9 PPG) / Daniel Mullings (16.9 PPG)
Game 4: (1E) Syracuse vs. (16E) Robert Morris @ Buffalo: C.J. Fair (16.5 PPG) / Karvel Anderson (19.4 PPG)
Game 5: (7E) New Mexico vs. (10E) California @ Buffalo: Cameron Bairstow (20.5 PPG) / Justin Cobbs (15.9 PPG)
Top 5 Potential Second Round Individual Matchups (Assumes Seeds 12 or Better Advance)
Game 1: (10W) Stanford vs. (2W) Creighton @ Milwaukee: Chasson Randle (18.8 PPG) / Doug McDermott (26 PPG)
Game 2: (12W) Green Bay vs. (4W) San Diego State @ Spokane: Keifer Sykes (20.3 PPG) / Xavier Thames (16.8 PPG)
Game 3: (6W) North Carolina vs. (3W) Iowa State @ San Antonio: Marcus Paige (16.9 PPG) / Melvin Ejim (18.9 PPG)
Game 4: (5S) UCLA vs. (4S) Michigan State @ Spokane: Jordan Adams (17.2 PPG) / Gary Harris (17.9 PPG)
Game 5: (7E) New Mexico vs. (2E) Villanova @ Buffalo: Cameron Bairstow (20.5 PPG) / James Bell (15.9 PPG)
My First & Second Round Ticket For Thursday & Saturday Games
Spokane: Keifer Sykes (20.3 PPG), J.J. Mann (18.1 PPG), Gary Harris (17.9 PPG), Jordan Adams (17.2 PPG), Xavier Thames (16.8 PPG)
My First & Second Round Ticket For Friday & Sunday Games
St. Louis: Jeremy Ingram (19.9 PPG), R.J. Hunter (19.3 PPG), Shabazz Napier (17.8 PPG), Langston Galloway (16.8 PPG), Andrew Wiggins (16.3 PPG)
Average Distance Traveled
First & Second Round Matchups: 901 miles
Regional Matchups (Assumes Seeds 4 or Better Advance): Memphis (S): 1364 miles, New York (E): 739 miles, Indianapolis (M): 1307 miles, Anaheim (W): 2132 miles
The Bottom of the NIT: Utah (16-9), Indiana State (19-7), Ohio (18-8), Washington (15-13), Louisiana Tech (21-6), St. Mary's (19-9), Illinois (15-12), Ole Miss (16-11), Indiana (15-11), Vanderbilt (15-11), Texas-El Paso (18-8), San Francisco (16-10), Wyoming (15-10), Georgia (15-11), UNLV (17-10), Manhattan (20-7)
SEED. SCHOOL
1. FLORIDA (25-2)
1. WICHITA STATE (28-0)
1. ARIZONA (25-2)
1. SYRACUSE (25-2)
2. KANSAS (21-6)
2. Villanova (24-3)
2. CREIGHTON (23-4)
2. Duke (22-6)
3. Wisconsin (22-5)
3. Virginia (23-5)
3. MICHIGAN (19-7)
3. Iowa State (21-5)
4. SAN DIEGO STATE (21-3)
4. Michigan State (22-6)
4. SAINT LOUIS (24-2)
4. Cincinnati (24-4)
5. LOUISVILLE (23-4)
5. Kentucky (21-6)
5. Ohio State (22-6)
5. UCLA (21-6)
6. Iowa (19-7)
6. North Carolina (20-7)
6. Texas (20-7)
6. Massachusetts (21-5)
7. Connecticut (21-6)
7. Memphis (20-6)
7. New Mexico (21-5)
7. Virginia Commonwealth (20-7)
8. Oklahoma (20-7)
8. Colorado (20-8)
8. Southern Methodist (22-6)
8. Arizona State (19-8)
9. Pittsburgh (20-7)
9. Kansas State (18-9)
9. George Washington (20-7)
9. GONZAGA (22-6)
10. Stanford (18-8)
10. Baylor (16-9)
10. California (18-9)
10. Saint Joseph's (19-7)
11. Oregon (18-8)
11. TOLEDO (22-4)
11. Xavier (18-9)
11. Minnesota (16-11)
12. St. John's (18-10)
12. Oklahoma State (17-10)
12. Missouri (19-8)
12. Brigham Young (19-10)
12. HARVARD (21-4)
12. GREEN BAY (19-5)
13. NORTH DAKOTA STATE (18-6)
13. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (23-2)
13. BELMONT (20-8)
13. MIDDLE TENNESSEE (19-7)
14. IONA (19-8)
14. NEW MEXICO STATE (20-8)
14. DELAWARE (20-9)
14. MERCER (19-7)
15. SANTA BARBARA (16-7)
15. GEORGIA STATE (18-7)
15. VERMONT (17-9)
15. BOSTON UNIVERSITY (20-9)
16. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (19-5)
16. ROBERT MORRIS (18-11)
16. DAVIDSON (16-11)
16. WEBER STATE (13-9)
16. VMI (13-10)
16. ALABAMA STATE (12-9)
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