For these projections, teams are evaluated on what they have accomplished (or failed to accomplish) to this point in the season without looking ahead.
32 spots are given as automatic bids (noted in the bracket with italics), and the remaining 36 are at-large selections.
Automatic bids are determined by the projected winner of each conference according to KenPom. Auto bid winners are in italics.
SOUTH |
MIDWEST |
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Oklahoma City |
1 | Oklahoma | 1 | Kansas |
St. Louis |
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16 | Southern/New Mexico State | 16 | Norfolk State/Wagner | |||
8 | UCLA | 8 | USC | |||
9 | Indiana | 9 | South Carolina | |||
Spokane |
5 | Utah | 5 | Iowa |
Providence |
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12 | Valparaiso | 12 | Geo. Washington/Wake Forest | |||
4 | Iowa State | 4 | Duke | |||
13 | Syracuse/Colorado | 13 | South Dakota State | |||
Providence |
6 | Connecticut | 6 | Dayton |
Des Moines |
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11 | Alabama | 11 | Cincinnati | |||
3 | Miami (Fla.) | 3 | Maryland | |||
14 | Old Dominion | 14 | San Diego State | |||
Des Moines |
7 | Oregon | 7 | Pittsburgh |
New York |
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10 | Notre Dame | 10 | Arizona State | |||
2 | Purdue | 2 | Butler | |||
15 | Stephen F. Austin | 15 | Yale | |||
WEST |
EAST |
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Raleigh |
1 | Virginia | 1 | Michigan State |
St. Louis |
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16 | High Point | 16 | Weber State | |||
8 | Michigan | 8 | Seton Hall | |||
9 | Chattanooga | 9 | Florida | |||
Denver |
5 | Villanova | 5 | Texas A&M |
Spokane |
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12 | Hawaii | 12 | Wichita State | |||
4 | Kentucky | 4 | Louisville | |||
13 | William & Mary | 13 | Akron | |||
Oklahoma City |
6 | Gonzaga | 6 | West Virginia |
Denver |
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11 | Monmouth | 11 | Vanderbilt | |||
3 | Arizona | 3 | Providence | |||
14 | Belmont | 14 | Army | |||
New York |
7 | Texas Tech | 7 | Baylor |
Raleigh |
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10 | Florida State | 10 | Little Rock | |||
2 | Xavier | 2 | North Carolina | |||
15 | Stony Brook | 15 | North Florida |
First five out: St. Joseph’s, California, St. Mary’s, Northwestern, Marquette

Bids by conference:
ACC – 10
Pac-12 – 7
Big 12 – 6
Big Ten — 6
SEC – 6
Big East – 5
American – 2
Atlantic 10 – 2