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.
EAST |
SOUTH |
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New York |
1 | Villanova | 1 | Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City |
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| 16 | Texas Southern/Hampton | 16 | Mount St. Mary’s/Stephen F. Austin | |||
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 8 | Wichita State | |||
| 9 | Michigan | 9 | California | |||
Providence |
5 | Arizona | 5 | Providence |
Sopkane |
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| 12 | Little Rock | 12 | Valparaiso | |||
| 4 | Maryland | 4 | USC | |||
| 13 | San Diego State | 13 | South Dakota State | |||
Raleigh |
6 | Louisville | 6 | Kentucky |
Denver |
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| 11 | Gonzaga | 11 | Connecticut | |||
| 3 | West Virginia | 3 | Iowa State | |||
| 14 | Stony Brook | 14 | Akron | |||
St. Louis |
7 | Texas Tech | 7 | Butler |
St. Louis |
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| 10 | UCLA | 10 | Florida | |||
| 2 | Xavier | 2 | Texas A&M | |||
| 15 | Yale | 15 | North Florida | |||
WEST |
MIDWEST |
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Raleigh |
1 | North Carolina | 1 | Iowa |
Des Moines |
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| 16 | Navy | 16 | Cal St. Bakersfield | |||
| 8 | Indiana | 8 | Notre Dame | |||
| 9 | South Carolina | 9 | Oregon State | |||
Spokane |
5 | Utah | 5 | Dayton |
Providence |
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| 12 | Chattanooga | 12 | Florida State/George Washington | |||
| 4 | Oregon | 4 | Miami (Fla.) | |||
| 13 | Hawaii | 13 | William & Mary | |||
Denver |
6 | Texas | 6 | Purdue |
New York |
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| 11 | Seton Hall/Clemson | 11 | VCU | |||
| 3 | Baylor | 3 | Virginia | |||
| 14 | UAB | 14 | Belmont | |||
Des Moines |
7 | Colorado | 7 | Duke |
Oklahoma City |
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| 10 | Monmouth | 10 | Saint Mary’s | |||
| 2 | Michigan State | 2 | Kansas | |||
| 15 | Weber State | 15 | UNC Asheville |
First five out: Stanford, Boise State, Washington, Alabama, Georgetown
Next five out: Syracuse, Cincinnati, Saint Joseph’s, Georgia Tech, Kansas State
Bids by conference:
ACC — 9
Pac-12 — 8
Big 12 — 7
Big Ten — 6
Big East — 5
SEC — 4
Atlantic 10 — 3
WCC — 2
