Welcome back to The Catch and Shoot’s bracket projections!
The bracket is broken down into 32 spots given as automatic bids (noted in the bracket with italics), and the remaining 36 are at-large selections.
Teams are evaluated by how they have performed to this point in the season without projecting how they will perform the rest of the season.
Here’s the full field of 68.
EAST |
SOUTH |
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Buffalo |
1 | Villanova | 1 | Kansas |
Tulsa |
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16 | Mount St. Mary’s/NC Central | 16 | UC Davis/Weber State | |||
8 | Minnesota | 8 | Virginia Tech | |||
9 | Georgia Tech | 9 | Arkansas | |||
Orlando |
5 | Duke | 5 | Wisconsin |
Sacramento |
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12 | Valpo | 12 | Miami/TCU | |||
4 | Florida | 4 | Oregon | |||
13 | Arkansas State | 13 | New Mexico State | |||
Orlando |
6 | South Carolina | 6 | Purdue |
Milwaukee |
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11 | Oklahoma State | 11 | Clemson | |||
3 | Florida State | 3 | Butler | |||
14 | East Tennessee State | 14 | Belmont | |||
Greenville |
7 | Marquette | 7 | USC |
Indianapolis |
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10 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | Michigan State | |||
2 | Virginia | 2 | Louisville | |||
15 | UNC Asheville | 15 | Bucknell | |||
WEST |
MIDWEST |
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Salt Lake City |
1 | Gonzaga | 1 | Baylor |
Tulsa |
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16 | Sam Houston State | 16 | Texas Southern | |||
8 | Iowa State | 8 | Xavier | |||
9 | Indiana | 9 | Dayton | |||
Milwaukee |
5 | Creighton | 5 | Notre Dame |
Sacramento |
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12 | Illinois State | 12 | Nevada | |||
4 | Cincinnati | 4 | UCLA | |||
13 | Akron | 13 | Monmouth | |||
Buffalo |
6 | Saint Mary’s | 6 | Maryland |
Greenville |
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11 | VCU/Michigan | 11 | UNC Wilmington | |||
3 | West Virginia | 3 | North Carolina | |||
14 | Vermont | 14 | Florida Gulf Coast | |||
Salt Lake City |
7 | SMU | 7 | Northwestern |
Indianapolis |
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10 | Seton Hall | 10 | Kansas State | |||
2 | Arizona | 2 | Kentucky | |||
15 | North Dakota State | 15 | Princeton |
Last four in: VCU, Michigan, Miami, TCU
On the outside looking in: Tennessee, Georgetown, Texas Tech, Cal, NC State, Utah, Wake Forest
Bids by conference:
ACC — 10
Big Ten — 8
Big 12 — 7
Big East — 6
Pac-12 — 4
SEC — 4
AAC — 2
A10 — 2
WCC — 2
Lead photo: Rich Sugg / KC Star