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The final bracket projection of 2019
Notes:
- Auto bid holders in this section are noted by the conference names in parentheses. If a team has won its league’s auto bid, it appears in ALL CAPS (ignore any teams known by their abbreviations here).
- New entrants are marked with an asterisk.
- For at-large candidates only, the numbers in parentheses after the team’s name are as follows: record vs. D1 opposition/record in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games/record in Quad 1 games only. Records and NET data reflect games played through Saturday, March 16. I pulled the quality win info from WarrenNolan.com’s selection sheets.
No. 1 Seeds
1. DUKE (ACC) (29-5/17/11) - EAST - Columbia 1
2. Virginia (29-3/16/12) - SOUTH - Columbus 1
3. North Carolina (27-6/16/10) - MIDWEST - Columbia 2
4. Gonzaga (30-3/10/4) - WEST - Salt Lake City 1
No. 2 Seeds
5. MICHIGAN STATE (Big Ten) (28-6/19/13) - SOUTH - Columbus 2
6. Kentucky (27-6/16/10) - EAST - Jacksonville 1
7. Tennessee (28-5/15/9) - MIDWEST - Jacksonville 2
8. Michigan (28-6/19/9) - WEST - Des Moines 1
No. 3 Seeds
9. Houston (31-3/16/6) - MIDWEST - Tulsa 1
10. LSU (26-6/16/9) - SOUTH - Tulsa 2
11. Florida State (27-7/14/8) - WEST - Hartford 1
12. Texas Tech (26-6/16/8) - EAST - Des Moines 2
No. 4 Seeds
13. Kansas (25-9/18/11) - WEST - Salt Lake City 2
14. Purdue (23-9/16/7) - EAST - Hartford 2
15. Virginia Tech (24-8/11/4) - SOUTH - San José 1
16. Wisconsin (23-10/15/10) - MIDWEST - San José 2
No. 5 Seeds
17. AUBURN (SEC) (25-9/17/5)
18. Kansas State (25-8/14/7)
19. IOWA STATE (Big 12) (23-11/11/8)
20. VILLANOVA (Big East) (25-9/18/5)
No. 6 Seeds
21. BUFFALO (MAC) (30-3/7/2)
22. Marquette (24-9/16/10)
23. Mississippi State (23-10/12/8)
24. CINCINNATI (American) (28-6/13/5)
No. 7 Seeds
25. WOFFORD (SoCon) (26-4/9/3)
26. Maryland (22-10/12/6)
27. Louisville (20-13/9/4)
28. Nevada (29-4/8/1)
No. 8 Seeds
29. Seton Hall (20-13/14/7)
30. Minnesota (21-13/12/5)
31. UTAH STATE (MW) (27-6/5/3)
32. Iowa (22-11/11/4)
No. 9 Seeds
33. Baylor (19-13/12/4)
34. Syracuse (20-13/6/3)
35. Oklahoma (19-13/10/4)
36. UCF (23-8/8/2)
No. 10 Seeds
37. Florida (19-15/8/4)
38. VCU (25-7/5/2)
39. SAINT MARY’S (WCC) (22-11/5/2)
40. Ole Miss (20-12/7/4)
No. 11 Seeds
41. TCU (20-13/9/3)
42. Ohio State (19-14/9/4)
43. (First Four) Washington (26-8/10/2)
44. (First Four) Arizona State (22-10/11/3)
45. (First Four) St. John’s (21-12/10/5)
46. (First Four) Belmont (25-5/3/2)
No. 12 Seeds
47. OREGON (Pac-12)
48. MURRAY STATE (OVC)
49. LIBERTY (ASUN)
50. NEW MEXICO STATE (WAC)
No. 13 Seeds
51. VERMONT (AE)
52. NORTHEASTERN (CAA)
*53. YALE (Ivy)
54. UC IRVINE (Big West)
No. 14 Seeds
55. OLD DOMINION (C-USA)
*56. SAINT LOUIS (A 10)
57. GEORGIA STATE (Sun Belt)
58. MONTANA (Big Sky)
No. 15 Seeds
59. NORTHERN KENTUCKY (Horizon)
60. COLGATE (Patriot)
61. BRADLEY (MVC)
62. GARDNER-WEBB (Big South)
No. 16 Seeds
63. IONA (MAAC)
64. ABILENE CHRISTIAN (Southland)
65. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON (NEC)
66. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (SWAC)
67. NORTH DAKOTA STATE (Summit)
68. NC CENTRAL (MEAC)
First Four Out
69. NC State (22-11/8/3)
70. Indiana (17-15/8/6)
71. Texas (16-16/9/5)
72. Temple (23-9/8/2)
Next Four Out
73. Alabama (18-15/10/3)
74. Lipscomb (23-7/4/2)
75. UNCG (26-6/4/2)
76. Creighton (17-14/9/3)
Conference Ranking With Seeds
Note: Auto bid holders are denoted by asterisks.
Big Ten (8): 2. Michigan State*, 2. Michigan, 4. Purdue, 4. Wisconsin, 7. Maryland, 8. Minnesota, 8. Iowa, 11. Ohio State
ACC (7): 1. Duke*, 1. Virginia, 1. North Carolina, 3. Florida State, 4. Virginia Tech, 7. Louisville, 9. Syracuse
Big 12 (7): 3. Texas Tech, 4. Kansas, 5. Kansas State, 5. Iowa State*, 9. Baylor, 9. Oklahoma, 11. TCU
SEC (7): 2. Tennessee, 2. Kentucky, 3. LSU, 5. Auburn*, 6. Mississippi State, 10. Florida, 10. Ole Miss
Big East (4): 5. Villanova*, 6. Marquette, 8. Seton Hall, 11. St. John’s (First Four)
American Athletic (3): 3. Houston*, 7. Cincinnati, 9. UCF
Pac-12 (3): 11. Washington (First Four), 11. Arizona State (First Four), 12. Oregon*
A 10 (2): 10. VCU, 14. Saint Louis*
MW (2): 7. Nevada, 8. Utah State*
OVC (2): 11. Belmont (First Four), 12. Murray State*
WCC (2): 1. Gonzaga, 10. Saint Mary’s*
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