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Notes:
- Auto bid holders in this section are noted by the conference names in parentheses.
- New entrants are marked with an asterisk.
- Arrows indicate movement up or down the seed list (down to the spot on the seed list).
- For at-large candidates only, the numbers in parentheses after the team’s name are as follows: NET, record vs. D1 opposition, record in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games, record in Quad 1 games only. NET data and records reflect games played through Monday, Feb. 10. I pulled the quality win info from WarrenNolan.com’s selection sheets.
No. 1 Seeds
1. Baylor (Big 12) (3/22-1/14-1/9-0) — HOUSTON — St. Louis 1
↑2. Kansas (4/19-3/15-3/10-3) — NEW YORK — Omaha 1
3. Gonzaga (WCC) (2/25-1/7-1/5-1) — LOS ANGELES — Spokane 1
↓4. San Diego State (MW) (1/23-0/8-0/4-0) — NEW YORK — Sacramento 1
No. 2 Seeds
5. Duke (6/21-3/9-2/4-1) — NEW YORK — Greensboro 1
6. Dayton (A 10) (5/21-2/8-2/3-2) — INDIANAPOLIS — Cleveland 1
7. Louisville (ACC) (7/21-3/7-3/3-3) — HOUSTON — St. Louis 2
↑8. Maryland (Big Ten) (8/19-4/11-4/6-4) — LOS ANGELES — Greensboro 2
No. 3 Seeds
↓9. West Virginia (9/18-5/9-5/5-3) — NEW YORK — Cleveland 2
10. Florida State (13/20-4/9-4/3-3) — INDIANAPOLIS — Tampa 1
11. Seton Hall (Big East) (12/18-5/13-5/8-4) — HOUSTON — Albany 1
↑12. Auburn (SEC) 15/21-2/11-2/4-2) — LOS ANGELES — Tampa 2
No. 4 Seeds
↓13. Villanova (18/17-6/10-6/5-6) — LOS ANGELES— Albany 2
↑14. Kentucky (22/18-5/8-4/5-2) — INDIANAPOLIS — Omaha 2
↑15. Butler (14/18-6/12-6/7-5) — NEW YORK — Spokane 2
↑16. Iowa (28/17-7/10-6/5-5) — LOS ANGELES — Sacramento 2
No. 5 Seeds
↓17. Creighton (24/17-6/9-6/6-6)
↑18. Colorado (Pac-12) (16/19-5/9-5/5-2)
↑19. Penn State (19/18-5/11-5/6-3)
↓20. Oregon (25/18-6/9-6/6-4)
No. 6 Seeds
↑21. Marquette (17/17-6/10-6/6-5)
↓22. Michigan State (11/16-8/9-8/2-7)
↓23. LSU (27/17-6/9-5/3-4)
24. Illinois (34/15-7/7-6/4-5) — Swapped to a seven seed to accommodate BYU
No. 7 Seeds
↓25. Arizona (10/16-6/7-6/2-5)
↓26. Wisconsin (33/14-10/8-9/7-7)
↓27. Ohio State (21/15-7/7-8/4-6)
↑28. BYU (23/18-7/6-7/2-5) — Swapped to a six seed to ensure Thursday/Saturday placement
No. 8 Seeds
29. Houston (American) (29/19-5/8-5/1-3)
30. Michigan (32/14-9/8-9/6-8)
*31. Purdue (26/14-10/7-9/4-7)
↑32. Texas Tech (20/16-8/7-8/3-7)
No. 9 Seeds
33. Rutgers (31/16-7/6-6/3-5)
↓34. Arkansas (38/16-7/4-6/2-4)
↑35. Rhode Island (36/18-5/6-4/1-3)
↑36. Saint Mary’s (39/19-6/7-4/2-3)
No. 10 Seeds
↑37. Oklahoma (49/15-8/8-8/3-7)
↓38. USC (47/17-7/8-6/3-6)
↑39. Xavier (44/16-8/7-8/2-7)
↓40. Stanford (30/16-7/4-6/2-5)
No. 11 Seeds
*41. VCU (35/17-6/3-6/1-4)
↑42. Virginia (52/15-7/5-5/2-3)
↓43. (First Four) Florida (45/14-9/5-8/2-6)
↓44. Northern Iowa (MVC) (37/19-3/3-1/1-1)
↓45. (First Four) Indiana (61/15-8/5-8/3-7) — LOWEST-RANKED NET AT-LARGE
No. 12 Seeds
↓46. (First Four) Wichita State (50/17-6/7-6/2-3)
*47. (First Four) Arizona State (54/15-8/7-8/3-6)
48. Yale (Ivy) (50/14-4/1-4/0-1)
49. Stephen F. Austin (Southland)
50. Furman (SoCon)
First Four Out (NIT No. 1 Seeds)
↑69. ETSU (43/18-4/4-3/2-2)
↑70. Cincinnati (46/15-8/7-5/2-5)
↓71. Alabama (42/13-10/5-9/1-5)
↓72. Mississippi State (41/15-8/4-6/1-6)
Next Four Out
↑73. Utah State (48/17-7/3-5/2-4)
↓74. Georgetown (52/14-10/7-10/3-9)
↑75. Richmond (55/17-6/3-5/2-4)
↓76. Minnesota (40/12-11/6-11/3-10) — HIGHEST-RANKED NET EXCLUSION
No. 13 Seeds
51. Vermont (AE)
52. North Texas (C-USA)
53. New Mexico State (WAC)
54. UC Irvine (Big West)
No. 14 Seeds
↑55. Colgate (Patriot)
↓56. Winthrop (Big South)
57. Wright State (Horizon)
*58. Hofstra (CAA)
No. 15 Seeds
↓59. Bowling Green (MAC)
↓60. South Dakota State (Summit)
↓61. Little Rock (Sun Belt)
62. Murray State (OVC)
No. 16 Seeds
*63. Montana (Big Sky)
64. North Florida (ASUN)
↑65. (First Four) Prairie View A&M (SWAC)
*66. (First Four) Rider (MAAC)
67. (First Four) Robert Morris (NEC)
*68. (First Four) NC Central (MEAC)
Conference Ranking With Seeds
Note: Auto bid holders are denoted by asterisks.
Big Ten (11): 2. Maryland*, 4. Iowa, 5. Penn State, 6. Michigan State, 6. Illinois (swapped to a 7), 7. Wisconsin, 7. Ohio State, 8. Michigan, 8. Purdue, 9. Rutgers, 11. Indiana (First Four)
Big East (6): 3. Seton Hall*, 4. Villanova, 4. Butler, 5. Creighton, 6. Marquette, 10. Xavier
Pac-12 (6): 5. Colorado*, 5. Oregon*, 7, Arizona, 10. USC, 10. Stanford, 12. Arizona State (First Four)
Big 12 (5): 1. Baylor*, 1. Kansas, 3. West Virginia, 8. Texas Tech, 10. Oklahoma
SEC (5): 3. Auburn*, 4. Kentucky, 6. LSU, 9. Arkansas, 11. Florida (First Four)
ACC (4): 2. Duke, 2. Louisville*, 3. Florida State, 11. Virginia
A 10 (3): 2. Dayton*, 9. Rhode Island, 11. VCU
WCC (3): 1. Gonzaga*, 7. BYU (swapped to a 6), 9. Saint Mary’s
AAC (2): 8. Houston*, 12. Wichita State (First Four)
Auto Bid Selection Procedures
In nearly all cases, a conference’s automatic bid will go to the team that would own the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament if the season ended today.
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