Zach Hayes is RTC’s official bracketologist.
Bubble Math
Locks: 36
Non-At Large Automatic Bids: 22
Spots Remaining: 10
Currently In The Field: Marquette, Gonzaga, Richmond, Butler, Georgia, Michigan, Michigan State, Clemson, Boston College, Virginia Tech.
Last Four In: Michigan State, Clemson, Boston College, Virginia Tech.
First Four Out: Alabama, Colorado, USC, Baylor.
S-Curve (italics indicate automatic bids)
- 1 Seeds: Ohio State, Kansas, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame
- 2 Seeds: Duke, BYU, Texas, San Diego State
- 3 Seeds: Florida, North Carolina, Purdue, Syracuse
- 4 Seeds: Louisville, Wisconsin, St. John’s, West Virginia
- 5 Seeds: Kentucky, Georgetown, Arizona, Connecticut
- 6 Seeds: Xavier, Vanderbilt, Kansas State, Cincinnati
- 7 Seeds: Texas A&M, Villanova, Missouri, Old Dominion
- 8 Seeds: George Mason, UCLA, Tennessee, Temple
- 9 Seeds: Utah State, UNLV, Florida State, Washington
- 10 Seeds: Illinois, Saint Mary’s, Marquette, Gonzaga
- 11 Seeds: Richmond, Butler, Georgia, Michigan
- 12 Seeds: Michigan State, Clemson, Boston College, Virginia Tech, UAB, Belmont
- 13 Seeds: Harvard, Oakland, Charleston, Milwaukee
- 14 Seeds: Indiana State, Bucknell, Iona, Morehead State
- 15 Seeds: Long Beach State, Kent State, Boston University, Long Island
- 16 Seeds: Northern Colorado, Middle Tennessee, UNC-Asheville, McNeese State, Texas Southern, Bethune-Cookman
Note:
- Connecticut and Xavier switched seeds due to the amount of Big East teams in the field.
- Michigan and Clemson switched seeds to avoid two ACC teams facing each other in the First Four round.