Zach Hayes is RTC’s official bracketologist.
- Last Four In: NC State, Northwestern, Texas, Miami (FL)
- First Four Out: Arizona, Oregon, South Florida, UCF.
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S-Curve
- 1 Seeds: Syracuse, Kentucky, Missouri, Duke
- 2 Seeds: Michigan State, Kansas, North Carolina, Ohio State
- 3 Seeds: Michigan, Baylor, Georgetown, Marquette
- 4 Seeds: Florida State, Louisville, Wisconsin, Florida
- 5 Seeds: Indiana, UNLV, Temple, Wichita State
- 6 Seeds: Murray State, Notre Dame, New Mexico, Vanderbilt
- 7 Seeds: Creighton, San Diego State, Gonzaga, St. Mary’s
- 8 Seeds: Virginia, Mississippi State, West Virginia, California
- 9 Seeds: Southern Miss, Saint Louis, Harvard, Iowa State
- 10 Seeds: Kansas State, Connecticut, Alabama, Memphis
- 11 Seeds: Purdue, Long Beach State, BYU, Cincinnati
- 12 Seeds: Xavier, Seton Hall, Miami, Washington, Texas
- 13 Seeds: Northwestern, NC State, Middle Tennessee, Oral Roberts, Akron
- 14 Seeds: Iona, Drexel, Nevada, Davidson
- 15 Seeds: Belmont, Weber State, Valparaiso, Bucknell
- 16 Seeds: LIU Brooklyn, UNC-Asheville, UT-Arlington, Vermont, Mississippi Valley State, Savannah State.
Automatic bids: Vermont, Temple, Duke, Belmont, Missouri, Syracuse, Weber State, UNC-Asheville, Michigan State, Long Beach State, Drexel, Southern Miss, Valparaiso, Harvard, Iona, Akron, Savannah State, Wichita State, New Mexico, LIU Brooklyn, Murray State, California, Bucknell, Kentucky, Davidson, UT-Arlington, Mississippi Valley State, Oral Roberts, Middle Tennessee, Saint Mary’s, Nevada.
Bids per conference: Big East (9), Big Ten (7), Big 12 (6), ACC (6), SEC (5), Atlantic 10 (3), Mountain West (3), West Coast (3), Pac-12 (2), Conference USA(2), Missouri Valley (2).