Seed List
- Gonzaga, Duke, Virginia, Kentucky
- Tennessee, Michigan St., Michigan, North Carolina
- Purdue, Houston, Marquette, Kansas St.
- LSU, Texas Tech, Kansas, Iowa St.
- Nevada, Wisconsin, Maryland, Florida St.
- Louisville, Iowa, Villanova, Mississippi St.
- Virginia Tech, Cincinnati, Ole Miss, Buffalo
- Baylor, Auburn, Washington, Oklahoma
- St. John's, TCU, Texas, Syracuse
- Ohio St., Wofford, VCU, NC State
- UCF, Florida, Arizona St., Minnesota, Alabama, Seton Hall
- Temple, Utah St., Belmont, New Mexico St.
- Vermont, Hofstra, Yale, Old Dominion
- Liberty, Drake, Radford, UC Irvine
- Montana, Bucknell, Texas St., Wright St.
- South Dakota St., Sam Houston St., Norfolk St., St. Francis (PA), Iona, Prairie View
NOTES:
- Teams in bold are projected automatic qualifiers.
- The scrubbing process started from scratch in this projection.
- Emphasis on "body of work," then conference play.
- The Seed List is accounting for any/all potential shifts by the committee.
- To accomodate the first round matchups, Temple and Utah St. were placed on the 12 line.
Seed List
- Duke, Tennessee, Gonzaga, Virginia
- Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Michigan St.
- Purdue, Kansas, Houston, Marquette
- Iowa St., Nevada, Louisville, LSU
- Kansas St., Wisconsin, Texas Tech, Villanova
- Virginia Tech, Iowa, Florida St., Maryland
- Mississippi St., Cincinnati, Baylor, Buffalo
- Oklahoma, Ole Miss, St. John's, Washington
- TCU, Auburn, Ohio St., Syracuse
- Texas, Wofford, VCU, UCF
- Alabama, Temple, Seton Hall, Arizona St. NC State, Florida
- Minnesota, Belmont, Davidson, Vermont
- New Mexico St., Hofstra, Old Dominion, Yale
- Liberty, Drake, Radford, Montana
- UC Irvine, Bucknell, Northern Ky., Texas St.
- South Dakota St., Sam Houston St., Norfolk St., St. Francis (PA), Quinnipiac, Prairie View
NOTES:
- Teams in bold are projected automatic qualifiers.
- The Seed List is accounting for any/all potential shifts by the committee.
- To accomodate the first round matchups, Minnesota and Temple flipped 11/12 this week.
- More emphasis placed on "reasonable competitive balance" along the Top 4 seed lines.
- Seed Lines 5-16 were re-scrubbed completely.
Seed List
- Tennessee, Duke, Gonzaga, Virginia
- Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Michigan St.
- Purdue, Kansas, Houston, Marquette
- Nevada, Iowa St., Louisville, Wisconsin
- Texas Tech, Villanova, Virginia Tech, Kansas St.
- LSU, Iowa, Florida St. Mississippi St.
- Maryland, Cincinnati, Auburn, Baylor
- TCU, Buffalo, Washington, Oklahoma
- Ohio St., Syracuse, Ole Miss, St. John's
- Texas, UCF, Alabama, Wofford
- VCU, Minnesota, Indiana, Seton Hall, Clemson, Arizona St.
- Temple, Lipscomb, Davidson, Hofstra
- Belmont, Vermont, New Mexico St., Old Dominion
- Yale, Northern Ky., South Dakota St., Loyola-Chicago
- Montana, Radford, Bucknell, UC Irvine
- Texas St., Sam Houston St., Monmouth, St. Francis (PA), Norfolk St., Praire View A&M
NOTES:
- Teams in bold are projected automatic qualifiers.
- The Seed List is accounting for any/all potential shifts by the committee.
- Temple avoids the First Four and moves to the 12 line from a H2H loss against VCU.
- After the Top 16 teams are set, I assign the highest 5 seed to match with the lowest 4 seed, then work clockwise. The next seed line progresses counter-clockwise, then loops until completion.
- Possible rematches are avoided when placing teams into the bracket.
