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.