* Note: This is our pre-selection prediction of what the bracket will look like.

Region 1

1
Auburn
16
North Texas / Southern California UNT / USC
8
San Diego St.
9
Georgia
4
Purdue
13
Arkansas
5
Mississippi
12
Texas
6
St. John's (NY)
11
Iowa / Penn St. IOWA / PSU
3
Gonzaga
14
Xavier
7
Louisville
10
Saint Mary's (CA)
2
Tennessee
15
Florida St.

Region 2

1
Iowa St.
16
Arizona St.
8
Clemson
9
West Virginia
4
Arizona
13
UC San Diego
5
Wisconsin
12
UC Irvine
6
Baylor
11
Brigham Young
3
Michigan
14
Northwestern
7
Pittsburgh
10
Missouri
2
Alabama
15
Villanova

Region 3

Duke
1
Nevada / Utah NEV / UTAH
16
North Carolina
8
Memphis
9
Michigan St.
4
New Mexico
13
Mississippi St.
5
Southern Methodist
12
Texas Tech
6
Cincinnati / Vanderbilt CIN / VAN
11
Illinois
3
Oregon St.
14
Maryland
7
Utah St.
10
Kansas
2
Indiana
15

Region 4

Houston
1
Dayton
16
Connecticut
8
UCLA
9
Texas A&M
5
Virginia Commonwealth
13
Marquette
4
Creighton
12
Oregon
6
Boise St.
11
Kentucky
3
Oklahoma
14
Ohio St.
7
Nebraska
10
Florida
2
McNeese St.
15