Seeding

(* =Conference Tourney Winners, (PIG) = Play In Game)

1st Seed
Ohio State, Kansas*, Notre Dame, Duke* 

2nd Seed
Pittsburgh, North Carolina, San Diego State*, Connecticut*

3rd Seed
Louisville, Kentucky*, Florida, Texas

4th Seed
Purdue, Syracuse, Wisconsin, BYU

5th Seed
Arizona, St. John’s, West Virginia, Vanderbilt

6th Seed
Georgetown, Temple, Texas A&M, Xavier

7th Seed
Kansas State, Cincinnati, Old Dominion*, UNLV,

8th Seed
Utah State*, Washington*, Missouri, George Mason

9th Seed
UCLA, Florida State, Marquette, Gonzaga*

10th Seed
Richmond*, Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State

11th Seed
Villanova, Tennessee, Butler*, Clemson

12th Seed
Memphis*, Penn State,  Colorado vs. Alabama, Georgia vs. Virginia Tech

13th Seed
Princeton*, Oakland*, Belmont*, Akron*

14th Seed
Long Island*, Bucknell*, Indiana State*, Morehead State*

15th Seed
Wofford*, St. Peter’s*, Northern Colorado*, Hampton*

16th Seed
Boston University*, UNC-Asheville*, UTSA* vs. UC Santa Barbara* (PIG), Arkansas-Little Rock* vs. Alabama State* (PIG)

Conference Breakdown

Big East (11), Big 12 (6), Big Ten (7), SEC (6), ACC (5), A-10 (3), MWC (3), Pac-10 (3), Colonial (2) 

America East – Boston University

ACC – Duke, North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Clemson

Atlantic Sun – Belmont

A-10 – Xavier, Temple, Richmond

Big East – Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Louisville, Syracuse, Connecticut, St. John’s, West Virginia, Georgetown, Cincinnati, Marquette, Villanova

Big Sky – Northern Colorado

Big South – UNC-Asheville

Big Ten – Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State

Big 12 – Kansas, Texas, Texas A&M, Kansas State, Missouri, Colorado

Big West – UC Santa Barbara

Colonial – Old Dominion, George Mason

Conference USA – Memphis

Horizon – Butler

Ivy – Princeton

MAAC – St. Peter’s

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Hampton

MVC – Indiana State

MWC – BYU, San Diego State, UNLV

Northeast – Long Island

Ohio Valley – Morehead State

Pac-10 – Arizona, UCLA, Washington

Patriot – Bucknell

SEC – Florida, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia

Southern – Wofford

Southland – UTSA

Summit – Oakland

Sun Belt – Arkansas-Little Rock

SWAC – Alabama State

WAC – Utah State

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s