If the season ended today - (rankings here
The Field of 68. Easier to present it this way – ignoring procedural seeding rules. Conference champs (leaders, wins first tiebreak, pairwise ranking second) in caps:
BOSTON
- (1) SYRACUSE v (16) NORFOLK STATE/MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE
- (8) Memphis vs (9) Seton Hall
- (4) Temple vs (13) West Virginia
- (5) Creighton vs (12) Arkansas
- (2) Baylor vs (15) BUCKNELL
- (7) Florida State vs (10) NC State
- (3) Marquette vs (14) DAVIDSON
- (6) SAINT MARY’S vs (11) Connecticut
PHOENIX
- (1) MISSOURI vs (16) VALPARAISO
- (8) San Diego State vs (9) Iowa State
- (4) Gonzaga vs (13) MURRAY STATE
- (5) Michigan vs (12) Minnesota
- (2) North Carolina vs (15) LONG ISLAND
- (7) Vanderbilt vs (10) HARVARD
- (3) Louisville vs (14) LONG BEACH STATE
- (6) Wisconsin vs (11) Oregon
ATLANTA
- (1) KENTUCKY vs (16) UNC-ASHEVILLE/STONY BROOK
- (8) CALIFORNIA vs (9) Alabama
- (4) UNLV vs (13) Mississippi/Arizona
- (5) SOUTHERN MISS vs (12) NEVADA
- (2) Kansas vs (15) WEBER STATE
- (7) Virginia vs (10) IONA
- (3) Michigan State vs (14) AKRON
- (6) Saint Louis vs (11) Notre Dame
SAINT LOUIS
- (1) DUKE vs (16) MERCER
- (8) New Mexico vs (9) Mississippi State
- (4) WICHITA STATE vs (13) Washington/Northern Iowa
- (5) Indiana vs (12) Kansas State
- (2) OHIO STATE vs (15) TEXAS-ARLINGTON
- (7) ORAL ROBERTS vs (10) MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE
- (3) Georgetown vs (14) VCU
- (6) Florida vs (11) Brigham Young
First four out: Miami-FL, Xavier, Illinois, Massachusetts
Next four out: Northwestern, Saint Joseph’s, Purdue, Texas
Multi-Bid Leagues
- Pac 12 (4)
- Missouri Valley (3)
- SEC (7)
- Big East (8)
- Big 12 (5)
- Big Ten (6)
- West Coast (3)
- ACC (5)
- Conference USA (2)
- Mountain West (3)
- Atlantic 10 (2)