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(Records updated through Wednesday, March 11th)
We will start with a look at the play-in games taking place in Dayton, Ohio on March 17th and 18th.
Team (Record, How They Made the Tournament)
Tuesday, March 17th
Midwest #16 Seed
Robert Morris (19-14, Northeast Automatic Bid)
Texas Southern (20-12, SWAC Champion)
Midwest #12 Seed
Miami-Florida (21-11, At-Large)
Purdue (20-11, At-Large)
Wednesday, March 18th
East #16 Seed
North Florida (23-11, Atlantic Sun Automatic Bid)
Manhattan (19-13, Metro Atlantic Automatic Bid)
West #12 Seed
Murray State (27-5, At-Large)
Xavier (19-12, At-Large)
Midwest Region (#1; Cleveland, Ohio)
March 19th in Louisville, Kentucky
#1 Kentucky (31-0, SEC Champion)
#16 Winner of Robert Morris/Texas Southern
#8 Oregon (23-8, At-Large)
#9 Old Dominion (24-6, Conference USA Champion)
March 19th in Louisville, Kentucky
#4 Wichita State (28-4, At-Large)
#13 Buffalo (21-9, Mid-American Champion)
#5 Oklahoma (21-9, At-Large)
#12 Winner of Miami-Florida/Purdue
March 20th in Columbus, Ohio
#3 Notre Dame (26-5, At-Large)
#14 North Dakota State (23-9, Summit League Automatic Bid)
#6 Butler (22-9, At-Large)
#11 Boise State (24-7, At-Large)
March 20th in Omaha, Nebraska
#2 Kansas (24-7, Big 12 Champion)
#15 Coastal Carolina (24-9, Big South Automatic Bid)
#7 Ohio State (22-9, At-Large)
#10 Cincinnati (22-9, At-Large)
East Region (#2; Syracuse, New York)
March 20th in Charlotte, North Carolina
#1 Virginia (28-2, ACC Champion)
#16 Winner of North Florida/Manhattan
#8 Iowa (21-10, At-Large)
#9 St. John’s (21-10, At-Large)
March 19th in Jacksonville, Florida
#4 Baylor (23-8, At-Large)
#13 Wofford (28-6, Southern Automatic Bid)
#5 Utah (23-7, At-Large)
#12 Ole Miss (20-11, At-Large)
March 19th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#3 Maryland (26-5, At-Large)
#14 Northeastern (23-11, Colonial Automatic Bid)
#6 Georgetown (20-9, At-Large)
#11 NC State (20-12, At-Large)
March 20th in Seattle, Washington
#2 Gonzaga (32-2, West Coast Automatic Bid)
#15 Belmont (22-10, Ohio Valley Automatic Bid)
#7 Virginia Commonwealth (22-9, Atlantic 10 Champion)
#10 Texas (20-12, At-Large)
South Region (#3; Houston, Texas)
March 19th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 Villanova (29-2, Big East Champion)
#16 Lafayette (20-12, Patriot League Automatic Bid)
#8 Davidson (23-6, At-Large)
#9 LSU (22-9, At-Large)
March 19th in Portland, Oregon
#4 Iowa State (22-8, At-Large)
#13 UC Davis (24-5, Big West Champion)
#5 North Carolina (22-10, At-Large)
#12 Valparaiso (28-5, Horizon League Automatic Bid)
March 20th in Seattle, Washington
#3 Northern Iowa (30-3, Missouri Valley Automatic Bid)
#14 Eastern Washington (23-8, Big Sky Champion)
#6 Colorado State (26-5, Mountain West Champion)
#11 Temple (22-9, At-Large)
March 20th in Charlotte, North Carolina
#2 Duke (28-3, At-Large)
#15 Albany (23-8, America East Champion)
#7 Michigan State (21-10, At-Large)
#10 Georgia (20-10, At-Large)
West Region (#4; Los Angeles, California)
March 20th in Omaha, Nebraska
#1 Wisconsin (28-3, Big Ten Champion)
#16 New Mexico State (21-10, WAC Champion)
#8 San Diego State (24-7, At-Large)
#9 Dayton (23-7, At-Large)
March 20th in Columbus, Ohio
#4 West Virginia (23-8, At-Large)
#13 Harvard (21-7, Ivy League Champion)
#5 Arkansas (24-7, At-Large)
#12 Winner of Murray State/Xavier
March 19th in Jacksonville, Florida
#3 Louisville (24-7, At-Large)
#14 Georgia State (22-9, Sun Belt Champion)
#6 SMU (24-6, American Champion)
#11 Stephen F. Austin (27-4, Southland Champion)
March 19th in Portland, Oregon
#2 Arizona (28-3, Pac-12 Champion)
#15 North Carolina Central (25-6, Mid-Eastern Champion)
#7 Providence (21-10, At-Large)
#10 BYU (25-9, At-Large)
LAST FOUR IN:
Murray State (27-5)
Xavier (19-12)
Miami-Florida (21-11)
Purdue (20-11)
FIRST FOUR OUT:
Texas A&M (20-10)
Indiana (19-12)
Oklahoma State (18-12)
Louisiana Tech (24-7)
NEXT FOUR OUT:
Illinois (19-12)
Tulsa (21-9)
UCLA (19-12)
Rhode Island (21-8)
BRACKET CHANGES:
At-Large Out:
Texas A&M
At-Large In:
Miami-Florida
Conference Champions Out:
None
Conference Champions In:
None