We're a few weeks into the season, and while I fully expect this to not be the final bracket, this is probably a good guess if the tournament were to start tomorrow.
Here we go!
The Seeds:
- 1's: UCONN, Duke, Georgetown, Kansas
- 2's: Ohio State, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Minnesota
- 3's: Tennessee, UNLV, Michigan State, West Virginia
- 4's: BYU, Kentucky, San Diego State, Texas
- 5's: Vermont, Louisville, California, Kansas State
- 6's: Florida State, Old Dominion, Vanderbilt, Southern Mississippi
- 7's: South Dakota State, St. Marys, Cincinnati, Missouri
- 8's: Illinois, Baylor, Air Force, Wisconsin
- 9's: St. Johns, Iowa State, Wichita State, Villanova
- 10's: Cleveland State, Loyola-Chicago, Arizona, Clemson
- 11's: Butler, Virginia Commonwealth, Central Florida, Washington State
- 12's: Appalachian State, Washington, South Carolina, Belmont
- 13's: New Mexico, Siena, Temple, Sam Houston State
- 14's: Utah State, Kent State, (Indiana vs. Xavier), (Purdue vs. NC State)
- 15's: Quinnipac, Montana State, Murray State, North Texas
- 16's: Yale, American, (Pacific vs. Morgan State), (Coastal Carolina vs. Jackson State)
- First Four: Indiana vs. Xavier, Purdue vs. NC State, Pacific vs. Morgan State, Coastal Carolina vs. Jackson State
Last Four In: Indiana, Xavier, Purdue, NC State
First Four Out: Northwestern, Richmond, Massachusetts, UNC
Next Four Out: Virginia Tech, Dayton, Syracuse, Gonzaga
Bids Per Conference (Conferences not mentioned understood to have 1 bid):
Big East: 9
Big 10: 7
Big 12: 6
Mountain West: 5
ACC: 4
Pac-10: 4
SEC: 4
Horizon League: 3
A10: 2
CAA: 2
CUSA: 2
